Sedgwick County, KS Census Data

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Kansas



Sedgwick County, Kansas

People QuickFactsSedgwick CountyKansas
Population, 2005 estimate 466,0612,744,687
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 2.9%2.1%
Population, 2000 452,8692,688,418
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005 7.7%6.8%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005 26.9%24.6%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005 11.3%13.0%
Female persons, percent, 2005 50.3%50.3%
White persons, percent, 2005 (a)83.4%89.4%
Black persons, percent, 2005 (a)9.3%5.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a)1.1%0.9%
Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a)3.7%2.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a)0.1%0.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005 2.4%1.6%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b)9.8%8.3%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2005 74.3%81.6%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 49.3%52.4%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 6.6%5.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 10.8%8.7%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 85.1%86.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 25.4%25.8%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 73,458429,687
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 18.719.0
Housing units, 2005 202,1661,196,211
Homeownership rate, 2000 66.2%69.2%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 23.0%17.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $83,600$83,500
Households, 2000 176,4441,037,891
Persons per household, 2000 2.532.51
Median household income, 2003 $43,875$43,113
Per capita money income, 1999 $20,907$20,506
Persons below poverty, percent, 2003 11.8%10.4%
Business QuickFactsSedgwick CountyKansas
Private nonfarm establishments, 2004 11,96375,8271
Private nonfarm employment, 2004 234,2141,116,2771
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2004 1.4%-1.1%1
Nonemployer establishments, 2004 27,103174,635
Total number of firms, 2002 34,314219,378
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 4.2%2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 1.2%0.8%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 2.4%1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 3.1%1.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 27.8%27.2%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 14,290,95850,897,796
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 9,072,60844,117,100
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 4,960,07226,505,396
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $10,774$9,770
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 653,5033,196,947
Building permits, 2005 2,87014,048
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 3,213,70119,130,6771
Geography QuickFactsSedgwick CountyKansas
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 99981,814
Persons per square mile, 2000 453.332.9
FIPS Code 17320
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Wichita, KS Metro Area

1: Includes data not distributed by county.


(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report
Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:04:40 EST
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