Wichita, KS Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	344,284	100.0

Male	169,604	49.3
Female	174,680	50.7

Under 5 years	27,524	8.0
5 to 9 years	26,725	7.8
10 to 14 years	24,688	7.2
15 to 19 years	23,767	6.9
20 to 24 years	25,565	7.4
25 to 34 years	51,619	15.0
35 to 44 years	53,980	15.7
45 to 54 years	44,035	12.8
55 to 59 years	14,377	4.2
60 to 64 years	11,113	3.2
65 to 74 years	20,616	6.0
75 to 84 years	15,297	4.4
85 years and over	4,978	1.4

Median age (years)	33.4	(X)

18 years and over	250,907	72.9
Male	121,957	35.4
Female	128,950	37.5
21 years and over	236,600	68.7
62 years and over	47,401	13.8
65 years and over	40,891	11.9
Male	16,337	4.7
Female	24,554	7.1

RACE
One race	333,622	96.9
White	258,900	75.2
Black or African American	39,325	11.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	3,986	1.2
Asian	13,647	4.0
Asian Indian	1,418	0.4
Chinese	1,367	0.4
Filipino	672	0.2
Japanese	263	0.1
Korean	552	0.2
Vietnamese	6,859	2.0
Other Asian ¹	2,516	0.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	198	0.1
Native Hawaiian	59	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	72	0.0
Samoan	29	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	38	0.0
Some other race	17,566	5.1
Two or more races	10,662	3.1

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	267,771	77.8
Black or African American	42,797	12.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	7,813	2.3
Asian	15,599	4.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	547	0.2
Some other race	21,131	6.1

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	344,284	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	33,112	9.6
Mexican	26,954	7.8
Puerto Rican	821	0.2
Cuban	253	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	5,084	1.5
Not Hispanic or Latino	311,172	90.4
White alone	246,924	71.7

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	344,284	100.0
In households	339,407	98.6
Householder	139,087	40.4
Spouse	65,817	19.1
Child	103,153	30.0
Own child under 18 years	84,789	24.6
Other relatives	15,448	4.5
Under 18 years	6,580	1.9
Nonrelatives	15,902	4.6
Unmarried partner	6,360	1.8
In group quarters	4,877	1.4
Institutionalized population	3,196	0.9
Noninstitutionalized population	1,681	0.5

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	139,087	100.0
Family households (families)	87,818	63.1
With own children under 18 years	44,592	32.1
Married-couple family	65,817	47.3
With own children under 18 years	30,844	22.2
Female householder, no husband present	16,166	11.6
With own children under 18 years	10,444	7.5
Nonfamily households	51,269	36.9
Householder living alone	43,408	31.2
Householder 65 years and over	12,950	9.3

Households with individuals under 18 years	48,357	34.8
Households with individuals 65 years and over	29,261	21.0

Average household size	2.44	(X)
Average family size	3.10	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	152,119	100.0
Occupied housing units	139,087	91.4
Vacant housing units	13,032	8.6
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	419	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.0	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	12.0	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	139,087	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	85,711	61.6
Renter-occupied housing units	53,376	38.4

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.61	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.17	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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