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Wichita KS - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	344,284	50 (of 25,150) (100%)	1 (of 631) (100%)
Average Income	$39,939	8,538 (66%)	101 (84%)
Median House Value	$78,900	11,645 (54%)	68 (89%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	75.2%	20,105 (of 25,150) (20%)	618 (of 631) (2%)
% Black Population	11.4%	3,905 (84%)	10 (98%)
% Hispanic Population	9.6%	3,791 (85%)	40 (94%)
% Asian Population	4.0%	1,546 (94%)	2 (100%)
% American Indian Population	1.2%	4,160 (83%)	169 (73%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	83.8%	9,250 (of 25,150) (63%)	293 (of 631) (54%)
% College Graduates	25.3%	4,784 (81%)	54 (91%)
% Never Married	25.5%	7,306 (71%)	77 (88%)
% Married	53.6%	16,314 (35%)	519 (18%)
% Seperated	1.7%	10,993 (56%)	130 (79%)
% Divorced	12.8%	5,637 (78%)	152 (76%)
% Foreign Born	8.1%	3,931 (84%)	29 (95%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	152,050	49 (of 25,150) (100%)	1 (of 631) (100%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	12.0%	15,513 (38%)	580 (8%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	8.6%	7,448 (70%)	250 (60%)
Average Rooms in House	5.2	15,829 (37%)	537 (15%)
% Households with No Car	7.4%	10,962 (56%)	178 (72%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	15.0%	16,329 (35%)	577 (9%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.1%	3,392 (87%)	31 (95%)
Median House Value	$78,900	11,645 (54%)	68 (89%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	3.2%	12,235 (51%)	350 (45%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	1.3%	3,704 (85%)	29 (95%)
Average Monthly Rent	$505	9,464 (62%)	89 (86%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	67.8%	6,613 (of 25,150) (74%)	161 (of 631) (74%)
% Drive Alone to Work	84.4%	5,254 (79%)	155 (75%)
% Take Public Transportation	0.8%	7,065 (72%)	54 (91%)
% Walk to Work	1.4%	16,326 (35%)	446 (29%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	18.1	20,805 (17%)	416 (34%)
% Households making less than $10,000	8.9%	13,733 (45%)	392 (38%)
% Households making over $200,000	1.4%	6,492 (74%)	87 (86%)
Median Household Income	$39,939	8,538 (66%)	101 (84%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	3.1%	10,745 (57%)	240 (62%)
Per Capita Income	$20,647	6,320 (75%)	50 (92%)
Male Worker Income	$36,457	7,202 (71%)	74 (88%)
Female Worker Income	$25,844	7,390 (71%)	75 (88%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	8.4%	11,667 (54%)	266 (58%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	11.2%	12,027 (52%)	273 (57%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	N/A	N/A
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.99

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Omaha, Nebraska	0.90
Tulsa, Oklahoma	0.89
Arlington, Texas	0.88
Toledo, Ohio	0.88
Tampa, Florida	0.87
Minneapolis, Minnesota	0.85
St. Paul, Minnesota	0.85
Colorado Springs, Colorado	0.85
Corpus Christi, Texas	0.85
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	0.84

Wichita KS Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
People Working in Manufacturing	39,074	14
Houses Worth Less than $50,000	17,008	15
American Ancestor Population	29,266	19
Vietnamese Population	6,859	23
Houseowners with a Mortgage Between $300 and $499	4,644	23

Wichita KS Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 631)
Population	344,284	1
Male Population	169,604	1
Female Population	174,680	1
Under 5 years Old Population	27,524	1
5 to 9 year Old Population	26,725	1

Wichita KS Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent Single Race Population	96.9%	21,703
Percent of People Living in the Same House as 1995	47.4%	21,510
Percent Non Hispanic or Latino Population	90.4%	21,333
Percent Native Population	91.9%	21,173
Percent of People Born in U.S.	91.0%	20,965

Wichita KS Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 631)
Percent White Population	75.2%	618
Percent White Plus Other Race Population	77.8%	617
Percent Fuel oil or Kerosene Fueled Households	0.0%	616
Percent Solar or Energy Fueled Households	0.0%	616
Percent Native Hawaiian Population	0.0%	615

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Wichita KS	Omaha, Nebraska
Total Population	344,284	390,007
Average Age	33.4	33.5
Average Income	$39,939	$40,006
Median House Value	$78,900	$94,200
% White Population	75.2%	78.4%
% Black Population	11.4%	13.3%
% Asian Population	4.0%	1.7%
% Hispanic Population	9.6%	7.5%

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