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Kansas · Census place 79000

Wichita city, KS

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Wichita city has 396,488 residents, ranking #1 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $63,072, the median home is worth $179,500 and median gross rent runs $960 a month.

Population
396,488Wichita city residents
Median household income
$63,072Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$179,500Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$960Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
35.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
58.4%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Wichita city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Wichita city median would spend about 18.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.9% of residents and 58.4% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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