Sedgwick County · Kansas
Wichita, KS demographics
Population, income and the local tax burden that sits on top of them — sourced from the Census Bureau and the Kansas Department of Revenue.
Quick answer
Wichita, KS has a population of 397,532 and a median household income of $62,185 — about $5,182 a month before tax. That ranks 66 of 94 covered metros by income and 50 of 94 by population.
Population
397,532
City limits, ACS 5-year
Median household income
$62,185
ACS 5-year estimate
Combined sales tax
7.5%
Kansas + local
Income rank
#66
of 94 covered metros
Estimated annual sales tax on a median household
A Wichita household at the median income of $62,185 spending roughly a quarter of pre-tax income on taxable retail goods would pay about $1,166 a year in sales tax at 7.5%. This is an illustration, not a filing figure: the taxable share of spending varies with household composition, and Kansas exempts or discounts several categories. Wichita itself levies no city sales tax, so the county's 1% is the only local layer — unusual for a city of its size.
Method: median household income × 25% taxable share × combined rate. The 25% share is a rough national benchmark from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, not a Wichita-specific measurement.
Sources
What each figure on this page comes from.
- Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
- Source: Kansas Department of Revenue rate tables · rates as published for 2026