Wichita, Kansas Population & Demographics

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Statistic	Wichita	Kansas	National
Population	388,033	2,913,314	328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)	2,416	36	91
Median age	34.4	36.2	37.7
Male/Female ratio	1.0:1	1.0:1	1.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)	53%	59%	55%
Families w/ Kids under 18	47%	45%	43%
Speak English	83%	89%	79%
Speak Spanish	11%	8%	13%

Key findings

The population density in Wichita is 6611% higher than Kansas
The median age in Wichita is 5% lower than Kansas
In Wichita 76.24% of the population is White
In Wichita 11.25% of the population is Black
In Wichita 5.01% of the population is Asian

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Wichita population breakdown by race

Race	Wichita	Kansas	National
White	76.24%	85.19%	73.35%
Black	11.25%	5.79%	12.63%
Asian	5.01%	2.68%	5.22%
American Indian	1.03%	0.82%	0.82%
Native Hawaiian	0.03%	0.06%	0.18%
Mixed race	3.97%	3.31%	3.06%
Other race	2.49%	2.15%	4.75%

In Wichita, 16.4% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

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Household income distribution

Place of birth by citizenship

Wichita age breakdown

Marital status

Age of children in married couples

Source: The Wichita, KS demographics data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).