Wichita, KS Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita 14%

Household income 15%

Unemployment 7%

Index	Wichita	Kansas	National
Income per capita	$25,668	$28,478	$29,829
Median household income	$46,775	$53,571	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$62,640	$67,823	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$29,561	$32,780	$35,192
Median earnings male	$35,619	$36,604	$36,919
Median earnings female	$23,375	$24,737	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.3%	3.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	17.1%	13.3%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in Wichita is 14% lower than the national average
The median household income in Wichita is 15% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Wichita is 7% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Wichita is 13% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$31,180$46,775$93,550

City

$35,710$53,571$107,142

State

$36,877$55,322$110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Wichita employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.9%	1.1%
Manufacturing sector	25.3%	0.8%
Financial & insurance services	2.3%	4.3%
Wholesale & retail services	14.6%	14.0%
Public administration	2.9%	2.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.0%	2.3%
Education, health & social services	10.4%	36.9%
Other	25.6%	27.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Eastborough, KS	742	$114,500	107.0%
Kechi, KS	2,352	$90,781	64.1%
Andover, KS	12,477	$85,230	54.1%
Bel Aire, KS	7,214	$80,324	45.2%
Colwich, KS	1,305	$76,406	38.1%
Wichita, KS	388,033	$46,775	15.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cleveland, OH	389,165	$26,583	51.9%
Arlington, TX	383,899	$53,574	3.2%
New Orleans, LA	382,922	$37,488	32.2%
Tulsa, OK	399,906	$43,045	22.2%
Minneapolis, MN	404,670	$52,611	4.9%
Wichita, KS	388,033	$46,775	15.4%

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