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City
statistics
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Wichita
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National
Average
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Demographics
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| Population |
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335,562 |
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52,500 |
| Population
density |
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2,943.8 |
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3,011.6 |
| Population
change |
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8.72% |
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11.26% |
| Income
per capita |
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$19,247 |
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$20,710 |
| Median
household income |
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$38,208 |
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$43,014 |
| Households |
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140,644 |
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20,080 |
| People
per household |
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2.32 |
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2.53 |
| Median
age |
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32.4 |
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34.3 |
| Median
income |
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$45,193 |
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$53,475 |
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Cost
of living indexes
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Overall
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90.7
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100.0 |
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Housing
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77.2
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100.0 |
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Food
and groceries
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89.3
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100.0 |
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Transportation
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98.7
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100.0 |
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Utilities
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105.4 |
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100.0 |
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Health
care
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105.9 |
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100.0 |
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Miscellaneous
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97.6
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100.0 |
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Schools
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| School
ratings |
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5.10
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4.80 |
| Expenditure
per student |
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$5,198 |
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$5,700 |
| Student/teacher
ratio |
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18.3 |
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17.9 |
| High
school graduates |
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81.07%
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78.50% |
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Degree
holders
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| College
degree - 2 year |
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5.00% |
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7.48% |
| College
degree - 4 year |
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15.11% |
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16.74% |
| Graduate
degree |
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6.19% |
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8.26% |
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Crime
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| Violent
crime |
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665.3 |
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496.4 |
| Property
crime |
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6,413.8 |
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4,532.5 |
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Housing
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| House
median value |
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$86,800 |
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$134,100 |
| Home
appreciation |
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-1.53% |
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4.83% |
| Property
tax |
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$11.50 |
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$16.40 |
| Commute
time |
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17.5
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19.2 |
| Commute
by bus |
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1.41% |
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2.74% |
| Commute
by carpool |
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11.50% |
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13.38% |
| Commute
by own car |
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86.50% |
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75.44% |
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Economy
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| Unemployment
rate |
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4.59% |
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4.44% |
| Recent
job growth |
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0.29% |
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1.88% |
| Future
job growth |
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17.04% |
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18.32% |
| Sales
tax |
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6.25% |
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5.42% |
| Income
tax rate |
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6.25% |
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4.62% |
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Health
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| Health
cost index |
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105.9 |
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100.0 |
| Physicians
available |
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249.6 |
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225.8 |
| Air
quality |
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86.8 |
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87.9 |
| Water
quality |
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35.0 |
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50.0 |
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Climate
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| Comfort
index |
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28 |
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35 |
| Altitude |
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1,321 |
|
770 |
| Rainfall |
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29.3 |
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34.5 |
| Snowfall |
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17.0 |
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23.8 |
| Precipitation
days |
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87 |
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108 |
| Sunny
days |
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224 |
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214 |
| Days
warmer than 90 degrees |
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62 |
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34 |
| Days
colder than 32 degrees |
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114 |
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82 |
| Average
temperature in July |
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92.0 |
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86.0 |
| Average
temperature in January |
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20.0 |
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27.2 |
| Average
wind speed |
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12 |
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9 |
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