COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kechi vs Wichita
PLACE A
Kechi, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Wichita, Kansas
Kechi is 99% smaller than Wichita. Kechi earns more, with a median household income $48,505 higher. Kechi has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs 4%).
KECHIWICHITADIFFERENCE
Total population2,375400,987−99% vs Wichita
Population density3942,461−2,067
Population growth16.1%4.0%+12.2 pts
Median age37.235.7+1.5
Male44.6%49.7%−5.1 pts
Female55.4%50.3%+5.1 pts
Foreign-born5.4%10.3%−5.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic71.9%59.5%+12.4 pts
Black4.0%9.3%−5.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.0%19.0%−13.9 pts
Asian12.3%4.9%+7.4 pts
Other6.8%7.3%−0.6 pts
Median household income$113,125$64,620+$48,505
Per capita income$48,525$36,960+$11,565
Poverty rate3.2%15.9%−12.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3530.474−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher60.7%31.1%+29.6 pts
Graduate degree23.4%11.7%+11.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.9%5.6%−4.7 pts
Labor force participation71.2%65.8%+5.3 pts
Median home value$288,300$190,800+$97,500
Median gross rent$1,629$975+$654
Owner-occupied84.1%58.9%+25.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%10.1%−10.1 pts
Rent-burdened households34.1%41.7%−7.6 pts
Average commute19.318.4+0.9
Worked from home8.1%7.7%+0.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured2.2%12.4%−10.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025