COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Sedgwick County

Kansas · 403,662 residents · 997 sq mi

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With 403,662 people, Sedgwick County is a county in Kansas. Median home value sits at $58,000. There are 49,207 fewer people here than in 2000. 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income is $30,216, close to the national figure.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.9

US median: 33.0

Average education

22% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

403,662

−11%vs 2000

vs 452,869 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.9

−5%vs 2000

vs 33.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

997 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024528K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.5%(34,406)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(32,576)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(29,608)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(25,621)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(28,583)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.8%(75,965)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.1%(60,823)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.2%(37,158)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.1%(32,825)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.8%(27,559)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.5%(14,048)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(4,490)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,216

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,485 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,555

−30%vs 2000

vs $20,907 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.9%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$58,000

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $80,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$399

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $511 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.7%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.2% in 2000

36.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic76.4%(345,925)

Black9%(40,748)

Hispanic / Latino8%(36,397)

Asian3.3%(15,021)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic85.7%(345,934)

Black8.9%(35,730)

Hispanic / Latino4%(16,248)

Asian2.1%(8,410)

Other3.4%(13,588)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican13.2%(69,921)

Central American1%(5,193)

Puerto Rican0.8%(3,994)

Salvadoran0.5%(2,622)

South American0.4%(1,991)

Spaniard0.2%(981)

Cuban0.2%(804)

Guatemalan0.2%(802)

Honduran0.1%(760)

Nicaraguan0.1%(598)

Peruvian0.1%(470)

Argentine0.1%(435)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Colombian0.1%(358)

Panamanian0.1%(307)

Venezuelan0%(206)

Dominican0%(176)

Ecuadorian0%(151)

Chilean0%(107)

Paraguayan0%(107)

Costa Rican0%(104)

Uruguayan0%(30)

Bolivian0%(26)

Asian origin

Vietnamese1.8%(9,293)

Laotian0.4%(2,341)

Filipino0.4%(2,321)

Asian Indian0.4%(2,185)

Chinese0.3%(1,645)

Cambodian0.2%(1,176)

Thai0.1%(397)

Japanese0.1%(376)

Korean0.1%(355)

Pakistani0.1%(334)

Sri Lankan0%(229)

Bangladeshi0%(194)

+ 8 more asian origin groups with data

Kazakh0%(161)

Nepalese0%(143)

Indonesian0%(102)

Malaysian0%(93)

Burmese0%(61)

Hmong0%(25)

Taiwanese0%(23)

Singaporean0%(16)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(300)

Guamanian0%(146)

Samoan0%(139)

Marshallese0%(117)

Chamorro0%(105)

Tongan0%(11)

Ancestry

German21.2%(112,145)

English11.5%(60,944)

Irish10%(52,937)

American5.2%(27,293)

Scottish1.8%(9,508)

French1.7%(9,016)

Italian1.6%(8,449)

Swedish1.1%(5,977)

Dutch1%(5,315)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(4,970)

Polish0.9%(4,680)

Subsaharan African0.8%(4,239)

+ 47 more ancestry groups with data

Arab0.7%(3,715)

Norwegian0.6%(3,082)

Welsh0.6%(2,947)

Czech0.4%(2,155)

Russian0.4%(2,064)

British0.4%(1,850)

Lebanese0.3%(1,792)

Danish0.3%(1,649)

Swiss0.3%(1,506)

French Canadian0.2%(1,286)

Austrian0.2%(806)

Hungarian0.2%(798)

Greek0.1%(773)

West Indian0.1%(703)

Finnish0.1%(669)

Ukrainian0.1%(636)

Nigerian0.1%(495)

Iranian0.1%(460)

Palestinian0.1%(442)

Belgian0.1%(416)

Canadian0.1%(395)

Kenyan0.1%(372)

Bulgarian0.1%(350)

Portuguese0.1%(317)

Jamaican0.1%(315)

Croatian0.1%(291)

Egyptian0%(226)

Slovak0%(209)

Haitian0%(181)

Turkish0%(180)

Brazilian0%(174)

Australian0%(160)

Romanian0%(154)

Lithuanian0%(139)

Syrian0%(122)

Moroccan0%(103)

Ethiopian0%(99)

Iraqi0%(94)

Armenian0%(94)

Jordanian0%(89)

Israeli0%(81)

Ghanaian0%(73)

Slovene0%(65)

Barbadian0%(34)

Macedonian0%(30)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(22)

Latvian0%(17)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

22.2%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.4%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.8%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.3 min

+57%vs 2000

vs 11.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married36.9%(76,441)

Married50.5%(104,425)

Widowed2.6%(5,374)

Divorced10%(20,733)

Women 15+

Never married30%(63,962)

Married48.8%(103,869)

Widowed7.8%(16,513)

Divorced13.5%(28,682)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.8%

−3.6 ptssince 2013

from 14.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.6%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 56.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.3%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 14.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.1%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 16.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.1%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 16.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.6%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 70.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

32.6%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 31.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)27.7%(7,458)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.8%(6,688)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.8%(9,364)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.1%(1,385)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.7%(190)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 26,943 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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