COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Wichita County

Kansas · 2,758 residents · 719 sq mi

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With 2,758 people, Wichita County is a county in Kansas. Median home value sits at $38,500. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median rent is $294 a month. Owners hold 71% of the housing stock. The average commute runs 17 minutes.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% 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

2,758

+9%vs 2000

vs 2,531 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.8

−8%vs 2000

vs 36.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

719 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.5%(235)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.6%(264)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.4%(258)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(173)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.8%(105)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.6%(404)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.1%(388)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.3%(257)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.5%(262)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.3%(201)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.3%(145)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.4%(66)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,395

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,462 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,196

−39%vs 2000

vs $16,720 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.3%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,500

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $52,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$294

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $451 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.6%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.0% in 2000

29.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic80%(2,024)

Black0.1%(2)

Hispanic / Latino18.4%(466)

Asian0.1%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic89.1%(2,457)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino12.4%(341)

Asian0.5%(15)

Other10.4%(286)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican23.6%(494)

Central American1.7%(36)

Salvadoran1.7%(36)

Spaniard1.6%(33)

Ancestry

German35.1%(734)

Irish9.2%(193)

English5.9%(123)

American5.2%(109)

Polish3.4%(72)

French2.3%(49)

Swedish2.1%(44)

Swiss2%(41)

Russian1.8%(38)

Dutch1.3%(27)

Czech1.2%(26)

Scottish0.4%(9)

+ 3 more ancestry groups with data

Finnish0.3%(6)

Italian0.2%(5)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.5%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.7%

−6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.3%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.7 min

+46%vs 2000

vs 11.4 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 married29.6%(231)

Married60.2%(470)

Widowed3.5%(27)

Divorced6.8%(53)

Women 15+

Never married16.4%(123)

Married58%(435)

Widowed11.7%(88)

Divorced13.9%(104)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.5%

−5.8 ptssince 2013

from 13.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.8%

−11.5 ptssince 2020

from 57.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

25.5%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 27.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.1%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 20.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.8%

+6.6 ptssince 2020

from 10.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.5%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.5%

−14.1 ptssince 2020

from 82.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.7%

+10.2 ptssince 2020

from 29.5% 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)23.5%(12)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era70.6%(36)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 51 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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