Language Spoken At Home in Wichita City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 350,425 | 100% |
English only | 294,757 | 84.1% |
Language other than English | 55,668 | 15.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 24,744 | 7.1% |
Spanish | 35,879 | 10.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 15,536 | 4.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 4,321 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 836 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 13,464 | 3.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 7,858 | 2.2% |
Other languages | 2,004 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 514 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Wichita City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 381,176 | 100% |
American | 29,588 | 7.8% |
Arab | 1,974 | 0.5% |
Czech | 2,347 | 0.6% |
Danish | 1,452 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 6,670 | 1.7% |
English | 34,825 | 9.1% |
French (except Basque) | 10,337 | 2.7% |
French Canadian | 854 | 0.2% |
German | 85,449 | 22.4% |
Greek | 500 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 526 | 0.1% |
Irish | 42,632 | 11.2% |
Italian | 7,597 | 2.0% |
Lithuanian | 123 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 4,044 | 1.1% |
Polish | 3,690 | 1.0% |
Portuguese | 503 | 0.1% |
Russian | 2,223 | 0.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 4,430 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 6,990 | 1.8% |
Slovak | 80 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 3,083 | 0.8% |
Swedish | 5,255 | 1.4% |
Swiss | 961 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 253 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 2,809 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 483 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Wichita City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 151,039 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 93,370 | 61.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 45,992 | 30.5% |
Married-couple family | 65,860 | 43.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 28,732 | 19.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 7,648 | 5.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,348 | 2.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 19,862 | 13.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 12,912 | 8.5% |
Nonfamily households | 57,669 | 38.2% |
Householder living alone | 48,810 | 32.3% |
65 years and over | 14,517 | 9.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 49,977 | 33.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 32,358 | 21.4% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Wichita City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 376,284 | 100% |
Householder | 151,039 | 40.1% |
Spouse | 65,720 | 17.5% |
Child | 118,948 | 31.6% |
Other relatives | 21,100 | 5.6% |
Nonrelatives | 19,477 | 5.2% |
Unmarried partner | 9,026 | 2.4% |
Marital Status in Wichita City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 144,681 | 100% |
Never married | 49,381 | 34.1% |
Now married, except separated | 71,005 | 49.1% |
Separated | 2,517 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 3,907 | 2.7% |
Divorced | 17,871 | 12.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 151,049 | 100% |
Never married | 42,379 | 28.1% |
Now married, except separated | 69,597 | 46.1% |
Separated | 3,389 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 12,890 | 8.5% |
Divorced | 22,794 | 15.1% |
Fertility in Wichita City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 6,635 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 2,358 | 35.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 46 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 71 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 29 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 122 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 29 | 0% |
Grandparents in Wichita City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 7,498 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 3,463 | 46.2% |
Less than 1 year | 830 | 11.1% |
1 or 2 years | 972 | 13.0% |
3 or 4 years | 575 | 7.7% |
5 or more years | 1,086 | 14.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,463 | 100% |
Who are female | 2,071 | 59.8% |
Who are married | 2,526 | 72.9% |
School Enrollment in Wichita City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 106,204 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 6,960 | 6.6% |
Kindergarten | 6,529 | 6.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 42,248 | 39.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 21,406 | 20.2% |
College or graduate school | 29,061 | 27.4% |
Educational Attainment in Wichita City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 241,452 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 11,793 | 4.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 19,317 | 8.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 64,325 | 26.6% |
Some college, no degree | 62,845 | 26.0% |
Associate's degree | 14,883 | 6.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 46,436 | 19.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 21,853 | 9.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 87.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 28.3% |
Veteran Status in Wichita City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 278,540 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 28,696 | 10.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Wichita City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 376,659 | 100% |
With a disability | 47,997 | 12.7% |
Under 18 years | 100,862 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,904 | 3.9% |
18 to 64 years | 232,769 | 100% |
With a disability | 26,885 | 11.6% |
65 years and over | 43,028 | 100% |
With a disability | 17,208 | 40.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Wichita City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 375,244 | 100% |
Same house | 306,054 | 81.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 67,900 | 18.1% |
Same county | 51,786 | 13.8% |
Different county | 16,114 | 4.3% |
Same state | 7,178 | 1.9% |
Different state | 8,936 | 2.4% |
Abroad | 1,290 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Wichita City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 381,176 | 100% |
Native | 343,901 | 90.2% |
Born in United States | 341,137 | 89.5% |
State of residence | 233,714 | 61.3% |
Different state | 107,423 | 28.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 2,764 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 37,275 | 9.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Wichita City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 37,275 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 14,634 | 39.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 22,641 | 60.7% |
Year of Entry in Wichita City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 40,039 | 100% |
Native | 2,764 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 39 | 1.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,725 | 98.6% |
Foreign born | 37,275 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 952 | 2.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 36,323 | 97.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Wichita City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 37,275 | 100% |
Europe | 1,838 | 4.9% |
Asia | 13,878 | 37.2% |
Africa | 1,812 | 4.9% |
Oceania | 221 | 0.6% |
Latin America | 18,953 | 50.8% |
Northern America | 573 | 1.5% |