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> Wichita, KS Metro Area
Language Spoken At Home in Wichita
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 574,368 | 100% |
English only | 508,418 | 88.5% |
Language other than English | 65,950 | 11.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 28,228 | 4.9% |
Spanish | 42,341 | 7.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 17,963 | 3.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 6,299 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,205 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 14,673 | 2.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 8,379 | 1.5% |
Other languages | 2,637 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 681 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Wichita
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 621,281 | 100% |
American | 53,718 | 8.6% |
Arab | 2,860 | 0.5% |
Czech | 4,320 | 0.7% |
Danish | 2,698 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 12,907 | 2.1% |
English | 61,408 | 9.9% |
French (except Basque) | 18,972 | 3.1% |
French Canadian | 1,392 | 0.2% |
German | 163,840 | 26.4% |
Greek | 862 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 777 | 0.1% |
Irish | 76,408 | 12.3% |
Italian | 12,271 | 2.0% |
Lithuanian | 212 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 6,596 | 1.1% |
Polish | 6,544 | 1.1% |
Portuguese | 698 | 0.1% |
Russian | 3,952 | 0.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 7,298 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 12,717 | 2.0% |
Slovak | 156 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 3,522 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 10,479 | 1.7% |
Swiss | 2,858 | 0.5% |
Ukrainian | 444 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 4,564 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 744 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Wichita
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 239,544 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 157,870 | 65.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 75,685 | 31.6% |
Married-couple family | 118,122 | 49.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 50,780 | 21.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 11,418 | 4.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,627 | 2.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 28,330 | 11.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 18,278 | 7.6% |
Nonfamily households | 81,674 | 34.1% |
Householder living alone | 69,592 | 29.1% |
65 years and over | 22,852 | 9.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 82,196 | 34.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 53,484 | 22.3% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Wichita
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 611,687 | 100% |
Householder | 239,544 | 39.2% |
Spouse | 117,881 | 19.3% |
Child | 195,651 | 32.0% |
Other relatives | 30,585 | 5.0% |
Nonrelatives | 28,026 | 4.6% |
Unmarried partner | 12,744 | 2.1% |
Marital Status in Wichita
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 236,312 | 100% |
Never married | 73,162 | 31.0% |
Now married, except separated | 126,233 | 53.4% |
Separated | 3,382 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 6,248 | 2.6% |
Divorced | 27,287 | 11.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 245,671 | 100% |
Never married | 61,122 | 24.9% |
Now married, except separated | 123,515 | 50.3% |
Separated | 4,467 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 21,878 | 8.9% |
Divorced | 34,689 | 14.1% |
Fertility in Wichita
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 9,554 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 2,989 | 31.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 40 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 64 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 28 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 117 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 26 | 0% |
Grandparents in Wichita
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 11,372 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 5,170 | 45.5% |
Less than 1 year | 1,448 | 12.7% |
1 or 2 years | 1,325 | 11.7% |
3 or 4 years | 727 | 6.4% |
5 or more years | 1,670 | 14.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 5,170 | 100% |
Who are female | 3,075 | 59.5% |
Who are married | 3,809 | 73.7% |
School Enrollment in Wichita
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 175,439 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 11,603 | 6.6% |
Kindergarten | 9,973 | 5.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 72,164 | 41.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 37,992 | 21.7% |
College or graduate school | 43,707 | 24.9% |
Educational Attainment in Wichita
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 395,209 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 15,360 | 3.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 28,022 | 7.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 109,956 | 27.8% |
Some college, no degree | 104,736 | 26.5% |
Associate's degree | 27,769 | 7.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 74,769 | 18.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 34,597 | 8.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 27.7% |
Veteran Status in Wichita
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 451,245 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 48,395 | 10.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Wichita
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 611,930 | 100% |
With a disability | 75,371 | 12.3% |
Under 18 years | 166,628 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,516 | 3.9% |
18 to 64 years | 372,841 | 100% |
With a disability | 41,490 | 11.1% |
65 years and over | 72,461 | 100% |
With a disability | 27,365 | 37.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Wichita
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 612,476 | 100% |
Same house | 508,920 | 83.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 101,632 | 16.6% |
Same county | 71,364 | 11.7% |
Different county | 30,268 | 4.9% |
Same state | 16,701 | 2.7% |
Different state | 13,567 | 2.2% |
Abroad | 1,924 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Wichita
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 621,281 | 100% |
Native | 578,322 | 93.1% |
Born in United States | 573,374 | 92.3% |
State of residence | 399,247 | 64.3% |
Different state | 174,127 | 28.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 4,948 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 42,959 | 6.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Wichita
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 42,959 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 17,388 | 40.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 25,571 | 59.5% |
Year of Entry in Wichita
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 47,907 | 100% |
Native | 4,948 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 80 | 1.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 4,868 | 98.4% |
Foreign born | 42,959 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,166 | 2.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 41,793 | 97.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Wichita
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 42,959 | 100% |
Europe | 2,909 | 6.8% |
Asia | 15,400 | 35.8% |
Africa | 2,099 | 4.9% |
Oceania | 247 | 0.6% |
Latin America | 21,560 | 50.2% |
Northern America | 744 | 1.7% |