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Wichita Population and Demographics

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Wichita Population: 344284 100.00%

Sex and Age
Male 169604 49.26%
Female 174680 50.74%

Under 5 years 27524 7.99%
5 to 9 years 26725 7.76%
10 to 14 years 24688 7.17%
15 to 19 years 23767 6.9%
20 to 24 years 25565 7.43%
25 to 34 years 51619 14.99%
35 to 44 years 53980 15.68%
45 to 54 years 44035 12.79%
55 to 59 years 14377 4.18%
60 to 64 years 11113 3.23%
65 to 74 years 20616 5.99%
75 to 84 years 15297 4.44%
85 years and over 4978 1.45%

Median age (years) 33.4

18 years and over 250907 72.88%
Male 121957 35.42%
Female 128950 37.45%
21 years and over 236600 68.72%
62 years and over 47401 13.77%
65 years and over 40891 11.88%
Male 16337 4.75%
Female 24554 7.13%

Race
One race 333622 96.9%
White 258900 75.2%
Black or African American 39325 11.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3986 1.16%
Asian 13647 3.96%
Asian indian 1418 0.41%
Chinese 1367 0.4%
Filipino 672 0.2%
Japanese 263 0.08%
Korean 552 0.16%
Vietnamese 6859 1.99%
Other Asian 2516 0.73%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 198 0.06%
Native Hawaiian 59 0.02%
Guamanian or Chamorro 72 0.02%
Samoan 29 0.01%
Other Pacific Islander 38 0.01%
Some other race 17566 5.1%
Two or more races 10662 3.1%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population 344284 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 33112 9.62%
Mexican 26954 7.83%
Puerto Rican 821 0.24%
Cuban 253 0.07%
Other Hispanic or Latino 5084 1.48%
Not Hispanic or Latino 311172 90.38%
White alone 246924 71.72%

Relationship
Total Population 344284 100.00%
In households 339407 98.58%
Householder 139087 40.4%
Spouse 65817 19.12%
Child 103153 29.96%
Own child under 18 years 84789 24.63%
Other relatives 15448 4.49%
Under 18 years 6580 1.91%
Nonrelatives 15902 4.62%
Unmarried partner 6360 1.85%
In group quarters 4877 1.42%
Institutionalized population 3196 0.93%
Non-Institutionalized population 1681 0.49%

Households by Type
Total Households 139087 100.0 %
Family households (families) 87818 63.14%
With own children under 18 years 44592 32.06%
Married-couple family 65817 47.32%
With own children under 18 years 30844 22.18%
Female householder, no husband present 16166 11.62%
With own children under 18 years 10444 7.51%
Non Family households 51269 36.86%
Householder living alone 43408 31.21%
Householder 65 years and over 12950 9.31%

Households with individuals under 18 years 48357 34.77%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 29261 21.04%

Average Household size 2.44
Average family size 3.1

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 152119 100.00%
Occupied housing units 139087 91.43%
Vacant housing units 13032 8.57%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 419 0.28%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 12

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 139087 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 85711 61.62%
Renter-occupied housing units. 53376 38.38%

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.61
Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.17

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

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