People QuickFacts Wichita Kansas Population, 2011 estimate 384,445 2,871,238 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 382,368 2,853,118 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 0.5% 0.6% Population, 2010 382,368 2,853,118 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 8.0% 7.2% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 26.6% 25.5% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 11.5% 13.2% Female persons, percent, 2010 50.7% 50.4%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 71.9% 83.8% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 11.5% 5.9% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.2% 1.0% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 4.8% 2.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 4.3% 3.0% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 15.3% 10.5% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 64.5% 78.2%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 79.8% 82.2% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 9.2% 6.3% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 15.2% 10.5% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 86.3% 89.2% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 27.6% 29.3% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 17.5 18.8  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 63.1% 69.4% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 24.8% 17.4% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $111,300 $122,600 Households, 2006-2010 150,353 1,101,672 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.46 2.48 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $24,715 $25,907 Median household income 2006-2010 $44,360 $49,424 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 15.6% 12.4%     Business QuickFacts Wichita Kansas Total number of firms, 2007 30,192 237,040 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.6% 2.4% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.2% 0.9% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.8% 2.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F S Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.7% 2.4% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.7% 27.5%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 14,213,156 76,751,828 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 11,827,479 45,863,865 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 5,765,648 34,538,332 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $15,976 $12,444 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 758,642 4,192,347     Geography QuickFacts Wichita Kansas Land area in square miles, 2010 159.29 81,758.72 Persons per square mile, 2010 2,400.4 34.9 FIPS Code 79000 20 Counties Sedgwick County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts