Wichita County, Kansas Demographics

Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.

Wichita County, KS Population Density Map and Area Scores

Area Score

Health, income and education, each graded from F to A+. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

  • B
    Health Around average
    Healthier than 78% of counties in Kansas
  • B
    Income Around average
    Wealthier than 87% of counties in Kansas
  • D
    Education Well below average
    Less educated than 71% of counties in Kansas

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Population density, people per sq mi

Population: density and quick facts

Metric Wichita County Kansas Avg U.S. Average
Population 2,091 2,945,842 337,468,954
Population density (per sq mi) 2.9 35.8 86.4
Population growth (%/yr) -0.45% 0.19% 0.59%
Median age 37.0 38.7 37.3
Households 824 1,173,585 130,235,071

Population in Wichita County declined by 4.0% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 2,091 in 2024.

Population Growth 2009–2024

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Race & Ethnicity

Group Share

Age & Sex

The largest generation in Wichita County is Gen X, aged 45–60, at 20.4% of residents. That is 1.7 points above Kansas as a whole.

Residents by birth cohort, from the 2025 age distribution. The right-hand figure is how far each cohort's share sits above or below Kansas, in percentage points. Children younger than Gen Z and the generations before the Boomers are counted in the population but not shown here, so these shares do not add up to 100%.

Male and female share

Women are 49.3% of the people living in Wichita County and men 50.7%.

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Economy

Wichita County has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric Wichita County Kansas Avg U.S. Average
Median household income $77,187 $74,287 $80,455
Income growth (%/yr) 3.92% 4.08% 4.80%
Unemployment rate 1.0% 3.8% 5.2%

The median household income in Wichita County is about 4% higher than in Kansas.

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Housing

Metric Wichita County Kansas Avg U.S. Average
Median home price $38,928 $104,644 $248,835
Median rent $941 $1,060 $1,407
Homeownership rate 78.0% 67.1% 65.2%

The median home price in Wichita County is about 3.4 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $941 per month for that long.

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Commute Time & Mobility

Commuters in Wichita County spend about 14 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 58 hours, about 2.4 full days, spent commuting.

Metric Wichita County Kansas Avg U.S. Average
One-way commute (min) 7.0 17.2 22.4
Round-trip commute (min) 14.0 34.4 44.8
Yearly time spent (hours) 58 143 187
Estimated yearly cost $1,806 $4,448 $5,790
Work from home 15.0% 11.8% 15.0%
Highway traffic (vehicles/day) 3,970 4,500 8,813
Local road traffic (vehicles/day) 233 662 1,355

Fastest commutes among counties in Kansas: Wichita County (7.0 min), Scott County (7.1 min), Greeley County (7.2 min).
Slowest: Linn County (31.3 min), Miami County (30.8 min), Jefferson County (30.3 min).

The average commute time in Wichita County is 7 minutes, shorter than the 17 minutes in Kansas.

Estimated yearly cost applies a single national wage rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area. Traffic volume figures come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

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Education & Households

Wichita County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric Wichita County Kansas Avg U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher 21.2% 31.5% 31.6%
Average household size 2.51 2.44 2.53

Highest education index among counties in Kansas: Johnson County (0.4), Douglas County (0.4), Riley County (0.3).
Lowest: Seward County (0.2), Grant County (0.2), Kearny County (0.2).

Health

Wichita County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric Wichita County Kansas Avg U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years) 78.1 78.6 78.3
Self-rated poor health 14.3% 15.3% 16.3%
Smokers 16.5% 18.7% 19.0%

Highest health index among counties in Kansas: Johnson County (0.8), Riley County (0.8), Douglas County (0.8).
Lowest: Wyandotte County (0.8), Woodson County (0.8), Chautauqua County (0.8).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Wichita County, Kansas.

How many people live in Wichita County, Kansas?

About 2,091 people live in Wichita County, Kansas, in 824 households of 2.5 people on average. The median age is 37.0, close to the U.S. median of 37.3.

Is Wichita County, Kansas mostly urban or rural?

Averaged over its land area, Wichita County, Kansas has 3 people per square mile, a density typical of rural areas. That is about 3% of the U.S. average of 86.

How affordable is housing in Wichita County, Kansas?

The median home costs 0.5 times the median household income ($38,928 against $77,187), compared with 3.1 times nationally. That is within the traditional rule of thumb of about 3 times income. Median rent of $941 a month takes about 15% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.

How strong is the job market in Wichita County, Kansas?

Unemployment in Wichita County, Kansas is only 1.0%, well below the U.S. rate of 5.2%, a sign of a tight labor market where employers compete for workers.

How common is a college degree in Wichita County, Kansas?

21.2% of adults in Wichita County, Kansas hold a bachelor's degree or higher (about 1 in 5), well below the U.S. share of 31.6%.

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