Wichita, Kansas demographics

Wichita, KS demographics: median age 35.7; 31.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Wichita city, Kansas · Incorporated city · GEOID 2079000. The survey estimates a population of 397,945 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Wichita is 35.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.3 years. There are 158,589 households (±1,368). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	35.7 ±0.3	37.4 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 397,945
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
Under 18	95,808 ±1,808	24.1% ±0.5 pp	23.8%	22.0%
18–34	98,859 ±1,525	24.8% ±0.4 pp	23.1%	22.8%
35–64	140,667 ±2,226	35.3% ±0.6 pp	36.2%	38.0%
65 and older	62,611 ±1,857	15.7% ±0.5 pp	17.0%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 397,945
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
Male	197,801 ±931	49.7% ±0.2 pp	50.2%	49.5%
Female	200,144 ±924	50.3% ±0.2 pp	49.8%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 397,945
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
White alone	255,138 ±2,104	64.1% ±0.5 pp	76.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	37,888 ±1,629	9.5% ±0.4 pp	5.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	3,693 ±758	0.9% ±0.2 pp	0.8%	0.9%
Asian alone	19,984 ±927	5.0% ±0.2 pp	2.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	170 ±117 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	23,997 ±1,722	6.0% ±0.4 pp	4.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	57,075 ±2,703	14.3% ±0.7 pp	10.6%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 397,945
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	322,453 ±1,205	81.0% ±0.3 pp	86.4%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	75,492 ±1,204	19.0% ±0.3 pp	13.6%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 158,589
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
Married-couple family	67,056 ±1,392	42.3% ±0.8 pp	49.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	7,279 ±614	4.6% ±0.4 pp	4.5%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	20,405 ±1,025	12.9% ±0.6 pp	9.8%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	52,769 ±1,594	33.3% ±1.0 pp	30.0%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	11,080 ±843	7.0% ±0.5 pp	6.5%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 158,589
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
Households with people under 18	45,806 ±1,041	28.9% ±0.6 pp	30.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	112,783 ±1,607	71.1% ±0.8 pp	69.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 158,589
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	52,769 ±1,594	33.3% ±1.0 pp	30.0%	28.7%
Two-person households	52,806 ±1,497	33.3% ±0.9 pp	35.2%	33.8%
Three-person households	20,678 ±1,101	13.0% ±0.7 pp	13.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	16,920 ±956	10.7% ±0.6 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	8,444 ±704	5.3% ±0.4 pp	5.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	4,335 ±704	2.7% ±0.4 pp	2.4%	2.2%
Seven or more people	2,637 ±448	1.7% ±0.3 pp	1.3%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 397,945
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
Native	356,823 ±1,542	89.7% ±0.4 pp	92.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	41,122 ±1,549	10.3% ±0.4 pp	7.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 373,629
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
English only	304,860 ±2,319	81.6% ±0.6 pp	87.9%	77.7%
Spanish	46,427 ±1,805	12.4% ±0.5 pp	8.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	538 ±192	0.1% ±0.1 pp	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	916 ±216	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	355 ±120	0.1% ±0.0 pp	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	2,168 ±512	0.6% ±0.1 pp	0.6%	2.0%
Korean	266 ±155 · low precision	0.1% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	1,253 ±401	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	6,776 ±810	1.8% ±0.2 pp	0.4%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	1,294 ±364	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	3,833 ±698	1.0% ±0.2 pp	0.8%	1.1%
Arabic	2,723 ±939	0.7% ±0.3 pp	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	2,220 ±590	0.6% ±0.2 pp	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 262,444
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	31,521 ±1,658	12.0% ±0.6 pp	8.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	68,081 ±2,290	25.9% ±0.9 pp	25.4%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	59,244 ±2,046	22.6% ±0.8 pp	21.8%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	21,998 ±1,093	8.4% ±0.4 pp	9.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	50,899 ±1,742	19.4% ±0.7 pp	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	30,701 ±1,407	11.7% ±0.5 pp	13.4%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 393,721
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
Same house	334,434 ±2,933	84.9% ±0.7 pp	85.7%	87.7%
Moved within same county	40,247 ±2,389	10.2% ±0.6 pp	7.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	7,651 ±912	1.9% ±0.2 pp	3.2%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	9,134 ±1,082	2.3% ±0.3 pp	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	2,255 ±494	0.6% ±0.1 pp	0.5%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

12.4% of Wichita residents (±0.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 8.8% in Kansas and 8.4% nationally. 91.5% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Wichita	Kansas	U.S.	Compared with Kansas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	12.4% ±0.5 pp	8.8%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.5% ±0.3 pp	90.7%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.5% ±0.3 pp	6.8%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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