Wichita Population and Demographics

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Wichita City, Kansas Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent 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

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