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| Wichita |
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| Population 2002: | 355,126 |
| Population 2000: | 344,284 |
| Elevation: | 1,305 feet |
| Area codes: | 316 |
| Land area: | 135.8 square miles |
| Population growth: | +10,842 (+3.15%) |
| Foreign born: | 8.1% (3.9% Latin America, 3.1% Asia) |
| County: | Sedgwick |
| Industries: | Manufacturing (23.6%), Educational,health and social services (19.6%), Retail trade (11.8%). |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 71.7% |
| Black: | 11.4% |
| Hispanic: | 9.6% |
| Other race: | 5.1% |
| Two or more races: | 3.1% |
| American Indian: | 2.3% |
| Vietnamese: | 2.0% |
| Other Asian: | 0.7% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 53.6% |
| Never married: | 25.5% |
| Divorced: | 12.8% |
| Widowed: | 6.4% |
| Separated: | 1.7% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $78,900 |
| Household income: | $39,939 |
| Resident age: | 33.4 years |
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| Wichita Compared to Kansas State Average |
| Median house value: | below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | above |
| Black race population percentage: | below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 83.8% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 25.3% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 8.1% |
| Unemployed: | 5.3% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 robberies: | 796 (228.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 489.2 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 rapes: | 208 (59.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 20 (5.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 15,523 (4463.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 4,459 (1282.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 1,754 (504.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 1,344 (386.4 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| German: | 20.7% |
| Irish: | 9.8% |
| English: | 9.7% |
| United States: | 8.5% |
| French: | 2.8% |
| Dutch: | 1.9% |