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67218

Wichita, KS · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
23,383
Median household income
$49,059
People below poverty
21.5%
Median home value
$122,300

Income

The median income of households in 67218 was $49,059. An estimated 6.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 67218 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.9
$10,000 to $14,999 5.6
$15,000 to $24,999 10
$25,000 to $34,999 15.4
$35,000 to $49,999 12.8
$50,000 to $74,999 16.2
$75,000 to $99,999 12.3
$100,000 to $149,999 13.3
$150,000 to $199,999 4.1
$200,000 or more 3.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 67218 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 48618
Female 38273

An estimated 77.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 29.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 20.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,567. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 67218 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 77.3
Social Security 29.1
Retirement income 20.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.7
Cash public assistance income 4.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 21.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 29.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 14.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 19.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 67218 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 21.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 29.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 14.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 19.9

In 2020-2024, 18.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 43% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 35.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 34.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 67218 in 2020-2024, 83.7% had health insurance coverage and 16.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 54% and public coverage was 40.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 6%.


In 2020-2024, 67218 had a total population of 23,383 - 11,879 (50.8%) females and 11,504 (49.2%) males. The median age was 35.8 years. An estimated 24.4% of the population was under 18 years, 35.9% was 19 to 44 years, 22.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 14.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 67218 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 695 454
5 to 9 794 806
10 to 14 1089 958
15 to 19 675 775
20 to 24 559 583
25 to 29 923 1034
30 to 34 965 964
35 to 39 1012 960
40 to 44 747 638
45 to 49 557 837
50 to 54 594 861
55 to 59 685 695
60 to 64 603 478
65 to 69 480 650
70 to 74 569 407
75 to 79 249 394
80 to 84 89 142
85 and over 219 243

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 52.5% were White; 14.1% were Black or African American; 6.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.7% were Asian; 3.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 15.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 25.3% of the people in 67218 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 48.9% of the people in 67218 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 9,896 households in 67218. The average household size was 2.34 people.

Married-couple households made up 35.4% of the households in 67218 while cohabiting couple households made up 10% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 31.1% of all households, while 23.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 18.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 18.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 37.1% of all households.

In 67218, 25.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 27.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 67218 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 35.4
Cohabiting Couples 10
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
23.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
31.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 41.7% of males and 39.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 39.1 35.1
Now married, except separated 41.7 39.6
Separated 1.6 1.6
Widowed 5.1 6.9
Divorced 12.5 16.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 67218, 391 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 52.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 87.3% of the people living in 67218 were U.S. natives. 59.2% of the 67218 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 12.7% of 67218 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 45.5% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 78.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 67218 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 67218.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 67218 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 65
Asia 17.1
Europe 10.9
Africa 3.8
Northern America 1.3
Oceania 2

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 67218 in 2020-2024, 23.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 18.2% of people at least five years old; 8.4% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 67218 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 18.2
Other Indo-European languages 1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2.8
Other languages 1.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 86.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 67218 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 67218 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 86.1
Different house, same county 9.3
Different county, same state 2.5
Different state 1.5
Abroad 0.6

Education

In 2020-2024, 80.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 25.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 19.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 67218 was 5,747 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 211 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 4,396. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,140.

Educational Attainment of People in 67218 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 19.9
High school diploma or equivalency 24.3
Some college, no degree 23.5
Associate's degree 6.8
Bachelor's degree 14.4
Graduate or professional degree 11.1

Disability

In 67218, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 17.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.8% of people under 18 years old, to 17.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 32.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 67218, 61.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 34.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 81.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 9,052 81.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,468 13.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 636 5.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 67218 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 67218 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.3
Construction 6.1
Manufacturing 15.9
Wholesale trade 0.9
Retail trade 13.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.5
Information 1.2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 10.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 21.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 12.6
Other Services, except public administration 4.7
Public administration 3.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 67218 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,531 31.6
Service occupations 2,085 18.7
Sales and office occupations 2,319 20.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,244 11.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,984 17.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 74% of 67218 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 13% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 18.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 67218 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 74
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 13
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1
Walked 1.2
Other means 2.7
Worked from home 8.2

In 2020-2024, 67218 had a total of 11,363 housing units. Of these housing units, 64.6% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 34.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.8% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 67218 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 64.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 34.6
Mobile homes 0.8
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

1.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 12.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 67218 was 5.1 rooms, and of these housing units 40.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 67218 had 9,896 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,467 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 49.7% while renters occupied 50.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.39 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.28.

4.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 6.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 10.2% and another 12.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 67218:

House Heating Fuel Used in 67218 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 72.4
Electricity 25.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.5
No fuel used 1.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 67218 was $122,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 63.2 % had a mortgage. 36.8% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,259 and for owners without a mortgage it was $509.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 67218 was $905. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.