Wichita is one of the most attractive larger cities for people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. This makes it a good place to live for young singles in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting their professional careers. Although Wichita is a large city, this demographic is significant enough that young professionals will find many others like themselves here, with really good opportunities for friendships, recreation, romance, and more.
The education level of Wichita citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.99% of adults in Wichita have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Wichita in 2022 was $34,393, which is upper middle income relative to Kansas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $137,572 for a family of four. However, Wichita contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Wichita is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Wichita home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wichita residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Wichita also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.56% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Wichita include German, English, Irish, European, and French.
The most common language spoken in Wichita is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
