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As of 2010-2014, median price of a house in Wichita Area is $122,800, which is lower than the state average of $129,400 and is lower than the national average of $175,700. The median year that a house in Wichita Area was built is 1972, which is about the same as the median year for a house built in the state which is 1972 and is older than the median year for a house built in the USA which is 1976.

Topics:House Value Housing Occupancy Year Structure Built Mortgage Status Mortgage Owner's Costs None-Mortgage Owner's Costs Units in Structure Rooms Bedrooms House Heating Fuel Gross Rent Vehicle Available

House Value

Median Value of a Total of 161,056 Owner Occupied Houses in Wichita Area, #443

Wichita Area	122,800 USD
Kansas	129,400 USD
U.S.	175,700 USD

Median House Price Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Wichita Area	10.13%
Kansas	54.97%
U.S.	46.91%

*The Wichita Area median house price growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Kansas and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $50K or Less, $50-100K, $100-150K, $150-200K, $200-300K, $300-500K, $500-1M, $1M or More

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical house value data.

Housing Occupancy

	Wichita Area	Kansas	U.S.
Total Housing Units	268,563, see rank, 100%	1,240,529	132,741,033
Occupied Housing Units	241,831, 90.05%, see rank	89.67%	87.55%
Owner Occupied	161,056, 59.97%, see rank	60.20%	56.34%
Renter Occupied	80,775, 30.08%, see rank	29.47%	31.21%
Vacant Housing Units	26,732, 9.95%, see rank	10.33%	12.45%
For Rent	7,009, 2.61%, see rank	2.35%	2.34%
For Sale Only	3,873, 1.44%, see rank	1.27%	1.20%
Rented or Sold, Not Occupied	1,801, 0.67%, see rank	0.82%	0.92%
For Seasonal, Recreational, or Occasional Use	875, 0.33%, see rank	1.15%	3.97%
For Migrant Workers	52, 0.02%, see rank	0.03%	0.03%
Other Vacant	13,122, 4.89%, see rank	4.71%	4.00%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical housing occupancy data.

Year Structure Built

Median Built Year, #567

Wichita Area	Kansas	U.S.
1972	1972	1976

Ranks: 1995 or earlier, 1960-1969, 1970-1979, 1980-1989, 1990-2000, 2000-2010

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical year structure built data.

Mortgage Status

	Wichita Area	%	Kansas	U.S.
Owner-Occupied Units	161,056	100%	746,789	74,787,460
With a Mortgage	105,486	65.50%, see rank	62.17%	65.58%
Without a Mortgage	55,570	34.50%, see rank	37.83%	34.42%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical mortgage status data.

Monthly Owner Costs for Housing Units with a Mortgage

Median Owner Costs, see rank

Wichita Area	1,233 USD
Kansas	1,294 USD
U.S.	1,522 USD

Owner Costs Distribution

Monthly Owner Costs	Wichita Area	%	Kansas	U.S.
$299 or Less	161	0.15%, see rank	0.18%	0.20%
$300 to $499	1,893	1.79%, see rank	2.03%	1.59%
$500 to $699	6,792	6.44%, see rank	6.99%	5.01%
$700 to $999	23,751	22.52%, see rank	19.81%	14.32%
$1,000 to $1,499	39,540	37.48%, see rank	34.13%	27.90%
$1,500 to $1,999	20,443	19.38%, see rank	20.70%	20.35%
$2,000 to $2,999	10,354	9.82%, see rank	12.21%	19.52%
$3,000 or More	2,552	2.42%, see rank	3.96%	11.12%

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Median Percentage, see rank

Wichita Area	21.00% of the Total Income
Kansas	21.00% of the Total Income
U.S.	23.70% of the Total Income

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Distribution

	Wichita Area	%	Kansas	U.S.
10% or Less	6,473	6.14%, see rank	6.66%	5.86%
10% to 20%	42,591	40.38%, see rank	39.83%	31.95%
20% to 30%	29,907	28.35%, see rank	28.45%	27.64%
30% to 40%	12,425	11.78%, see rank	11.46%	13.74%
40% or More	13,640	12.93%, see rank	13.21%	20.29%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical monthly owner costs for housing units with a mortgage data.

Monthly Owner Costs for Housing Units without a Mortgage

Median Owner Costs, see rank

Wichita Area	451 USD
Kansas	452 USD
U.S.	457 USD

Owner Costs Distribution

Monthly Owner Costs	Wichita Area	%	Kansas	U.S.
$199 or Less	2,759	4.96%, see rank	5.80%	7.76%
$200 to $299	7,321	13.17%, see rank	13.47%	14.70%
$300 to $499	23,516	42.32%, see rank	40.80%	34.63%
$500 to $699	14,322	25.77%, see rank	25.28%	21.16%
$700 or More	7,652	13.77%, see rank	14.65%	21.75%

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Median Percentage, see rank

Wichita Area	11.70% of the Total Income
Kansas	11.90% of the Total Income
U.S.	12.30% of the Total Income

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Distribution

	Wichita Area	%	Kansas	U.S.
10% or Less	23,594	42.46%, see rank	41.52%	40.19%
10% to 20%	18,410	33.13%, see rank	33.67%	31.47%
20% to 30%	6,433	11.58%, see rank	11.95%	12.24%
30% to 40%	2,601	4.68%, see rank	4.93%	5.64%
40% or More	3,826	6.89%, see rank	6.96%	9.16%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical monthly owner costs for housing units without a mortgage data.

Units in Structure

	Wichita Area	Kansas	U.S.
Total Housing Units	268,563, 100%	1,240,529	132,741,033
1-unit, Detached	195,827, 72.92%, see rank	72.48%	61.65%
1-unit, Attached	9,345, 3.48%, see rank	4.61%	5.82%
2 Units	7,786, 2.90%, see rank	2.45%	3.75%
3 or 4 Units	9,824, 3.66%, see rank	3.37%	4.43%
5 to 9 Units	7,014, 2.61%, see rank	3.82%	4.78%
10 or More Units	26,606, 9.91%, see rank	8.26%	13.08%
Mobile Home, Boat, RV, Van, etc.	12,161, 4.53%, see rank	5.01%	6.49%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical units in structure data.

Rooms

	Wichita Area	Kansas	U.S.
Total Housing Units	268,563, 100%	1,240,529	132,741,033
1 Room	4,507, 1.68%, see rank	1.89%	1.95%
2 Rooms	4,611, 1.72%, see rank	1.93%	2.48%
3 Rooms	20,755, 7.73%, see rank	7.03%	9.13%
4 Rooms	38,678, 14.40%, see rank	14.03%	16.60%
5 Rooms	51,893, 19.32%, see rank	19.21%	20.41%
6 Rooms	46,396, 17.28%, see rank	17.28%	18.06%
7 Rooms	35,098, 13.07%, see rank	13.39%	12.27%
8 Rooms	27,523, 10.25%, see rank	10.52%	8.48%
9 Rooms or More	39,102, 14.56%, see rank	14.72%	10.60%
Median Rooms	5.80, see rank	5.80	5.50

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical rooms data.

Bedrooms

	Wichita Area	Kansas	U.S.
Total Housing Units	268,563, 100%	1,240,529	132,741,033
No Bedroom	5,133, 1.91%, see rank	2.05%	2.17%
1 Bedroom	28,305, 10.54%, see rank	9.59%	11.16%
2 Bedrooms	71,593, 26.66%, see rank	26.51%	26.69%
3 Bedrooms	101,571, 37.82%, see rank	37.75%	39.70%
4 Bedrooms	44,062, 16.41%, see rank	18.40%	16.05%
5 or More Bedrooms	17,899, 6.66%, see rank	5.70%	4.22%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical bedrooms data.

House Heating Fuel

	Wichita Area	Kansas	U.S.
Total Housing Units	241,831, 100%	1,112,335	116,211,092
Utility Gas	167,902, 69.43%, see rank	67.60%	48.85%
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas	12,407, 5.13%, see rank	7.72%	4.86%
Electricity	58,068, 24.01%, see rank	22.06%	36.68%
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc.	316, 0.13%, see rank	0.13%	5.86%
Coal or Coke	7, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.12%
Wood	1,867, 0.77%, see rank	1.79%	2.12%
Solar Energy	13, 0.01%, see rank	0.01%	0.05%
Other Fuel	826, 0.34%, see rank	0.47%	0.47%
No Fuel Used	425, 0.18%, see rank	0.21%	1.00%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical house heating fuel data.

Gross Rent

Monthly Rental	Wichita Area	Kansas	U.S.
Occupied Units Paying Rent	76,926, 100%	341,781	39,201,928
$199 or Less	836, 1.09%, see rank	1.48%	1.50%
$200 to $299	2,082, 2.71%, see rank	3.56%	3.18%
$300 to $499	10,249, 13.32%, see rank	12.36%	7.37%
$500 to $699	23,203, 30.16%, see rank	25.83%	16.01%
$700 to $999	27,004, 35.10%, see rank	33.46%	29.17%
$1,000 to $1,499	10,770, 14.00%, see rank	17.60%	26.88%
$1,500 to $1,999	1,799, 2.34%, see rank	3.80%	9.79%
$2,000 or More	983, 1.28%, see rank	1.92%	6.10%
Median	$718, see rank	$748	$920

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical gross rent data.

Vehicle Available

	Wichita Area	Kansas	U.S.
Occupied Housing Units	241,831, 100%	1,112,335	116,211,092
No Vehicles Available	13,933, 5.76%, see rank	5.39%	9.12%
1 Vehicles Available	76,552, 31.66%, see rank	30.77%	33.80%
2 Vehicles Available	94,288, 38.99%, see rank	39.28%	37.48%
3 or More Vehicles Available	57,058, 23.59%, see rank	24.56%	19.61%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical vehicle available data.