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Wichita Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Wichita Area is $25,848, which is lower than the state average of $27,367 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Wichita Area median household income is $51,059. On average Wichita Area residents spend 18.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 18.6 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #246

Wichita Area	25,848 USD
Kansas	27,367 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Wichita Area	30,501 USD
Kansas	29,793 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Wichita Area	37,141 USD
Kansas	35,528 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Wichita Area	24,427 USD
Kansas	23,777 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #217

Wichita Area	51,059 USD
Kansas	51,872 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Wichita Area	66,135 USD
Kansas	69,271 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Wichita Area	5.26%
Kansas	27.69%
U.S.	27.36%

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

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Wichita Area		Kansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.81%	$12,287, see rank	23.31%	$14,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	27.45%	$18,434, see rank	28.54%	$18,204	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.89%	$3,528, see rank	2.17%	$3,405	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.70%	$19,314, see rank	16.24%	$19,968	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Wichita Area	64,455 USD
Kansas	65,804 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Wichita Area	78,797 USD
Kansas	83,035 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Wichita Area	Kansas	U.S.
White	$53,747, see rank	$53,621	$56,900
Black	$29,324, see rank	$32,903	$35,600
Hispanic	$38,122, see rank	$39,779	$42,396
Asian	$52,954, see rank	$60,287	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$38,317, see rank	$39,104	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$63,929, see rank	$60,278	$53,370
One Race, Other	$37,608, see rank	$39,298	$40,300
Two or More Races	$39,162, see rank	$41,090	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Wichita Area	Kansas	U.S.
less than 25	$25,892, see rank	$25,813	$25,788
25 to 44	$52,466, see rank	$56,041	$58,398
45 to 64	$64,809, see rank	$65,005	$65,027
65 or over	$37,391, see rank	$37,533	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Wichita Area	Kansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	485,760, see rank	2,236,421	248,775,628
Male¹	238,490, 49.10%, see rank	49.32%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	174,286, 73.08%, see rank	72.71%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	2,433, 1.02%, see rank	1.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	171,853, 72.06%, see rank	71.29%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	158,652, 92.32%, see rank	93.22%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	13,201, 7.68%, see rank	6.78%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	64,204, 26.92%, see rank	27.29%	30.72%
Female¹	247,270, 50.90%, see rank	50.68%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	151,719, 61.36%, see rank	62.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	324, 0.13%, see rank	0.14%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	151,395, 61.23%, see rank	62.07%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	139,798, 92.34%, see rank	93.65%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	11,597, 7.66%, see rank	6.35%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	95,551, 38.64%, see rank	37.80%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

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

Commuting to Work

	Wichita Area	Kansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	296,357, 100%	1,383,284	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	251,927, 85.01%, see rank	82.12%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	25,410, 8.57%, see rank	9.54%	9.59%
Public Transportation	1,283, 0.43%, see rank	0.47%	5.06%
Walked	4,284, 1.45%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	3,738, 1.26%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	9,715, 3.28%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Wichita Area	18.6 minutes
Kansas	18.6 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Wichita Area	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	298,450	1,391,836	143,435,233
Male¹	158,652, 53.16%, see rank	52.66%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	49,405, 31.14%, see rank	32.88%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	19,880, 12.53%, see rank	12.85%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	26,128, 16.47%, see rank	16.21%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	749, 0.47%, see rank	1.61%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	17,053, 10.75%, see rank	9.92%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	33,579, 21.17%, see rank	20.07%	17.94%
Female¹	139,798, 46.84%, see rank	47.34%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	54,413, 38.92%, see rank	40.57%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	30,138, 21.56%, see rank	21.10%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	44,559, 31.87%, see rank	31.45%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	194, 0.14%, see rank	0.30%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	785, 0.56%, see rank	0.31%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	9,015, 6.45%, see rank	5.97%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Wichita Area	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	298,450, 100%	1,391,836	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	4,676, 1.57%, see rank	3.59%	1.96%
Construction	19,641, 6.58%, see rank	6.25%	6.17%
Manufacturing	56,678, 18.99%, see rank	12.61%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	7,504, 2.51%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	31,922, 10.70%, see rank	11.04%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	12,841, 4.30%, see rank	4.74%	4.93%
Information	5,135, 1.72%, see rank	2.22%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	14,667, 4.91%, see rank	6.01%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	23,185, 7.77%, see rank	8.78%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	71,375, 23.92%, see rank	24.85%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	25,120, 8.42%, see rank	7.90%	9.49%
Public Administration	11,532, 3.86%, see rank	4.71%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	14,174, 4.75%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Wichita Area	%	Kansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	89,746	14.36%, see rank	13.79%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	16,552	10.38%, see rank	9.37%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.