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Population (year 2000): 344,284. Estimated
population in July 2005: 354,865 (+3.1% change)
Males: 169,604 (49.3%), Females: 174,680 (50.7%)
Sedgwick County
Zip codes:
67202,
67203,
67204,
67205,
67206,
67207,
67208,
67209,
67210,
67211,
67212,
67213,
67214,
67215,
67216,
67217,
67218,
67219,
67220,
67226,
67230,
67233,
67235.
Median resident age: 33.4 years
Median household income: $39,939 (year 2000)
Median house value: $78,900 (year 2000)
Races in Wichita:
- 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%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (20.7%), Irish (9.8%),
English (9.7%), United States (8.5%), French (2.8%), Dutch
(1.9%).
Elevation: 1305 feet
Land area: 135.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Wichita
- High school or higher: 83.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.1%
- Unemployed: 5.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Wichita city
- Never married: 25.5%
- Now married: 53.6%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 6.4%
- Divorced: 12.8%
8.1% Foreign born (3.9% Latin America, 3.1%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +34,915
(+11.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Wichita:
- GALICHIA HEART HOSPITAL LLC (2610 N WOODLAWN)
- KANSAS HEART HOSPITAL (3601 N WEBB ROAD)
- KANSAS SURGERY & RECOVERY CENTER LP (2770 N
WEBB ROAD)
- SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL WICHITA (550 NORTH
HILLSIDE 4 WEST)
- VIA CHRISTI REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (929 N ST
FRANCIS ST)
- VIA CHRISTI REHABILITATION CENTER INC (1151 N
ROCK RD)
- VIA CHRISTI RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTER (2622
WEST CENTRAL AVENUE)
- WESLEY MEDICAL CENTER,LLC (550 N HILLSIDE ST)
- WESLEY REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (8338 W 13TH
ST)
- WICHITA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (8080 E PAWNEE)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Wichita:
- WICHITA MID-CONTINENT (about 7 miles; WICHITA, KS;
ID: ICT)
- MC CONNELL AFB (about 7 miles; WICHITA, KS; ID: IAB)
- HUTCHINSON MUNI (about 44 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; ID:
HUT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wichita:
- WESTPORT (about 6 miles; WICHITA, KS; ID: 71K)
- RIVERSIDE (about 6 miles; WICHITA, KS; ID: K32)
- WESTPORT AUXILIARY (about 7 miles; WICHITA, KS; ID:
72K)
Colleges/Universities in Wichita:
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (Full-time
enrollment: 10,403; Location: 1845 FAIRMOUNT; Public;
Website: www.wichita.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
- FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (FT enrollment: 2,983;
Location: 2100 W. UNIVERSITY ST.; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.friends.edu; Offers
Master's degree)
- WICHITA AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (FT
enrollment: 1,812; Location: 301 South Grove; Public;
Website: www.watc.tec.ks.us)
- NEWMAN UNIVERSITY (FT enrollment: 1,379;
Location: 3100 MCCORMICK AVE; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.newmanu.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- XENON INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF HAIR DESIGN (FT
enrollment: 59; Location: 3804 W DOUGLAS; Private,
for-profit; Website: www.xenonintl.com)
- VERNONS KANSAS SCHOOL OF COSMETOLOGY-CENTRAL
(FT enrollment: 54; Location: 501 E PAWNEE STE 525;
Private, for-profit)
- CLASSIC COLLEGE OF HAIR DESIGN (FT
enrollment: 54; Location: 1675 S ROCK RD; Private,
for-profit)
- WICHITA TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (FT enrollment:
40; Location: 942 S WEST ST; Private, for-profit;
Website: www.wtielectronics.com)
- KANSAS SCHOOL OF HAIR STYLING (FT enrollment:
37; Location: 1207 E DOUGLAS; Private, for-profit)
- MODELS & IMAGES (Location: 1619 N ROCK RD STE
E; Private, for-profit)
- NORRIS TRAINING SYSTEMS (Location: 400 N
WOODLAWN STE 113; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Wichita:
- BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; EL
DORADO, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,250)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles;
HUTCHINSON, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
- COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles;
ARKANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,392)
- EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles; EMPORIA,
KS; FT enrollment: 4,528)
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 111 miles;
GREAT BEND, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
- OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 113
miles; STILLWATER, OK; FT enrollment: 16,937)
- KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 116 miles; MANHATTAN,
KS; FT enrollment: 19,210)
Biggest public high schools in Wichita:
- EAST HIGH (Students: 2,286; Location: 2301 E
DOUGLAS; Grades: 09 - 12)
- SOUTHEAST HIGH (Students: 1,965; Location:
903 S EDGEMOOR; Grades: 09 - 12)
- SOUTH HIGH (Students: 1,654; Location: 701 W
33RD S; Grades: 09 - 12)
- NORTH HIGH (Students: 1,638; Location: 1437
ROCHESTER; Grades: 09 - 12)
- NORTHWEST HIGH (Students: 1,538; Location:
1220 N TYLER RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- HEIGHTS HIGH (Students: 1,535; Location: 5301
N HILLSIDE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- WEST HIGH (Students: 1,435; Location: 820 S
OSAGE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- CAMPUS HIGH HAYSVILLE (Students: 1,250;
Location: 2100 W 55TH ST SOUTH; Grades: 09 - 12)
- NORTHEAST MAGNET/DOWNTOWN CAMPUS (Students:
663; Location: 1847 N CHAUTAUQUA; Grades: 09 - 12)
- SOWERS SPECIAL EDUCATION CENTER (Students:
219; Location: 2400 WASSALL; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Wichita:
- WICHITA COLLEGIATE SCHOOL (Students: 904;
Location: 9115 EAST 13TH STREET; Grades: PK - 12)
- BISHOP CARROLL CATHOLIC HIGH S (Students:
870; Location: 8101 WEST CENTRAL; Grades: 9 - 12)
- KAPAUN MT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 810;
Location: 8506 EAST CENTRAL; Grades: 9 - 12)
- INDEPENDENT SCHOOL (Students: 754; Location:
8301 EAST DOUGLAS; Grades: PK - 12)
- TRINITY ACADEMY (Students: 233; Location:
12345 E 21ST ST; Grades: 9 - 12)
- CALVARY CHAPEL CHRISTIAN SCH (Students: 98;
Location: 3003 E KELLOGG DR; Grades: PK - 12)
- Midway Christian School (Students: 67;
Location: 5135 South Broadway; Grades: KG - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Wichita:
- WILBUR MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,029;
Location: 340 N TYLER RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- TRUESDELL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,019;
Location: 2464 S GLENN; Grades: 06 - 08)
- COLVIN ELEM (Students: 836; Location: 2820 S
ROOSEVELT; Grades: PK - 05)
- CURTIS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 806;
Location: 1031 S EDGEMOOR; Grades: 06 - 08)
- CLOUD ELEM (Students: 783; Location: 1205 W
26TH N; Grades: KG - 05)
- HADLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 770;
Location: 1101 DOUGHERTY; Grades: 06 - 08)
- ROBINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 699;
Location: 328 N OLIVER; Grades: 06 - 08)
- BROOKS MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 686;
Location: 3802 E 27TH N; Grades: 06 - 08)
- JARDINE MIDDLE SCHOOL MAGNET (Students: 683;
Location: 3550 ROSS PARKWAY; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MINNEHA ELEM (Students: 682; Location: 701 N
WEBB ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Wichita:
- ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI SCHOOL (Students: 778;
Location: 853 NORTH SOCORA; Grades: KG - 8)
- ST THOMAS AQUINAS ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 711;
Location: 1215 STRATFORD LANE; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST ELIZABETH ANN SETON (Students: 662;
Location: 645 N 119TH W; Grades: KG - 8)
- CENTRAL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 493;
Location: 2900 N ROCK ROAD; Grades: KG - 8)
- SCHOOL OF THE MAGDALEN (Students: 491;
Location: 6355 WILLOWBROOK; Grades: PK - 8)
- BLESSED SCARMENT CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students:
399; Location: 3810 E DOUGLAS; Grades: KG - 8)
- BETHEL LIFE SCHOOL (Students: 359; Location:
3777 S MERIDIAN; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST. PETER CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 298;
Location: 134 WEST PETER; Grades: KG - 8)
- ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY (Students:
281; Location: 3313 EAST GRAND; Grades: KG - 8)
- ST ANNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 280;
Location: 1121 REGAL; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Wichita:
- WICHITA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$6,262,063; Location: 223 S. MAIN ST; 978,630 books;
41,586 audio materials; 17,723 video materials; 1,484
serial subscriptions)
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