Cities / Kansas / Wichita

Wichita, KS

397,945 people

Right Now

Weather

82.4°F

Today: Partly Sunny, high 91°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Wichita)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 1.4 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

TUL

131 mi — Tulsa International Airport

Population & People

Population

397,945

Median age

35.7

Median household income

$64,620

Poverty rate

15.9%

Unemployment rate

5.5%

Bachelor's degree+

31.1%

Avg. commute

17 min

Hispanic or Latino

19.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$190,800

Median gross rent

$975/mo

Homeownership rate

58.88%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,099

HUD Fair Market Rent (Sedgwick County, 7 mi from Wichita), 2026. Efficiency $782, 1BR $849, 2BR $1099, 3BR $1444, 4BR $1784. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Kansas commercial electricity

11.35¢/kWh

Kansas industrial electricity

8.03¢/kWh

Kansas residential electricity

14.56¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

241378.4

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

185144

All-Transactions House Price Index for Kansas

481.32

Unemployment Rate

3.8%

Source: FRED, Kansas-specific series.

Nearby Airports

TUL

Tulsa International Airport

131 mi away

OKC

OKC Will Rogers World Airport

160 mi away

MCI

Kansas City International Airport

180 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Kansas energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Kansas economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).