Living in Wichita Unified School District 259, Kansas

Overview

A total of 132,290 households are located in Wichita Unified School District 259 area. Among them, 38,398 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.25 people. The total number of children in the region is 98,593 and 85,836 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

7% (21,258) of residents are non-citizens and 18% (59,638) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Wichita Unified School District 259, Kansas
Household	132,290
Population	323,559
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	38,398 (29%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	98,593
Total Students	85,836
Pre-Kindergarten	5,386
Kindergarten	3,823
Grade 1-8	35,734
Grade 9-12	18,103
College/Graduate School	22,790
Veterans	245,951
Non-citizen	21,258
Non-English Home Language	59,638
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

254,987 residents are over the age of 16 and 168,869 people are in labor force. Among them, 167,954 people are in civilian labor force and 915 are in armed labor force. 158,126 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.90%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Wichita Unified School District 259 area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	156,835	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	129,301	82.44%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	15,720	10.02%
Public transportation	1,324	0.84%
Walked	2,790	1.78%
Other method	2,936	1.87%
Worked from home	4,764	3.04%
Average Commute Time	18 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	158,126	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	50,370	31.85%
Service	30,678	19.40%
Sales and office	34,264	21.67%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	16,707	10.57%
Production, transportation, and material moving	26,107	16.51%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	158,126	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,240	0.78%
Construction	10,824	6.85%
Manufacturing	27,428	17.35%
Wholesale trade	4,058	2.57%
Retail trade	18,904	11.96%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	5,747	3.63%
Information	2,528	1.60%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	7,274	4.60%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	15,505	9.81%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	35,774	22.62%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	17,171	10.86%
Other services, except public administration	7,265	4.59%
Public administration	4,408	2.79%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	158,126	-
Private wage and salary workers	132,970	84.09%
Government workers	17,793	11.25%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	7,163	4.53%
Unpaid family workers	200	0.13%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $64,223 for the 132,290 households in Wichita Unified School District 259 area, Kansas. The average income of a single worker is $29,748. 280,228 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 86.35%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	132,290	-
Less than $10,000	11,453	8.66%
$10,000 - $14,999	6,643	5.02%
$15,000 - $24,999	15,316	11.58%
$25,000 - $34,999	15,351	11.60%
$35,000 - $49,999	20,783	15.71%
$50,000 - $74,999	25,150	19.01%
$75,000 - $99,999	14,900	11.26%
$100,000 - $149,999	14,209	10.74%
$150,000 - $199,999	4,629	3.50%
More than $200,000	3,856	2.91%
Median Household Income	$47,106	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$64,223	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	75,417	-
Less than $10,000	4,072	5.40%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,033	2.70%
$15,000 - $24,999	5,580	7.40%
$25,000 - $34,999	7,087	9.40%
$35,000 - $49,999	10,978	14.56%
$50,000 - $74,999	16,076	21.32%
$75,000 - $99,999	10,828	14.36%
$100,000 - $149,999	11,858	15.72%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,714	4.92%
More than $200,000	3,191	4.23%

Median Family Income	$61,193	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$79,186	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$29,748	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$44,092	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$44,092	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	324,509	-
With health insurance coverage	280,228	86.35%
Public coverage	111,602	34.39%
Private health insurance	206,697	63.70%
Without health insurance coverage	44,281	13.65%

Housing

There are 150,297 housing units in Wichita Unified School District 259 area, Kansas with 132,290 units (88.02%) occupied. 71,174 houses (53.80%) are occupied by owner and 61,116 houses (46.20%) are rented. The average housing value is $114,500 and the average rental cost is $799. 1,888 houses (1.26%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 30,952 houses (20.59%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	150,297	-
Occupied	132,290	88.02%
Owner Occupied	71,174	53.80%
Renter Occupied	61,116	46.20%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	97,844	65.10%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	5,357	3.56%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	43,037	28.63%
Mobile Homes	4,002	2.66%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	57	0.04%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	150,297	-
Built 2014 or later	1,888	1.26%
Built 2010 - 2013	2,342	1.56%
Built 2000 - 2009	11,269	7.50%
Built 1990 - 1999	14,955	9.95%
Built 1980 - 1989	17,351	11.54%
Built 1970 - 1979	21,156	14.08%
Built 1960 - 1969	15,795	10.51%
Built 1950 - 1959	34,589	23.01%
Built 1949 or earlier	30,952	20.59%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	150,297	-
1 room	4,942	3.29%
2 rooms	3,312	2.20%
3 rooms	15,310	10.19%
4 rooms	25,391	16.89%
5 rooms	27,989	18.62%
6 rooms	26,057	17.34%
7 rooms	17,950	11.94%
8 rooms	12,415	8.26%
9 rooms or more	16,931	11.27%
Median Number of Rooms	5.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	150,297	-
no bedroom	5,495	3.66%
1 bedroom	21,052	14.01%
2 bedrooms	45,310	30.15%
3 bedrooms	52,527	34.95%
4 bedrooms	18,898	12.57%
5 bedrooms or more	7,015	4.67%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	71,174	-
Less than $50,000	6,661	9.36%
$50,000 - $99,999	23,651	33.23%
$100,000 - $149,999	17,069	23.98%
$150,000 - $199,999	11,550	16.23%
$200,000 - $299,999	7,757	10.90%
$300,000 - $499,999	2,937	4.13%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,331	1.87%
$1,000,000 or more	218	0.31%
Median House Value	$114,500	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	59,114	-
Less than $500	7,000	11.84%
$500 - $999	37,085	62.73%
$1,000 - $1,499	12,671	21.43%
$1,500 - $1,999	1,589	2.69%
$2,000 - $2,499	364	0.62%
$2,500 - $2,999	102	0.17%
$3,000 or more	303	0.51%
Median Rental Costs	$799	-

Demographic

A total of 328,505 people lives in Wichita Unified School District 259 area, Kansas with 161,379 male and 167,126 female. The males to female ratio is 49.13 to 50.87. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	328,505	-
Male	161,379	49.13%
Female	167,126	50.87%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	328,505	-
Under 5 years	23,976	7.30%
5 - 9 years	22,952	6.99%
10 - 14 years	22,396	6.82%
15 - 19 years	20,239	6.16%
20 - 24 years	26,464	8.06%
25 - 34 years	50,483	15.37%
35 - 44 years	39,230	11.94%
45 - 54 years	36,082	10.98%
55 - 59 years	20,421	6.22%
60 - 64 years	19,848	6.04%
65 - 74 years	26,589	8.09%
75 - 84 years	13,688	4.17%
85 years and older	6,137	1.87%
Median Age	34.5 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	328,505	-
One Race	313,288	95.37%
White	234,589	71.41%
Black or African American	42,044	12.80%
American Indian and Alaska Native	3,860	1.18%
Asian	17,016	5.18%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	122	0.04%
Other	15,657	4.77%

Two or more races	15,217	4.63%
White and Black or African American	5,430	1.65%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	3,681	1.12%
White and Asian	1,958	0.60%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,015	0.31%

Living in Wichita Unified School District 259 Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic