Sedgwick County, Kansas Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Sedgwick County, Kansas, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Sedgwick County, Kansas. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Sedgwick County, Kansas. The estimated population of Sedgwick County, Kansas is 520,467 people, with a median age of 35.7.

We can look at the total population in Sedgwick County over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
520,467
+0.98%
+1.96%
2020
515,416
+0.4%
-
2019
513,375
+0.26%
-
2018
512,064
+0.31%
-
2017
510,484
 - -

Population of Sedgwick County, Kansas by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
66.9%
68.6%
 -2.48%
Black/African American
8.1%
8.8%
 -7.95%
Native
0.5%
0.6%
 -16.67%
Hispanic
15.2%
14.1%
 +7.80%
Asian
4.2%
4.3%
 -2.33%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.1%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
4.7%
3.4%
 +38.24%
Other
0.3%
0.1%
 +200.00%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Sedgwick County, Kansas by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 35.7 +0.56% 34.9 +1.16% 36.6 -0.27%
2020 35.5 +0.28% 34.5 +0.58% 36.7 +0.82%
2019 35.4 +0.57% 34.3 +0.88% 36.4 +0.55%
2018 35.2 +0.57% 34 0% 36.2 +0.56%
2017 35 - 34 - 36 -

The median age of Sedgwick County, Kansas gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 38,690 -4.54% 37,073 -5.21% 36,961 35,176
10 to 19 36,115 +4.97% 34,641 +5.48% 37,929 36,574
20 to 29 36,940 +0.33% 35,837 -0.39% 37,061 35,693
30 to 39 33,642 +3.72% 33,985 +1.33% 34,895 34,424
40 to 49 29,676 +0.32% 29,841 +4.12% 29,769 31,073
50 to 59 33,224 -6.9% 33,312 -6.92% 30,983 31,065
60 to 69 24,879 +14.47% 27,585 +11.72% 28,667 30,959
70+ 19,233 +13.45% 25,811 +5.66% 21,949 27,289

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Sedgwick County, Kansas is $60,593.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Sedgwick County.

  • Under 25
    $34,081.00
  • 25 to 44
    $64,822.00
  • 45 to 64
    $73,230.00
  • 65 and over
    $48,088.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Sedgwick County, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Sedgwick County, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Sedgwick County, Kansas is currently $81,358.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

4.97% of households in Sedgwick County are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Sedgwick County against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    18.25%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    22.96%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    19.37%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    13.33%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    14.96%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    6.16%
  • $200,000 or more
    4.97%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Sedgwick County is $32,302.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Sedgwick County by the total population of Sedgwick County.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Sedgwick County, Kansas, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Sedgwick County to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    14.18%
  • Bachelor's degree
    33.11%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    14.06%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    35.49%
  • Less than high school diploma
    3.16%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Sedgwick County that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Sedgwick County over the age of 16 is 401,596.

Of those people, a total of 66.60% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Sedgwick County is 62.20%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 27,769 48.80% 19.70%
20 to 24 years 35,093 80.60% 9.30%
25 to 29 years 37,661 85.20% 5.30%
30 to 34 years 35,573 83.90% 4.50%
35 to 44 years 65,259 84.80% 4.30%
45 to 54 years 59,047 83.70% 4.00%
55 to 59 years 32,330 75.10% 4.30%
60 to 64 years 32,978 60.00% 4.00%
65 to 74 years 46,251 27.90% 2.40%
75 years and over 29,635 6.10% 4.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Sedgwick County. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 307,240 66.20% 4.70%
Black or African American 32,569 67.60% 11.10%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3,370 73.50% 13.30%
Asian 18,159 68.10% 3.90%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 301 62.10% 2.70%
Other 16,536 65.80% 6.30%
Two or more races 23,421 67.90% 8.40%
Hispanic or Latino 51,324 70.90% 6.60%
Not Hispanic or Latino 282,262 65.70% 4.60%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Sedgwick County as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Sedgwick County is 249,811, with median earnings of $37,872.00.

Women in Sedgwick County, Kansas earning approximately 69.00% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 249,811 $37,872.00
Male 130,731 $44,864.00
Female 119,080 $30,940.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 23,697 $66,580.00
Business and Financial 10,894 $58,183.00
Computer and Mathematical 5,451 $63,352.00
Architecture and Engineering 7,171 $87,126.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 1,881 $56,028.00
Community and Social Service 4,773 $39,718.00
Legal 1,951 $63,693.00
Educational and Library 15,329 $39,819.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 4,029 $34,975.00
Healthcare Practitioners 16,720 $53,250.00
Healthcare Support 8,611 $24,058.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 2,500 $38,609.00
Law Enforcement 1,832 $50,688.00
Food Preparation and Serving 13,716 $12,975.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 8,862 $22,340.00
Personal Care and Service 6,363 $16,315.00
Sales 23,995 $29,263.00
Office and Administrative Support 28,403 $32,620.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 598 $26,548.00
Construction and Extraction 14,852 $40,516.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 10,181 $48,743.00
Production 21,266 $39,894.00
Transportation and Material Moving 7,902 $39,106.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 13,603 $78,521.00 10,094 $53,324.00
Business and Financial 4,848 $68,424.00 6,046 $47,979.00
Computer and Mathematical 3,848 $65,041.00 1,603 $54,639.00
Architecture and Engineering 6,363 $89,271.00 808 $66,765.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 1,001 $53,958.00 880 $56,755.00
Community and Social Service 1,669 $41,902.00 3,104 $38,427.00
Legal 835 $125,709.00 1,116 $47,050.00
Educational and Library 4,092 $48,233.00 11,237 $33,842.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 2,053 $42,047.00 1,976 $32,633.00
Healthcare Practitioners 3,811 $69,259.00 12,909 $49,291.00
Healthcare Support 1,197 $30,852.00 7,414 $22,359.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 1,932 $42,300.00 568 $20,000.00
Law Enforcement 1,513 $51,846.00 319 $39,688.00
Food Preparation and Serving 5,983 $13,811.00 7,733 $12,402.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 5,244 $28,255.00 3,618 $18,614.00
Personal Care and Service 947 $19,410.00 5,416 $16,134.00
Sales 12,283 $41,744.00 11,712 $19,987.00
Office and Administrative Support 7,456 $36,476.00 20,947 $31,869.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 562 $28,611.00 36 $11,196.00
Construction and Extraction 13,927 $40,733.00 925 $37,016.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 9,542 $48,712.00 639 $54,375.00
Production 15,093 $44,390.00 6,173 $31,299.00
Transportation and Material Moving 6,360 $43,994.00 1,542 $25,321.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 200,871 households in Sedgwick County, with an average household size of 2.56 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 127,812 families in Sedgwick County with an average family size of 3.23 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 93,171 9,993 24,648 73,059
Average Household Size 3.28 3.45 3.45 1.23
Total Families 93,171 9,993 24,648 0
Average Household Size 3.25 3.03 3.22 0

Poverty

Of the 127,812 families in Sedgwick County, 9.10% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Sedgwick County:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 222,437 housing units in Sedgwick County, Kansas.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 200,871 90.30%
Vacant 21,566 9.70%

33.10% of the total 222,437 housing units in Sedgwick County are rental units. This is approximately 73,619 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 124,570 are occupied by the owner - or 56.00% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Sedgwick County is $875.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Sedgwick County that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    2,682
  • Less than $500
    5,614
  • $500 to $999
    43,019
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    19,929
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    3,785
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    725
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    186
  • $3,000 or more
    361

Property Value

The median value of a property in Sedgwick County is $153,600.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Sedgwick County that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    8,746
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    25,467
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    25,932
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    24,910
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    23,267
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    12,388
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    3,496
  • $1,000,000 or more
    364

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Sedgwick County. The chart below shows the number of properties in Sedgwick County that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    19,888
  • 1940 to 1949
    15,096
  • 1950 to 1959
    38,635
  • 1960 to 1969
    19,941
  • 1970 to 1979
    29,513
  • 1980 to 1989
    27,774
  • 1990 to 1999
    29,420
  • 2000 to 2009
    26,011
  • 2010 to 2013
    15,897
  • 2014 or later
    262

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Sedgwick County that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    12,332
  • 1 vehicle available
    65,363
  • 2 vehicles available
    74,030
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    49,146

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Sedgwick County get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Sedgwick County that commute to work in a particular way.

19.4 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Sedgwick County.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    6,746
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    27,352
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    41,355
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    53,827
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    49,744
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    15,644
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    23,223
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    2,913
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    3,331
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    4,747
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    3,427
  • 90 or more minutes
    2,703

Summary

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Places in Sedgwick County, Kansas

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