Demographics

• Population (2000) - 344,284
• Wichita MSA (2000) - 545,220
• Within 100 mile radius (2000) - 1,240,451
• Land area (2001) - 150.87 square miles
• Median Household Income (2000) - $39,939
• Median Per Capita Income (2000) - $20,647
• Families below poverty level (2000) - 8.4%
• Median owner occupied home value - $78,900
• Median age (2000) - 33.4 years
• Percent of population over 25 with high school graduate or higher - 83.8%
• Some college experience - 25.0%
• Bachelor, graduate or professional degree - 25.3%
• Cost of living index of 100.2, about average among the 292 urban areas of the United States.

• Wichita Public School learning centers - 104
• Private schools - 35
• Private special education centers - 3
• Wichita State University
• University of Kansas - School of Medicine-Wichita
• Friends University
• Newman University
• Presidents College School of Law
• Wichita Area Technical College
• Numerous satelite sites for public junior colleges and private colleges and universities.

• Eleven acute care and speciality hospitals
• Numerous specialty services for conventionally insured patients and for those on restricted incomes
• Many nursing homes and assisted living centers

• Parks - 107
• Swimming pools - 12
• Fishing Ponds - 12
• Soccer fields - 47
• Softball fields - 49
• Baseball diamonds - 4
• Rugby field - 1
• Tennis courts - 83
• Handball courts - 2
• Croquet courts - 6
• Exercise/fitness trails - 15
• Nature trails - 7
• Bridle path - 1

• Municipal - 5
• Public golf courses - 4
• Private membership golf courses - 9

• City libraries - 12
• Ablah Library, Wichita State University

• Crown Uptown Dinner Theatre
• Metropolitan Ballet
• Ulrich Art Museum (Wichita State University)
• Wichita Art Museum
• Wichita Center for the Arts
• Wichita Chamber Chorale
• Wichita Children's Theatre & Dance
• Wichita Choral Society
• Wichita Community Theatre
• Wichita Pops
• Wichita Symphony Orchestra
• Music Theatre for Young People
• Music Theatre of Wichita

• African-American Museum
• Aviation Museum
• Botanica
• Exploration Place
• Inline Skate
• Mid-America All-Indian Center
• Museum of World Treasures
• Paintball Park
• Sedgwick County Zoo
• Sports and Amusement Parks
• Wichita Ice Center
• Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum
• Wichita Wingnuts Baseball