Kechi vs McConnell AFB

A side-by-side comparison of Kechi and McConnell AFB: population, income, housing, and more.

Kechi and McConnell AFB are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Kechi has the higher population (2,935 vs 1,952 in McConnell AFB). Kechi has the higher median household income ($102,794 vs $64,632 in McConnell AFB). Since 2019, McConnell AFB's population has grown faster (+27.4% vs +6.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Kechi	McConnell AFB
Population	2,935	1,952
Median age	38.5 yrs	22.4 yrs
Median household income	$102,794	$64,632
Median home value	$264,200	—
Median gross rent	$1,610	$1,392
Housing units	1,034	506
Homeownership rate	80.5%	5.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.2%	32.7%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kechi	McConnell AFB
Population	2,745 → 2,935 (+6.9%)	1,532 → 1,952 (+27.4%)
Median household income	$98,873 → $102,794 (+4.0%)	$63,780 → $64,632 (+1.3%)
Median home value	$190,000 → $264,200 (+39.1%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,551 → $1,610 (+3.8%)	$1,220 → $1,392 (+14.1%)

Kechi

Population

2,7452,935

Median household income

$98,873$102,794

Median home value

$190,000$264,200

Median gross rent

$1,551$1,610

McConnell AFB

Population

1,5321,952

Median household income

$63,780$64,632

Median gross rent

$1,220$1,392

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kechi	McConnell AFB
Under 5	13.9%	12.5%
5 to 17	13.0%	23.2%
18 to 24	3.4%	27.3%
25 to 34	15.2%	29.7%
35 to 44	13.5%	6.3%
45 to 54	10.3%	0.7%
55 to 64	11.7%	0.3%
65 to 74	9.1%	0.0%
75 and over	9.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kechi	McConnell AFB
White (non-Hispanic)	68.3%	63.1%
Black or African American	8.2%	18.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	0.0%
Asian	12.7%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	1.6%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kechi	McConnell AFB
No high school diploma	3.3%	1.7%
High school graduate	19.2%	10.5%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	55.1%
Bachelor's degree	32.8%	28.1%
Graduate or professional degree	22.4%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kechi	McConnell AFB
Drove alone	80.3%	73.2%
Carpooled	9.3%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	13.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	7.2%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kechi	McConnell AFB
1-unit, detached	82.2%	45.5%
1-unit, attached	7.4%	42.5%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kechi	McConnell AFB
Poverty rate	2.3%	7.6%
Average household size	2.84	3.20
Mean commute (minutes)	18	8
Median year structure built	1997	2005