Sedgwick County, Kansas

24 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 524,810
Median household income: $67,675
Median home value: $190,700

Sedgwick County is a county in Kansas with a population of 524,810. 24 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $67,675 runs below the Kansas figure of $72,639.

From 2019 to 2023, Sedgwick County's population grew 2.2% from 513,375 to 524,810, while its median household income rose 19.7% from $56,524 to $67,675.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.8% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 65.5% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 524,810
Median age: 35.9 yrs
Median household income: $67,675
Median home value: $190,700
Median gross rent: $977
Housing units: 225,795
Homeownership rate: 62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

513,375524,810

Median household income

$56,524$67,675

Median home value

$140,700$190,700

Median gross rent

$824$977

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	513,375	$56,524	$140,700	$824
2020	515,416	$57,540	$146,300	$837
2021	520,467	$60,593	$153,600	$875
2022	522,700	$65,372	$175,700	$937
2023	524,810	$67,675	$190,700	$977

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1718.8%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	33,680	6.4%
5 to 17	98,499	18.8%
18 to 24	49,331	9.4%
25 to 34	73,632	14.0%
35 to 44	67,038	12.8%
45 to 54	58,204	11.1%
55 to 64	63,338	12.1%
65 to 74	49,282	9.4%
75 and over	31,806	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	343,531	65.5%
Black or African American	40,792	7.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2,364	0.5%
Asian	21,792	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	358	0.1%
Some other race	2,481	0.5%
Two or more races	28,821	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	84,671	16.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.5%

High school graduate25.9%

Some college or associate's32.0%

Bachelor's degree20.2%

Graduate or professional degree11.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	36,027	10.5%
High school graduate	89,039	25.9%
Some college or associate's	109,801	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	69,501	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	38,932	11.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone80.6%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit0.6%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	202,193	80.6%
Carpooled	22,419	8.9%
Public transit	1,526	0.6%
Walked	2,803	1.1%
Bicycle	846	0.3%
Worked from home	17,865	7.1%
Other means	3,270	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	74,016	31.8%
15 to 29 min	119,287	51.2%
30 to 44 min	28,199	12.1%
45 to 59 min	4,907	2.1%
60+ min	6,648	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 14.0% (72,477 of 516,113)

	Count	Share
Family households	129,103	63.0%
Nonfamily households	75,921	37.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	205,024	90.8%
Vacant	20,771	9.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	127,693	62.3%
Renter-occupied	77,331	37.7%

1-unit, detached69.5%

1-unit, attached4.7%

2 to 4 units7.4%

5 to 19 units8.5%

20 or more units6.6%

Mobile home & other3.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	157,004	69.5%
1-unit, attached	10,584	4.7%
2 to 4 units	16,725	7.4%
5 to 19 units	19,252	8.5%
20 or more units	14,932	6.6%
Mobile home & other	7,298	3.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 20173
State: Kansas
Land area: 997 sq mi
Water area: 12 sq mi
Center point: 37.6810, -97.4611

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