Kechi

Population: 2,935
Median household income: $102,794
Median home value: $264,200

Kechi, a community in Sedgwick County, Kansas, has 2,935 residents. At $102,794, its median household income sits above Sedgwick County's $67,675.

Between 2019 and 2023, Kechi's population grew 6.9% from 2,745 to 2,935, while its median home value rose 39.1% from $190,000 to $264,200.

The median resident is 38.5 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 15.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,935
Median age: 38.5 yrs
Median household income: $102,794
Median home value: $264,200
Median gross rent: $1,610
Housing units: 1,034
Homeownership rate: 80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 55.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,745	$98,873	$190,000	$1,551
2020	2,848	$100,069	$190,500	$1,475
2021	2,954	$103,233	$215,300	$1,561
2022	2,949	$103,625	$250,200	$1,607
2023	2,935	$102,794	$264,200	$1,610

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

Age distribution

Under 513.9%

5 to 1713.0%

18 to 243.4%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over9.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	409	13.9%
5 to 17	382	13.0%
18 to 24	101	3.4%
25 to 34	447	15.2%
35 to 44	395	13.5%
45 to 54	303	10.3%
55 to 64	344	11.7%
65 to 74	267	9.1%
75 and over	287	9.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,004	68.3%
Black or African American	241	8.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	40	1.4%
Asian	372	12.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2	0.1%
Some other race	5	0.2%
Two or more races	128	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	143	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.3%

High school graduate19.2%

Some college or associate's22.3%

Bachelor's degree32.8%

Graduate or professional degree22.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	67	3.3%
High school graduate	392	19.2%
Some college or associate's	456	22.3%
Bachelor's degree	671	32.8%
Graduate or professional degree	457	22.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone80.3%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,205	80.3%
Carpooled	139	9.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	41	2.7%
Bicycle	3	0.2%
Worked from home	106	7.1%
Other means	7	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	311	22.3%
15 to 29 min	985	70.6%
30 to 44 min	62	4.4%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	37	2.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.84
Poverty rate: 2.3% (67 of 2,931)

	Count	Share
Family households	855	82.7%
Nonfamily households	179	17.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,034	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	832	80.5%
Renter-occupied	202	19.5%

1-unit, detached82.2%

1-unit, attached7.4%

2 to 4 units8.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	850	82.2%
1-unit, attached	76	7.4%
2 to 4 units	90	8.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18	1.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2036225
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.03 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 37.7948, -97.2665