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Sedgwick County, Kansas Facts

Facts
State Kansas
Land area 997.5 square miles
Population Density 499.6 persons per square mile.
Population
Population (2013) 505,415
Population change 1.4%
Under 5 years of age 7.6%
Under 18 26.6%
65 and over 12.4%
Females 50.4%
White 81.2
Hispanic or Latino of any race 13.7
Asian 4.3%
Two or more races 3.5%
Black or African American 9.5%
Native American 1.4%
Pacific Islander 0.1%
Had graduated from high school 89%
Had a bachelor’s degree or higher 28.7%
Veterans 36,325
Households and Housing
Households 192,651
Persons per household 2.6
Living in the same house for one year or more 83.5%
Median household income $49,865
The per capita income $25,603
Live below the poverty line. 15.3%
housing units 213,024
Multi-unit structures 21%
The median value of owner-occupied housing $124,000
Residents owning their homes. 64.9%
Business Facts
Total number of firms 38,736
Women-owned firms 27.9%
Asian-owned firms 3.1%
Hispanic-owned firms 2.7%
Black-owned firms 4%
Native American-owned firms 1.1%
Pacific Islander-owned firms 0%
Retail sales $6,574,213
Retail sales per capita $13,838
Manufacturers shipments $21,117,142
Merchant wholesaler sales $12,449,361