Wichita is a large city located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 396,119 people and 113 associated neighborhoods, Wichita is the largest community in Kansas.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Wichita is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Wichita is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wichita who work in office and administrative support (10.65%), sales jobs (10.12%), and management occupations (9.57%). Also of interest is that Wichita has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One important feature of Wichita is that it is one of the most car-oriented large cities in the country. In fact, 80.02% of people commute to and from work every day by private automobile, eschewing alternative forms of transportation, which are not widely available in Wichita anyway. So, if you like to drive, Wichita is the city for you! The landscape around Wichita reflects this: wide streets, parking lots, plenty of highways, malls, and shopping centers are what you'll find.The education level of Wichita citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.85% of adults in Wichita have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Wichita in 2022 was $35,958, which is upper middle income relative to Kansas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $143,832 for a family of four. However, Wichita contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Wichita is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Wichita home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wichita residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Wichita also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.44% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Wichita include German, English, Irish, French, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Wichita is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
