One thing noticeable about Wichita, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Wichita is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Wichita a great place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun. In fact, Wichita is one of the top larger cities in America for educated single professionals to flock.
The overall education level of Wichita citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.99% of adults in Wichita have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in Wichita in 2022 was $34,393, 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 $137,572 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 17.56% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Wichita include German, English, Irish, European, and French.
The most common language spoken in Wichita is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
