Wichita
Kansas

What stands out

If you had to describe Wichita County in numbers, start here: the home price against local income is among the most affordable in America (1.1 years of income), home internet speed is among the slowest in America (41 Mbps), and the property tax rate is in the top 4% of American counties (1.94%). Within Kansas it ranks 17th of 105 counties for the home price against local income, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Wichita County, Kansas. 2,131 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population held steady at 0.2% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -11).

Kansas stopped taxing Social Security entirely in 2024 and consolidated its brackets, and property taxes fall heavily on homeowners because agricultural land is assessed on use value. Johnson County, in the Kansas City suburbs, has the state's best-rated schools and highest home prices. The state sits squarely in Tornado Alley.

Money

The typical household here brings in $69,551 a year, higher than 73% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $45,860. Unemployment runs 2.0%, lower than 95% of American counties. 8% of workers work from home.

Kansas takes 5.5% of that median income in state income tax, about $3,794 a year.

Home

The median home costs $162K, cheaper than 79% of American counties, about 1.1 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $670 a month. Property tax is 1.94% of home value, roughly $1,872 a year on that median home, higher than 96% of American counties. 84% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.4 per 1,000 residents, lower than 75% of American counties.

A child born here can expect to live 73.6 years, shorter than 75% of American counties. There are 0 active physicians in the county, about 0.0 per 10,000 people; the nearest doctor is in another county. 14.5% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 2.91 where 3.0 is national grade level, higher than 53% of American counties. 88% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 68 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 66% of eligible voters turned out. Under Kansas law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is protected by state law, and marijuana is illegal.

Weather and risk

The year averages 55°F, highs near 69 and lows near 40, colder than 54% of American counties. About 22 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 47 out of 100, safer than 53% of American counties; the county has had 8 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 41 Mbps down, slower than almost every county in America. There is 1 airport in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 1.4 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.