Community Information

Other Sites
Wichita Public Library
Sedgwick County

Golf Courses/Country Clubs
Terradyne Country Club
Crestview Country Club
Wichita Country Club

Business and Economics
Wichita Chamber of Commerce

Sports
Wichita Thunder Hockey
Wichita Wranglers Baseball
Wichita Area Sports Commission

Colleges
Butler County Community College
Friends University
Newman University
Wichita State University
Wichita Area Technical College
Cowley County Community College

Corporations
Raytheon
Learjet
Boeing
Koch Industries
McConnell Air Force Base
Via Christi Regional Medical Center
Wesley Medical Center

Telephone and Utilities

Population*……………….. 584,671
Source: U.S. Census Bureau (2004)

Civilian Labor Force……… 288,343
Source: Kansas Dept. of Human Resources,
four county MSA (March 2005)

Unemployed………………… 17,817
Source: Kansas Dept. of Human Resources,
four county MSA (March 2005)

Unemployment Rate…………. 6.2%
Source: Kansas Dept. of Human Resources,
four county MSA (March 2005)

Average Annual Pay……… $33,970 $2,550 or 7.0%
below the national metro area average of $36,520
Source: Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (2002)

Overall Cost of Living Index…… 95.5
Nearly 5% below the national urban average
of 100.0 Source: ACCRA Cost of Living Survey (Q3-2004)

Violent Crime Rate………………. 625
Property Crime Rate………….. 5,481
City of Wichita – Rates per 100,000 population.
Wichita’s violent crime rate is about half the average
for cities of comparable population.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Report (2003)

Average One-Way Commute Time….. 17
minutes Approximately 30% shorter than the
national average of 24 minutes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau (2000)