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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) | 
