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School Systems Wichita Schools - USD 259 Maize Schools Andover Schools Mulvane Schools Goddard Schools Haysville Schools RoseHill Schools Private School Systems Wichita Private & Parochial Schools Wichita Collegiate Bishop Caroll Kapaun 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) |
