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Sedgwick County

Population: 470,895

Mount Hope
Bentley
Valley Center
Andale
Park City
Maize
Kechi
Colwich
Bel Aire
Garden Plain
Goddard
Wichita
Cheney
Haysville
Derby
Clearwater
Mulvane
Sedgwick County

Sedgwick County is the largest county in South central Kansas. Encompassing an area of 1,008 square miles, the county has 21 cities and includes Wichita - both the county seat and the largest city in Kansas.  The county is home to world-class industries, the most noted of which are aviation-related and have earned its largest city, Wichita, the title of "Air Capital of the World."

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Sedgwick County Data

 

Land Area (square miles) -- 2000 999

Total Population -- 2006

470,895

Average Population Density (per sq. mile) -- 2006 471
Median Age -- 2000 33.6
Educational Attainment -- 2000 (Population Age 25+)  

High School Graduate or Higher

85.1%

Some College

25.4%

Associate Degree

5.0%

Bachelor Degree or Higher

25.4%
Average 1-Way Commute to Work (minutes) -- 2000 18.7
Civilian Labor Force -- December 2007 253,764

Unemployed

9,865

Unemployment Rate

3.9%
Business Establishments -- 2005 12,090

Employees

225,279

Average Annual Pay

$35,181

Median Household Income -- 2004

$43,340

Source
Land Area, Median Age, Educational Attainment, Average 1-Way Commute to Work -- 2000 Census
Population (July 1 Estimates) -- Census Bureau
Labor Force Data -- Kansas Department of Labor
Business Establishments, Employees, Average Annual Wage/Salary Pay -- County Business Patterns (Census Bureau)
Median Household Income -- Small Area Income & Poverty Estimates (Census Bureau)
 
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Kim Young, Project Manager
Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition
350 W. Douglas
Wichita, KS 67202
P: (316) 268-1133
F: (316) 265-7502
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