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Sedgwick County

Population: 501,076

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 1,009 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) -- 2010 1,009

Total Population -- 2011

501,076

Average Population Density (per sq. mile) -- 2011 497
Median Age -- 2010 34.2
Educational Attainment -- 2006-2010 Estimate (Population Age 25+)  

High School Graduate or Higher

87.7%

Some College

24.8%

Associate Degree

6.7%

Bachelor Degree or Higher

27.5%
Average 1-Way Commute to Work (minutes) -- 2010 18.1
Civilian Labor Force -- 2011 Annual Average 247,445

Unemployed

20,384

Unemployment Rate

8.2%
Business Establishments -- 2011 12,608

Employees

238,661

Average Annual Pay

$43,341

Median Household Income -- 2006-2010 Estimate

$47,848

Source
Land Area and Median Age -- 2010 Census; Population -- 2011 Census Bureau Estimate; Population Density -- Based on 2010 Land Area and 2011 Population Estimate; Educational Attainment, Average Commute Time and Median Household Income -- 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Labor Force Data -- Kansas Department of Labor; Business Establishments, Employees, Average Annual Pay -- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.
 
Contacts:
Debra Teufel, Managing Director
Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition
350 W. Douglas
Wichita, KS 67202
P: (316) 268-1131
F: (316) 265-7502
Dteufel@gwedc.org
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