Wichita, KS
US City in Kansas, Midwest · ranked on 54 metrics
Wichita, KS is a US city in Kansas with a population of 401,409 (51st of 477). It ranks best for Average Commute (Minutes) (71st of 434), Median Home Value (Capped at $2M) (84th of 434). It ranks lowest for Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (385th of 395), Violent Crime Rate (per 100K) (379th of 395), Average Annual Wage, All Jobs (372nd of 460).
At a glance
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Percentile on 19 metrics that rank at least half of all US cities, given whether higher or lower is better.
Best at
Highest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 27th of 46094
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 202436th of 46092
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 202446th of 46090
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024tied 63rd of 43485
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 202471st of 43484
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 77th of 46083
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 202484th of 43481
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024172nd of 46063
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024224th of 43448
- Poverty Rate (%)15.9%Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024260th of 43440
Worst at
Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025385th of 3953
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025379th of 3954
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025367th of 3957
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025359th of 3959
- Average Wage by City (Metro Area, BLS) · 2025372nd of 46019
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025310th of 39522
- Median Annual Wage, All Jobs$47,630Average Wage by City (Metro Area, BLS) · 2025321st of 46030
- Median Household Income$64,620Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024277th of 43436
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024261st of 43440
Profile by category
Average percentile per category, from the median line. Select a category to list its metrics.
Notable facts
Where it ranks first or last among US cities
Never first or last on a widely ranked metric.
Where it is
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Similar places
Closest percentiles on 20 widely reported measures from 6 categories, leaving out size and totals
Tulsa, OK85% similar
Quick answers
- What is the population of Wichita, KS?
- Wichita, KS has a population of 401,409, 51st among 477 US cities.
- What does Wichita, KS rank best at?
- Among US cities, Wichita, KS ranks best for Average Commute (Minutes) (71st of 434); Median Home Value (Capped at $2M) (84th of 434).
- Where does Wichita, KS rank worst?
- Wichita, KS ranks lowest for Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (385th of 395); Violent Crime Rate (per 100K) (379th of 395); Average Annual Wage, All Jobs (372nd of 460).
- How many statistics does Rankodex have for Wichita, KS?
- Rankodex ranks Wichita, KS on 54 statistics compared with other US cities, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.
Every metric
54 metrics with a value for this place, in 13 topics