Sedgwick County, Kansas Demographics

Sedgwick County was founded in 1867, and named after Major General John Sedgwick of the Union Army during the American Civil War. Since then, the area has steadily grown and expanded to include 20 cities, including county seat Wichita - the largest city in Kansas.

The following data is from the 2020 Census.

Age of Sedgwick County Residents

Total Population 523,828 100.0
Younger than 5 years 33,450 6.4%
5 to 9 years 33,214 6.3%
10 to 14 years 42,824 8.2%
15 to 19 years 36,539 6.9%
20 to 29 years 72,190 13.8%
30 to 39 years 72,434 13.8%
40 to 49 years 59,277 11.3%
50 to 59 years 59,612 11.4%
60 to 69 years 61,376 11.7%
70 to 79 years 36,199 6.9%
80 years and Older 15,713 3.0%

Education Attainment of Sedgwick County Residents

Population Age 25 and Older 343,232
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 26.3%
Some college, no degree 23.6%
Associate's degree 8.5%
Bachelor's degree 20%
Graduate or professional degree 11.2%

Population of Sedgwick County Municipalities

Andale 941
Bel Aire 8,262
Bentley 560
Cheney 2,181
Clearwater 2,653
Colwich 1,455
Derby 25,625
Eastborough 756
Garden Plain 948
Goddard 5,084
Haysville 11,262
Kechi 2.217
Maize 5,735
Mount Hope 806
Mulvane 6,286
Park City 8,333
Peck Unavailable
Sedgwick 1,603
Valley Center 7,340
Viola 115
Wichita 397,532

Sedgwick County Housing and Income

Occupied housing units 205,247
Median Gross Rent $868
Average household size 3.21
Median household income $60,364
Per capita Income (2020 dollars) $32,305

Sedgwick County Employment Profile

Civilian population age 16 and older 407,206
Civilian employed population age 16 and older 269,304
Unemployment rate 6.8%

Sedgwick County Occupation Profile

Management, Business, and Financial Occupations 35,742
Computer, Engineering, and Science Occupations 15,648
Education, Legal, Community Services, Arts, and Media Occupations 28,304
Healthcare Practitioners, and Technical Occupations 14,926
Protective Service Occupations 4,352
Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance Occupations 24,156
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations 34,699

Sedgwick County Climate

Average number of sunny days 225
Average high temperature, July 91.8
Average low temperature, January 21.6
Average rainfall 34"
Average snowfall 13"
Precipitation 78.1 Days
UV Index 4.8
Elevation 1,362