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County:

Sedgwick County

State:

Kansas

FIPS Code:

20173

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

5,600

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

0.9

Mean Jan. Temp:

31

Mean July Temp:

81

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

350,694

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

367,088

4.7%

-5.0%

9.7%

1990:

403,662

10.0%

-1.9%

11.9%

2000:

452,869

12.2%

2.3%

9.9%

2005:

466,061

2.9%

-1.4%

4.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

345,925

76.4%

0-to-19:

139,837

30.9%

Black:

40,748

9.0%

20-to-39:

130,956

28.9%

Hispanic:

36,397

8.0%

40-to-59:

115,595

25.5%

American Indian:

4,480

1.0%

60-plus:

66,481

14.7%

Other:

25,319

5.6%

Median Age:

33.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

452.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

85.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

25.4%

Median Family Income:

$51,645

Families Below Poverty Line:

7.0%

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