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Population and Population Growth •  Educational Attainment •  Pop. by Race & Hispanic Origin
Income •  Households by Income Group
Population and Population Growth
Percent Change
County 1980 1990 2000 2003 1990-2000 2000-03
Butler 44,782 50,580 59,484 61,828 24.1 2.8
Cowley 36,824 36,915 36,948 35,772 .1 -1.2
Harper 7,778 7,124 6,305 6,238 -11.5 -5.0
Harvey 30,531 31,028 34,261 33,769 10.4 1.9
Reno 64,983 62,839 64,790 63,676 2.1 -1.
Sedgwick 367,088 403,662 452,869 463,802 11.9 2.2
Sumner 24,928 25,841 27,173 25,272 5.2 -2.7
Kansas 2,363,679 2,477,588 2,688,814 2,723,507 7.1 1.3
United States 13.1 4.3


Source: U.S. Bureau Census

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Educational Attainment of Persons 25 Years or Older, 2003
Wichita MSA Kansas United States
High School graduate or higher 88.4% 88.8% 83.6%
At least some college 33% 30% 27.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher 27.8% 28.7% 26.5%
Graduate degree 8.3% 9.8% 9.7%

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Population by Race & Hispanic Origin, 2003
Wichita MSA Sedgwick County
Total Population 539,710 456,619
White 455,062 374,205
Black or African American 45,987 45,987
American Indian & Alaska Native 3,329 2,166
Asian 17,237 17,237
Native Hawaiian& Other Pacific Islander 161 161
Two or more races 11,918 11,086
Hispanic (may be of any race) 46,716 42,012


Source: U.S. Bureau Census

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Income, 2003
Wichita MSA Kansas United States
Median household Income $43, 215 $41,075 $43,564
Per capita income $22,112 $22,089 $23,110

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Households by Income Group, 2003
Wichita MSA United States
<$15,000 15.4% 15.4%
$15,000-$24,999 13.4% 12.7%
$25,000-$49,999 28.3% 27.9%
$50,000-$74,999 21.0% 19.1%
>$75,000 21.8% 24.9%


Source: U.S. Bureau Census

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