Town guide

Wichita, Kansas

Wichita is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, home to about 397,945 people across 162 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 67106, 67202, 67203, 67204, 67205, 67206, 67207, 67208, 67209, 67210, 67211, 67212, 67213, 67214, 67215, 67216, 67217, 67218, 67219, 67220, 67223, 67226, 67228, 67230, 67232, 67235 and 67260, and parts of 67037, 67052, 67101 and 67221 are in Wichita too.

Homes sold for a median of $136 per square foot across 26 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 22 of 26 were seller’s markets.

Population397,9452,457 per sq mi

Median home value$190,800Census, as estimated by owners

Price per sq ft$136Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

Sold over asking25%Median of 26 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Wichita

31 ZIP codes, 4 shared with neighboring towns

Milton, KS67106 $138/sq ft 50% sold over asking

Mostly Wichita; also Milton

Wichita, KS67202 $275/sq ft +30.9% vs. last year 0% sold over asking

All in Wichita

Wichita, KS67203 Seller’s market $124/sq ft +3.4% vs. last year 1.4 months of supply · 34% sold over asking Competition 74/100

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Wichita, KS67204 Seller’s market $155/sq ft +16.7% vs. last year 1.3 months of supply · 26% sold over asking Competition 66/100

Mostly Wichita; also Valley Center and Park City

Wichita, KS67205 Seller’s market $147/sq ft +0.7% vs. last year 2.5 months of supply · 17% sold over asking Competition 52/100

Mostly Wichita

Wichita, KS67206 Seller’s market $143/sq ft +1.2% vs. last year 2.4 months of supply · 9% sold over asking Competition 44/100

Mostly Wichita; also Eastborough

Wichita, KS67207 Seller’s market $122/sq ft +1.7% vs. last year 2 months of supply · 29% sold over asking Competition 69/100

Mostly Wichita; also Eastborough

Wichita, KS67208 Seller’s market $126/sq ft +0.2% vs. last year 1.1 months of supply · 31% sold over asking Competition 74/100

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Wichita, KS67209 Seller’s market $124/sq ft −0.6% vs. last year 1.4 months of supply · 33% sold over asking Competition 77/100

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Wichita, KS67210 Seller’s market $155/sq ft +5.0% vs. last year 2.4 months of supply · 21% sold over asking Competition 52/100

Mostly Wichita; also McConnell AFB

Wichita, KS67211 Seller’s market $95/sq ft −10.7% vs. last year 1.8 months of supply · 22% sold over asking Competition 63/100

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Wichita, KS67212 Seller’s market $126/sq ft +0.3% vs. last year 1 months of supply · 30% sold over asking Competition 78/100

Mostly Wichita

Wichita, KS67213 Seller’s market $108/sq ft −3.7% vs. last year 1.7 months of supply · 26% sold over asking Competition 61/100

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Wichita, KS67214 Seller’s market $84/sq ft +3.0% vs. last year 2.3 months of supply · 32% sold over asking Competition 60/100

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Wichita, KS67215 Seller’s market $136/sq ft +10.6% vs. last year 3.8 months of supply · 14% sold over asking Competition 47/100

Mostly Wichita

Wichita, KS67216 Seller’s market $110/sq ft −8.1% vs. last year 1.5 months of supply · 19% sold over asking Competition 57/100

Mostly Wichita; also Oaklawn-Sunview

Wichita, KS67217 Seller’s market $123/sq ft −1.8% vs. last year 2 months of supply · 39% sold over asking Competition 80/100

Mostly Wichita; also Haysville

Wichita, KS67218 Seller’s market $118/sq ft +4.1% vs. last year 1.6 months of supply · 22% sold over asking Competition 66/100

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Wichita, KS67219 Seller’s market $142/sq ft +9.3% vs. last year 1.9 months of supply · 28% sold over asking Competition 73/100

Mostly Wichita; also Park City

Wichita, KS67220 Seller’s market $118/sq ft −0.4% vs. last year 1.9 months of supply · 25% sold over asking Competition 71/100

Mostly Wichita; also Bel Aire

Wichita, KS67223 Balanced $155/sq ft +3.7% vs. last year 5.8 months of supply · 18% sold over asking

Mostly Wichita; also Maize

Wichita, KS67226 Seller’s market $136/sq ft +1.8% vs. last year 2.2 months of supply · 21% sold over asking Competition 59/100

Mostly Wichita; also Bel Aire

Wichita, KS67228 Seller’s market $150/sq ft −1.8% vs. last year 0.5 months of supply · 25% sold over asking Competition 65/100

Mostly Wichita

Wichita, KS67230 Seller’s market $149/sq ft +0.4% vs. last year 1.8 months of supply · 21% sold over asking Competition 59/100

Mostly Wichita

Wichita, KS67232 —/sq ft

Mostly Wichita

Wichita, KS67235 Seller’s market $156/sq ft +8.5% vs. last year 2.1 months of supply · 24% sold over asking Competition 67/100

Mostly Wichita

Wichita, KS67260Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

All in Wichita

Derby, KS67037 Seller’s market $142/sq ft +3.8% vs. last year 1.5 months of supply · 21% sold over asking Competition 70/100

Mostly Derby; part is in Wichita

Goddard, KS67052 Buyer’s market $159/sq ft +4.2% vs. last year 6.2 months of supply · 23% sold over asking Competition 49/100

Mostly Goddard; part is in Wichita

Maize, KS67101 Seller’s market $180/sq ft +7.7% vs. last year 3.1 months of supply · 33% sold over asking Competition 57/100

Mostly Maize; part is in Wichita

Mcconnell Afb, KS67221Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

Mostly McConnell AFB; part is in Wichita

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Wichita. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Wichita at a glance

City · Sedgwick County, KS

Population	397,9452,457 per square mile
Land area	162 square milesplus 4.5 of water
Median household income	$64,620average $90,196
Median home value	$190,800as estimated by owners
Median rent	$975/month
Homes lived in by owners	59%
Single-family houses	66% of homes
Median year built	1974
Average household	2.46 people
Median age	35.7
Average commute	18 minutes8% work from home
Adults with a degree	31%bachelor’s or higher

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the place; town boundaries and ZIP code overlaps from the Census Bureau’s 2020 relationship files; market figures from Redfin, a national real estate brokerage. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Around Wichita

Distances

Nearest major airport	Tulsa International Airport (TUL)131 miles away
Closer regional airport	Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport (ICT)6 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+	Tulsa, OK134 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+	Dallas, TX340 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Wichita; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Wichita

U.S. Representative · Kansas’s 4th DistrictRon Estes (R)
U.S. SenatorJerry Moran (R)
U.S. SenatorRoger Marshall (R)
GovernorLaura Kelly (D)
Mayor · as listed on WikidataLily Wu

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Wichita had 397,532 residents in the 2020 census, up 15% since 2000.

It’s the 1st largest of 721 towns in Kansas by population.

Sedgwick County grew from 44,037 residents in 1900 to 523,824 in 2020.

Sedgwick County, 1900–2020

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 34.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 13 inches of snow.

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wichita, KS weather station (6 miles away).

Jobs in Sedgwick County

237,173 jobs at 12,710 businesses in Sedgwick County. The biggest industries by employees:

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

6,400 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Wichita’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, INC.General hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · WichitaUnder a mile
Wesley Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Wichita2.3 miles
Wichita Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Wichita3.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors	871
Specialist doctors	1,076
Dentists	338
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants	1,362
Mental health providers	1,723
Physical and occupational therapists	691
Optometrists	140
Chiropractors	199
Pharmacies	124

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Wichita

Parks (137 nearby)

Pawnee Prairie Park · 448 acres6.6 mi
Sedgwick County Park · 320 acres4.5 mi
Great Plains Nature Center · 236 acres5.0 mi
South Lakes Park · 214 acres6.6 mi
Chapin Park · 168 acres5.0 mi
Twin Lakes Park · 161 acres6.9 mi

Grocery stores (63 nearby)

Thai Binh Supermarket2.2 mi
El Rio Bravo2.2 mi
Walmart Neighborhood Market2.3 mi
Dillons2.3 mi

Pharmacies (20 nearby)

Walgreens0.9 mi
Walgreens2.0 mi
Walmart Pharmacy2.3 mi
CVS Pharmacy2.4 mi

Libraries (12 nearby)

Advanced Learning Library0.6 mi
Edmund Stanley Library1.8 mi
Dugan Library2.5 mi
Wichita Public Library - Evergreen Branch2.5 mi
Wichita Public Library - Maya Angelou Northeast Branch3.0 mi

Museums (19 nearby)

Kansas African American Museum0.1 mi
Kansas African American Museum0.1 mi
Exploration Place - Science and Discovery Center0.5 mi
Indian Center Museum0.6 mi
Wichita - Sedgwick County Historical Museum0.7 mi

Theaters and performance venues (6 nearby)

Orpheum Theatre0.5 mi
Roxy's Downtown Theater0.7 mi
WICHITA CHILDREN'S THEATRE & DANCE CENTER1.3 mi
Wichita Community Theatre2.9 mi
Durkeson Fine Arts Center3.0 mi

Counts are within about 8 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1868.

Colleges and universities

Wichita State University
Friends University
Newman University

Sports teams

Wichita State Shockers NCAA Division I

Notable people born here

MrBeast (1998) · American YouTuber, media personality and businessman (born 1998)
Kirstie Alley (1951) · American actress (1951–2022)
Hattie McDaniel (1893) · American actress (1893-1952)
Robert Gates (1943) · CIA director, U.S. Secretary of Defense, and university president
Vernon L. Smith (1927) · American economist
David Koch (1940) · American billionaire heir and businessman (1940–2019)
Robert Ballard (1942) · United States Navy officer, oceanographer and underwater archaeologist
Kendall Schmidt (1990) · American musician, singer, songwriter and actor

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Wichita

Public schools here are run by Wichita, Circle, Derby and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (96)

School	Grades	Students	Type	Distance
Adams ElemWichita	Pre-K–5	446	Public	3.4 mi
Allen ElemWichita	Pre-K–5	514	Public	4.2 mi
Anderson ElemWichita	Pre-K–5	477	Public	4.0 mi
Beech ElemWichita	Pre-K–5	538	Public	6.5 mi
Benton ElemWichita	Pre-K–5	273	Public	5.2 mi
Black Traditional Magnet ElemWichita	Pre-K–5	335	Public	2.5 mi
Buckner Performing Arts Magnet ElemWichita	Pre-K–5	313	Public	3.8 mi
Caldwell ElemWichita	Pre-K–5	465	Public	4.2 mi
Cessna ElemWichita	Pre-K–5	356	Public	5.9 mi
Chisholm Trail ElemPark City	Pre-K–5	381	Public	6.9 mi
Christa McAuliffe AcademyWichita	Pre-K–8	829	Public	9.6 mi
Circle Greenwich ElementaryWichita	Pre-K–6	337	Public	8.1 mi
Cloud ElemWichita	Pre-K–5	580	Public	2.6 mi
College Hill ElemWichita	Pre-K–5	378	Public	2.6 mi
Colvin ElemWichita	Pre-K–5	571	Public	4.7 mi
Dodge Literacy MagnetWichita	Pre-K–5	547	Public	3.2 mi
Earhart Environ Magnet ElemWichita	Pre-K–5	471	Public	4.8 mi
Enders STEM and Leadership MagnetWichita	Pre-K–5	509	Public	3.7 mi
Enterprise ElemWichita	Pre-K–5	424	Public	4.5 mi
Franklin ElemWichita	Pre-K–5	390	Public	1.1 mi
Gammon ElemWichita	Pre-K–5	448	Public	5.7 mi
Gardiner ElemWichita	Pre-K–5	405	Public	2.7 mi
Gordon Parks AcademyWichita	Pre-K–8	485	Public	3.0 mi
Griffith ElemWichita	Pre-K–5	370	Public	3.7 mi
Harry Street ElemWichita	Pre-K–5	310	Public	2.1 mi
Horace Mann Dual Language MagnetWichita	Pre-K–8	643	Public	0.8 mi
Hyde Intl Studies/Commun Elem MagnetWichita	Pre-K–5	260	Public	3.4 mi
Irving ElementaryWichita	Pre-K–5	447	Public	1.3 mi
Isely Traditional Magnet ElemBel Aire	Pre-K–5	621	Public	7.4 mi
Jackson ElementaryWichita	Pre-K–5	337	Public	5.0 mi

And 66 more.

Private schools (38)

School	Grades	Students	Affiliation	Distance
All Saints Catholic ElementaryWichita	Pre-K–8	156	Roman Catholic	3.2 mi
Annoor Islamic SchoolWichita	Pre-K–10	127	Islamic	5.9 mi
Blessed Sacrament CatholicWichita	Pre-K–8	403	Roman Catholic	2.8 mi
Central Christian AcademyWichita	Pre-K–12	505	Christian (no specific denomination)	6.0 mi
Christ the Savior AcademyWichita	Pre-K–8	61	Other religious	5.1 mi
Holy Cross Lutheran SchoolWichita	Pre-K–8	182	Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod	7.4 mi
Honeytree and Branches AcademyWichita	Pre-K–8	47	Nonsectarian	8.3 mi
Independent ElementaryWichita	Pre-K–12	443	Nonsectarian	5.6 mi
Magdalen Catholic SchoolWichita	Pre-K–8	429	Roman Catholic	8.5 mi
Resurrection Catholic SchoolBel Aire	Pre-K–8	169	Roman Catholic	6.9 mi
St Catherine of Siena Catholic SchoolWichita	Pre-K–8	438	Roman Catholic	5.9 mi
St Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic SchoolWichita	Pre-K–8	453	Roman Catholic	7.7 mi
St Joseph Catholic SchoolWichita	Pre-K–8	113	Roman Catholic	1.3 mi
St Jude Catholic SchoolWichita	Pre-K–8	155	Roman Catholic	3.3 mi
St Margaret Mary Catholic SchoolWichita	Pre-K–8	199	Roman Catholic	3.5 mi
St Patrick Catholic SchoolWichita	Pre-K–8	169	Roman Catholic	1.8 mi
St Peter Catholic SchoolWichita	Pre-K–8	288	Roman Catholic	8.5 mi
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic SchoolWichita	Pre-K–8	425	Roman Catholic	4.6 mi
Sunrise Christian AcademyWichita	Pre-K–12	466	Christian (no specific denomination)	6.3 mi
The Independent School IncWichita	Pre-K–12	421	Nonsectarian	5.7 mi
Wichita Collegiate SchoolWichita	Pre-K–12	806	Nonsectarian	6.1 mi
Wichita Friends SchoolWichita	Pre-K–3	20	Friends (Quaker)	9.5 mi
Wichita Montessori SchoolWichita	Pre-K–5	55	Nonsectarian	5.7 mi
Asheboro Hybrid AcademyAsheboro	K–12	303	Christian (no specific denomination)	972.0 mi
Blessed Sacrament Catholic SchoolWichita	K–8	394	Roman Catholic	2.8 mi
Classical School of WichitaWichita	K–12	449	Christian (no specific denomination)	4.4 mi
Life Preparatory AcademyPark City	K–12	407	Christian (no specific denomination)	6.0 mi
St Anne Elementary SchoolWichita	K–8	163	Roman Catholic	3.6 mi
Sunrise Christian Academy ElementaryBel Aire	K–12	466	Christian (no specific denomination)	6.3 mi
Three Angels Seventh-Day Adventist SchoolWichita	K–8	20	Seventh-day Adventist	5.2 mi

And 8 more.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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