Wichita

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#844

Global Rank

2.3

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

0.1%


Share

United States • North America • Language power • Time zone America/Chicago UTC−6 (CST) (observes summer time)

Population
702K
GDP
$47B
GDP per capita
$66,161
Land area
10,340 km² (3,992 mi²)
Density
68/km² (176/mi²)

Primary city Wichita

State / province Kansas

Language English

Stands out, per personListed companies: low vs United StatesMarket value: high vs size peers

Wichita metro area

37.69, -97.33
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

4 teams

Championship History

1 titles

Every major championship won by a team while it represented Wichita, across all sports, newest first. 1 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

Wichita State
1989· 1989-06-10

Top Companies

1 companies
1Koch Industries
$375B
Private

Total Market Cap: $375B across 1 companies

Source data as of October 31, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

House Prices

FHFA to 2026 Q2

FHFA all-transactions index for Wichita, KS, since 1976. Real terms in 2024 dollars. Full history and the year-by-year table.

real, 2024 dollarsnominalindex, first quarter = 100 · shaded: 2007 to 2012
05010015020025030035019801990200020102020

One year
One year +4.5%
nominal
Ten years
Ten years +45.1%
real, 2024 $
Since 2000
Since 2000 +42.9%
real, 2024 $
2007 to 2012
2007 to 2012 −12.2%
2007Q4 to 2012Q2

Languages of Wichita

English first in Kansas.

LanguageShare
English87.9%
Spanish8.1%
Mandarin Chinese0.4%
Vietnamese0.4%
German0.3%
English reach, Kansas
98%
Tier 1 census

Kansas on the languages board · Language power

Screen of Wichita

#130 by film pedigree · score 29.2 · 8 people in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Hattie McDaniel, Chris Buck, Vera Miles, George W. Hill, Natasha Rothwell

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport

Wichita • 4 - Regional