County profile
Wichita County, KS
United States · GDP 2024
#2618 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 34% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$353.8M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+10.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
554
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
87
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$48.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
2,031
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.9%
Median HH income
$79.1k±$15.5k
Bachelor's degree+
20.1%±5.9%
Poverty rate
16.5%±6.7%
Business applications
32 · 2025
Retail establishments
13
63.8/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing29%
Health care26%
Wholesale trade19%
Retail trade13%
Food & accommodation7%
Other services7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
2,031
residents · 2025 · -5.5% since 2020
Income per capita $75.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−205
International migration+35
Natural change+54
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$209.7M2019
$206.9M2020
$246.3M2021
$281.4M2022
$321.4M2023
$353.8M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$99.3k±$37.9k
Median gross rent
$942/mo±$127/mo
Vacancy rate
10.4%±6.2% · low reliability
Affordability
2.1× wages
Residential permits
$0
0 units · 0.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
8.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$877/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 89Drought 80Cold wave 39
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2011–2024
1282011
1412012
1372013
1492016
1492017
1562018
1692019
1702020
1742021
1942024
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
02021
02022
02023
02024
02025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
84.9 km
I-70
Nearest freight rail
0.4 km
KO
Nearest port
531.0 km
BARTLETT AND CO NEBRASKA CITY DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
82.3 km
GARDEN CITY RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$48.3k
avg. annual pay · +5% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Wichita?
Wichita's economy produced $353.8M in 2024, growing 10.1% year over year — faster than 91% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.