Sedgwick County Information
Sedgwick in
Kansas occupies
1,009 square miles and has a 2006 population of
470,895, a change from a 2000 population of
452,869 and
403,662 in 1990.
13.8% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
14.3% percent is 25-35, and
14.3% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
3,070 acts of violent crime reported in
Sedgwick in 2004, a change from
2,180 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
11,495 people:
4.7% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
4.3%.
Read more about
Sedgwick, Kansas in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Sedgwick | |
| State | Kansas | |
| Land Area | 1,009 sq. miles | Ranked 756 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 470,895 | Ranked 134 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 466,114 | |
| Population 2000 | 452,869 | Ranked 130 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 403,662 | Ranked 123 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 83.4% | |
| African American | 9.3% | |
| Asian American | 3.7% | |
| Native American | 1.1% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 7.7% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 14.8% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 13.8% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 14.3% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 14.3% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 14.5% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 9.3% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 5.6% | |
| Population 75 and up | 5.7% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 3,070 | 2,180 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 31 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 273 | |
| Robberies | 636 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 2,130 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 24,370 | 21,063 |
| Burglaries | 4,685 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 17,792 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 1,893 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 245,677 | 236,415 |
| Unemployed Population | 11,495 | 10,088 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.7% | 4.3% |
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