Wichita
Safety in Wichita, KS: Crime, Heat & Commute
$2,599 left/mo
232 sunny days. July high 92°F. 20 min commute. A car per adult.
So you know: homicide deaths in Wichita are above the US rate in this release, 7.6 versus 6.5 per 100,000. CDC via County Health Rankings, CDC NVSS 2017–2023 (CHR 2025 release).
- Homicide deaths
- 7.6 per 100,000
- US 6.5. CDC, CDC NVSS 2017–2023 (CHR 2025 release).
- Firearm deaths
- 18.5 per 100,000
- US 13.4. Homicide, suicide, accidents.
- Getting around
- A car per adult
- Metro-wide
- Commute
- 20 min
- One way
- Population
- 649k
- Wichita
- Without health insurance
- 10.2%
- ACS 2024 5-year, table S2701. Percent uninsured.
Death rates: CDC via County Health Rankings. Weather is not shown here. The modelled figure is Open-Meteo, which is not licensed for a site that runs ads.
Take-home by job in Wichita
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer