About Wichita

Wichita, the largest city in Kansas with a population 389,965, is the county seat of Sedgwick County. Major highways, including the Kansas Turnpike, US 400 and Interstate I-135, link the city with a large trade area that encompasses a population of more than one million people within a 100-mile radius.

Wichita Facts:

• Wichita is known as the "Air Capital of the World."

• Wichita is the birthplace of Pizza Hut and White Castle fast-food chains.

Wichita's Numbers:

Population of Wichita - 389,877 (as of 2019); 640,218 (MSA as of 2019)

• 8,100+ hotel rooms

• 1,200+ restaurants

• 220+ days of sunshine

• 140+ parks, greenways and recreational corridors

• 100+ miles of bicycle and walking paths

• 35% of all U.S. manufactured general aviation aircraft

• 30+ annual festivals and major events

• Hundreds of performances during Riverfest

• 21 live theaters

• 19 museums

• 30+ art galleries

• 12 golf courses

• 9 disc golf courses

• 10 local breweries

• More than 23 food trucks in the Wichita Food Truck Coalition

• 7th largest zoo in the United States with third-largest elephant exhibit

• 3 Universities

Wichita’s weather:

• Average annual rainfall: 28.61 inches

• Average annual snowfall: 15 inches

• Coldest month: January

• Hottest month: July

• Air quality index in Wichita is 21% better than the national average

• Pollution index in Wichita is 95% better than the national average