Wyandotte County, Kansas

Demographic Snapshot

Wyandotte County Kansas City MSA United States
Population, 2017 165,288 2,128,912 325,719,178
Population % Ch., 2007-2017 7.14% 7.47% 7.99%
Median Age, 2016 33.5 37.4 37.9
Land Area (sq. mi.) 151.6 7,950 3,531,905
High School Grads, 2016 78.1% 91.4% 87%
College Grads, 2016 16.3% 35% 30.3%
Labor Force, 2017 77,204 1,128,859 160,320,000
Unemployment Rate, 2017 5.2% 3.8% 4.4%
Note: Educational Attainment rates are for the population 25 years and older. Annual education attainment rates are not available for communities under 25,000 population. For consistency, the Educational Attainment data is from the 2012-2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates, American Community Survey; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Major Employers

 
Company
Type of Operation
Employees
Associated Wholesale Grocers
Food distributor
1,011
BNSF Railway
Railroad
2,500
Cerner Corporation
Healthcare information systems
2,800
Deffenbaugh Industries  Trash collection 625
FedEx Freight  Delivery service 2,200
General Motors Fairfax Assembly
Automobile production
3,000
Hollywood Casino  Gaming 646
Kansas City Kansas Community College  Higher education 750
Kansas City Kansas Public Schools  Education 3,400
Nebraska Furniture Mart
Retail
1,000
Providence Medical Center  Healthcare 700
Unified Government of Wyandotte County
Government
2,300
United Parcel Service of America
Mail Delivery
900
University of Kansas Hospital  Healthcare 7,000
University of Kansas Medical Center  Healthcare 3,729

Contact Information

Wyandotte Economic Development Council

  • Greg Kindle, President
  • 727 Minnesota Avenue, PO Box 171337
  • Kansas City, KS 66117
  • Email: gkindle@wyedc.org
  • Phone: 913.371.3198
  • Website: www.wyedc.org

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