HRA Logo Sign up now
Career Opportunities

WICHITA SITES
AND ATTRACTIONS
 

The secret is out…

MSN real estate ranked Wichita 1st on the list of best affordable cities. In July of 2006 Wichita was ranked the 9th best big city in the United States by CNN/Money and Money magazine.

The rest of the country is finding out what Wichitans have always known. The city of Wichita serves as the cultural center of Kansas with museums, live theatre and sports teams. With a population of 596,452 Wichita offers a small town feel with big city attractions.

Downtown, the Music Theatre of Wichita, the Metropolitan Ballet of Wichita, the Wichita Grand Opera and the Wichita Symphony Orchestra perform regularly at Century II. For smaller shows look into Mosley Street Melodrama, Crown Uptown, and Cabaret Oldtown.

In addition to theatre, Wichita features many museums of interest. Perhaps one of the most unique museums is Wichita’s Cowtown Museum with its 17 acre open air attractions. Wichita is also proud to share the Exploration Place Science and Discovery Center, the Wichita Art Museum, the Museum of World Treasures and much more.

If visiting during nice weather we strongly recommend visiting the Sedgwick County Zoo. Discover 2,500 animals of nearly 500 different species all up close and personal. This nationally renowned Zoo has the 17th largest collection in the United States attracting more than 500,000 visitors annually.

After all of that entertainment, it is easy to work up an appetite. Wichita is full of great places to eat from fine dining to family owned quick eats.

Wichita Mid-Continent Airport is the largest airport in Kansas and allows travel into Wichita fast and easy.

 

A little about our city…

Wichita sits at the meeting of the Little Arkansas and the Big Arkansas, truly dividing the city between East Wichita and West Wichita. With both a West Wichita office and an East Wichita office, Heartland has been able to serve residents from both sides of the city. In 2006, the population of the entire Metropolitan Wichita area was estimated at 361,420.

Sedgwick County is part of the Metropolitan Wichita Area and the home of the City of Wichita. It is important to encompass all of Sedgwick County when considering the demographics served by the HRA Wichita sites.

GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC ESTIMATES
ESTIMATE
PERCENT
U.S.
  Total Population
470,217
   Male
232,868
49.5
49.2%
  Female
237,349
50.5
50.8%
  Median age (years)
34.6
(x)
36.4
  Under 5 years
37,423
8.0
6.9%
  18 years and over
340,348
72.4
75.3%
  65 years and over
53,304
11.3
12.5%

ETHNIC DEMOGRAPHICS
ESTIMATE
PERCENT
U.S.
 One Race
454,442
96.9
97.9%
       White
367,517
78.2
74.1%
       Black or African American
41,750
8.9
12.4%
       American Indian and Alaska Native
3,975
0.8
0.8%
       Asian
17,589
3.7
4.3%
       Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander
32
0.0
0.1%
       Some other race
23,579
5.0
6.2%
  Two or More Races
15,775
3.4
2.1%
       Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
47,976
10.2
14.7%

SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS
ESTIMATE
PERCENT
U.S.
 Average household size
2.52
(x)
2.60
  Average family size
3.13
(x)
3.19
  Population 25 years and over
297,301
       High school graduate or higher
(x)
87.2
84.0%
       Bachelor's degree or higher
(x)
26.2
27%
  Civilian veterans
       (civilian population 18 yrs and over)
39,843
11.8
10.4%
  Disability status
       (population 5 years and over)
60,973
14.3
15.1%
  Foreign born
34,892
7.4
12.5%
  Speak a language other than English
       at home (population 5 years and over)
52,640
12.2
19.5%
  Household population
464,042

Heartland Research Associates, LLC enrolls volunteers from many socioeconomic backgrounds. We attract health and medical conscious participants from every economic background.

ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
ESTIMATE
PERCENT
U.S.
  In labor force (population 16 yrs and over)
246,225
69.6
64.7%
  Median household income
       (in 2007 inflation-adjusted dollars)
46,294
(x)
50,007
  Median family income
       (in 2007 inflation-adjusted dollars)
58,330
(x)
60,374
  Per capita income
       (in 2007 inflation-adjusted dollars)
24,296
(x)
26,178
  Families below poverty level
(x)
10.0
9.8%
  Individuals below poverty level
(x)
13.1
13.3%

HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS
ESTIMATE
PERCENT
U.S.
  Total housing units
204,631
       Owner-occupied housing units
124,496
67.5
67.3%
       Renter-occupied housing units
59,937
32.5
32.7%
  Owner-occupied homes
124,496
       Median value (dollars)
109,500
(x)
181,800

The city has earned the title of The Air Capital of the World due to the founding of aircraft corporations such as Stearman, Cessna, Mooney and Beach. Today many Wichitans are employed by the aircraft companies Cessna, Hawker Beechcraft, Learjet, Spirit AeroSystem, Airbus and Boeing. Understanding the needs and interest of employees from these companies helps Heartland Research Associates, LLC to serve them better.

 

Wichita Area Largest Employers...

  • Aeroflex Test Solutions
  • Bank of America
  • The Boeing Company
  • Bombardier Aerospace Learjet Inc.
  • Brittain Machine Inc.
  • Case Corporation
  • Catholic Diocese Of Wichita
  • Cessna Aircraft Company
  • City of Wichita
  • City of Hutchinson
  • Chance Industries, Inc.
  • The Coleman Company, Inc.
  • Cox Communications
  • Dept. of Veterans Affiars
  • Dillon Food Stores
  • Dondlinger & Sons Construction
  • Engenio
  • Evcon Industries, Inc.
  • Excel Corporation
  • Hawker Beechcraft
  • Kansas Air National Guard
  • Martin K. Eby Construction Company
  • Farmland Foods
  • Fidelity Bank
  • Intrust Financial Corporation
  • Koch Industries, Inc.
  • McConnell Air Force Base
  • Metal-Fab
  • Pepsi-Cola Co.
  • Pioneer Balloon Company
  • PlasticFab
  • QuickTrip Corporation
  • Ritchie Corporation
  • Riverside Health Systems, Inc.
  • Sedgwick County
  • Sharpline Converting, Inc.
  • Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
  • Spirit AeroSystems
  • Star Lumber & Supply
  • State of Kansas
  • Steven Motor Group
  • Unified School District No. 259
  • Unified School District No. 260
  • Unified School District No. 261
  • United States Government
  • Via Christi Health System, Inc.
  • Vulcan Chemicals Company
  • Wesley Medical Center
  • Wichita Clinic, P.A.
  • The Wichita Eagle
  • Wichita State University
  • Wescon Products
  • Westar Energy

Many universities are located in Wichita attracting a large college population. Colleges include Wichita State University, Friends University, Butler Community College, ITT Technical Institute, Newman University, University of Phoenix, Wichita Area Technical College, Wichita Technical Institute, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Heartland Research Assoc. has been fortunate to work with many schools to spread awareness of pharmaceutical research.

*Census information is from Sedgwick County Demographics from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Back to top of page