Wyandotte County, Kansas
Go to state:
Go to county:
State Health Department
- Kansas Department of Health & Environment: 1000 SW Jackson, Topeka
( Richard Morrissey: 785-296-1086 / rmorriss@kdhe.state.ks.us)
Local Health Departments
- Unified Government of Wyandotte County: 619 Ann Ave., Kansas City
( Joseph Connor: 913-321-4803 / jconnor@wycokck.org)
Population:
- Total Population: 157,882
- Males: 76,912
- Females: 80,970
Ethnicity:
- White: 81,462
- Black/African American: 44,488
- Hispanic: 25,182
- Native American/Eskimo: 948
- Asian: 2,210
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 91
- Other: 201
- 2 or more: 3,300
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (122,530)
- Spanish (18,455)
- Miao, Hmong (995)
- French (390)
- German (365)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 14,954
- Mexico (10,538)
- Laos (627)
- El Salvador (361)
- Honduras (290)
- Vietnam (266)
- Guatemala (262)
- Thailand (182)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Catholic Church (21,759)
- Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) (3,980)
- Southern Baptist Convention (3,973)
- American Baptist Churches in the USA (3,927)
- United Methodist Church, The (3,866)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 62,796
- Sensory: 6,781
- Physical: 15,385
- Mental: 7,941
- Self-care: 5,096
- Go outside home: 12,547
- Employment: 15,653
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 2,301
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 59,700
- Utility gas: 50,937
- Bottled or LP gas: 762
- Electricity: 7,616
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 16
- Coal or Coke: 0
- Wood: 167
- Solar Energy: 5
- Other fuel: 105
- No fuel used: 92
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 100,690
- No vehicle: 10,135
- 1 or more vehicle: 90,555
Education Attainment:
- No School: 1,262
- No High School: 7,305
- Some High School: 16,554
- High School: 33,098
- Some College: 21,238
- Associate's Degree: 5,515
- College Degree: 7,420
- Master's Degree: 3,019
- Professional Degree: 852
- Doctoral Degree: 345
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 59,700
- Owners with phone: 36,847
- Owners without phone: 684
- Renters with phone: 20,443
- Renters without phone: 1,726
10 closest counties:
- Johnson County, Kansas
- Platte County, Missouri
- Jackson County, Missouri
- Clay County, Missouri
- Leavenworth County, Kansas
- Cass County, Missouri
- Miami County, Kansas
- Clinton County, Missouri
- Douglas County, Kansas
- Buchanan County, Missouri
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
66012, 66101, 66102, 66103, 66104, 66105, 66106, 66109, 66110, 66111, 66112, 66113, 66115, 66117, 66118, 66119, 66160
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
Get email updates
To receive email updates about this page, enter your email address:
Contact Us:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Rd
Atlanta, GA 30333 - 800-CDC-INFO
(800-232-4636)
TTY: (888) 232-6348
24 Hours/Every Day - cdcinfo@cdc.gov