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Wichita Data Pulse

The Living Archive's real-time utility view. Monitoring city metrics, economic health, and public safety datasets directly from official municipal feeds.

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City Notices

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Public Safety

City of Wichita ArcGIS · Last 90 days

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How Wichita is doing

Economy, infrastructure, and community indicators from federal, state, and county sources.

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Economy

Avg Gas Price
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Median Home Value
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Metro Population
~650K
Census Est.
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Arkansas River

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County Jail Roster
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Sedgwick County Detention · 1,500 capacity
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Airport (2025)
1.8M
+3.2% YoY — record year
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Library Branches
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Wichita Public Library
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Public Health — Kansas

CDC NSSP + NWSS

Deep dives

Trends over time

Longer-range charts from FRED, City of Wichita ArcGIS, and weather history. Good for spotting patterns.

Economic Trends

Wichita MSA data from Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED). Updates monthly.

Unemployment Rate — Wichita MSA (24 mo)

House Price Index — Wichita MSA (4 yr)

Safety Trends

Historical data from City of Wichita ArcGIS. Updates each morning.

Crime Trend (with 7-day avg)

Crimes by Category

Crimes by Time of Day

Top Crime Locations

Fire/EMS Call Types

Traffic Accidents Trend

Weather History

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Daily Rainfall — Last 30 Days

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