City profile · Large City
Wichita, Kansas
Reviewed Oct 13, 2026Who leads Wichita, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Lily Wu
- Role
- Mayor (Ceremonial)
- Form of government
- Mayor
- Party
- Republican
- Population
- 397,532
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 13, 2026
- Confirmed by a reviewer against a source
- Last checked
- Oct 13, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourcewichitagov.org ↗
- Official leadership pagewichita.gov/599/City-Council ↗
- City websitewichita.gov ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Lily Wu CurrentMayor (Ceremonial) · added May 4, 2026 · verified Oct 13, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 397,532
- Median household income
- $60,712
- Median age
- 35.4
- Land area
- 165.07 sq mi
- Population density
- 2,408.3 per sq mi
- County
- Sedgwick County
- Metro area
- Wichita, KS
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