| ECONOMY | Wichita | Arcata | United States |
| Unemployment Rate | 7.30% | 10.20% | 8.60% |
| Recent Job Growth | 0.99% | 0.30% | 0.35% |
| Future Job Growth | 34.68% | 30.40% | 32.10% |
| Sales Taxes | 6.30% | 7.25% | 5.00% |
| Income Taxes | 6.25% | 4.00% | 4.70% |
| Income per Cap. | $24,706 | $20,832 | $26,154 |
| Household Income | $48,325 | $29,282 | $50,935 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 11.47% | 27.61% | 12.37% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 11.27% | 16.94% | 10.53% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 12.28% | 11.31% | 10.88% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 16.78% | 13.89% | 15.37% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 21.75% | 12.70% | 20.14% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 12.19% | 7.37% | 12.41% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 9.59% | 6.97% | 11.27% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 3.36% | 2.39% | 5.01% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 1.20% | 0.73% | 1.86% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.10% | 0.07% | 0.16% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 12.39% | 10.40% | 14.04% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 21.14% | 27.98% | 20.61% |
| Service | 13.45% | 21.22% | 14.45% |
| Sales and Office | 27.25% | 23.65% | 26.75% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.21% | 2.37% | 0.70% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 10.24% | 4.64% | 9.42% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 15.33% | 9.73% | 14.05% |