Derby
Derby sits southeast of Wichita off K-15, close enough to McConnell that half the dating pool wears a uniform sometimes and far enough out that Friday night means Rock River Rapids in summer and the high school football game in fall. The honest read: this is a family suburb, and the dating market reflects it. Median ages skew married, the bars are sports bars, and Madison Avenue Central Park is the main public courtship venue. Field House Bar and Grill handles casual; Hangar One Steakhouse handles the anniversary. For anything more cosmopolitan, you drive twenty minutes north to Old Town.
Derby by the numbers
Derby runs male-heavy, about 58% men to 42% women.
Median individual income in Derby is about $46,100.
Kansas registers voters by party, and Sedgwick County is about 40% Republican with a 33% Unaffiliated bloc and 25% Democratic - the state’s most competitive large county.
The median renter in Derby pays about $1,140 a month.
About 3,400 Derby residents ages 22 to 50 are single.
Local date spots
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Olive Garden Italian Restaurant
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La Hacienda Mexican Restaurant
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Riverside Cafe
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Madrocks Restaurant & Sports Bar
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Little Busters Sport Bar & Grill
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Sandbox at Derby
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Las Vaquitas Mexican Food
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Morgan's Steakhouse
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The Coffee House
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7 Brew Coffee
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Dutch Bros Coffee
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HTeaO - Derby
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Kansas Cliff Club
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Jurassic Golf
Wheelchair access