Topeka is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 122,045 people and 42 constituent neighborhoods, Topeka is the fourth largest community in Kansas.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Topeka is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Topeka is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Topeka who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.19%), sales jobs (10.31%), and management occupations (7.30%).

Also of interest is that Topeka has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One of the benefits of Topeka is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.59 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Topeka Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Topeka citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 25.28% of adults in Topeka have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Topeka in 2000 was $19,555, which is upper middle income relative to Kansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $78,220 for a family of four.

Topeka is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Topeka home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Topeka is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Topeka include German, English, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Topeka is English. Some people also speak Spanish.