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Topeka Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Topeka Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

1,223

Age

Under 5 Years:
9.4%
5 - 17:
22.6%
18 - 24:
7.2%
25 - 34:
13.8%
35 - 54:
20.5%
55 - 64:
16.0%
Over 65 Years:
10.5%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.2%
3.2%
62.2%
62.2%
5.8%
5.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Topeka
USA
$27,742
$27,742
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Topeka
USA
$59,559
$59,559
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

7.7%

Employment Industries

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Manufacturing
Retail
Healthcare
Accommodation
Education
Administration
Finance
Construction
58.4%
58.4%
12.9%
12.9%
5.0%
5.0%
4.8%
4.8%
3.3%
3.3%
2.6%
2.6%
2.6%
2.6%
2.2%
2.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Other Race / Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
Asian
85.9%
85.9%
12.5%
12.5%
1.0%
1.0%
0.5%
0.5%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Other Arab
European
English
Irish
Romanian
Scots-Irish
Polish
Swiss
Dutch
Swedish
Finnish
Pennsylvania German
French
Yugoslavian
Other West Indian
West Indian
U.S. Virgin Islander
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
Jamaican
32.5%
32.5%
15.3%
15.3%
12.1%
12.1%
10.8%
10.8%
10.5%
10.5%
3.7%
3.7%
3.0%
3.0%
1.8%
1.8%
1.6%
1.6%
1.4%
1.4%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Arabic
German/Yiddish
West Germanic languages
Pacific Island languages
Portuguese
Italian
African languages
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Korean
Japanese
67.3%
67.3%
17.5%
17.5%
15.9%
15.9%
15.3%
15.3%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Topeka Residents

10.6%