Topeka, Kansas Demographics

Topeka is 3rd in Kansas out of 55 other cities in Retail sales

Topeka is 3rd in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Households

Topeka is 3rd in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Race - Two or More

Topeka is 4th in Kansas out of 55 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Topeka is 4th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Housing units

Topeka is 4th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Size in square miles

Topeka is 5th in Kansas out of 60 other cities in Current population (2012)

Topeka is 8th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Topeka is 8th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Topeka is 10th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Female residents

Size Demographics
	Topeka	Rank	Kansas	US
Current population (2012)	127,939	5th	2,885,905	313,914,040
Size in square miles	60.2	4th	81,758.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	2,118.6	15th	34.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Topeka	Rank	Kansas	US
Residents younger than 5	7.5%	33rd	7.0%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.4%	43rd	25.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	14.3%	24th	13.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Topeka	Rank	Kansas	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	88.4%	39th	89.5%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	27.7%	26th	29.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Topeka	Rank	Kansas	US
Race - White	76.2%	52nd	87.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	11.3%	8th	6.2%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.4%	8th	1.2%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.3%	31st	2.6%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	32nd	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	4.9%	3rd	2.7%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	13.4%	12th	11.0%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	69.7%	51st	77.5%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Topeka	Rank	Kansas	US
Female residents	52.2%	10th	50.3%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	5.5%	23rd	6.5%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Topeka	Rank	Kansas	US
Housing units	59,582	4th	1,237,651	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	27.2%	11th	17.6%	25.9%
Households	54,409	3rd	1,104,479	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	58.5%	52nd	69.0%	66.1%
Home median value	$95,600	38th	$125,500	$186,200
People per household	2.3	51st	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics
	Topeka	Rank	Kansas	US
Income per capita	$23,803	31st	$26,545	$27,915
Income per household	$40,362	44th	$50,594	$52,762
Income below poverty line	18.9%	11th	12.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Topeka	Rank	Kansas	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	8,897	4th	237,040	27,092,908
Retail sales	$2,136,564	3rd	$34,538,332	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$17,383	18th	$12,444	$12,990