Topeka.
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Kansas·Shawnee County
39 tracts·107K people·$144K median·1,742/mi²
White 65 · Hispanic 17 · Black 9 · Multiracial 7 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Living alone 39 · Married couple 35 · Other 26
Health 29 · Professional 23 · Public admin 16 · Manufacturing 12 · Retail 11 · Leisure 6 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 38 · Service 19 · Sales · office 19 · Production · transport 16 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 76 · Carpool 20 · Work from home 10 · Walk 2 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Topeka is $144,200 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Topeka has 125,786 residents across 33 census tracts and 32 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.0; the population is 65.1% White, 16.9% Hispanic or Latino, 8.5% Black, 6.9% Multiracial, 1.5% Asian and 1.1% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 29.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 15.7% (Census ACS).
Wanamaker Elem (50%), Whitson Elem (43%) and McCarter Elem (35%) lead the elementary schools; Marjorie French Middle School (27%), Landon Middle School (22%) and Jardine Middle School (19%) lead the middle schools; Lawrence Gardner High School (36%) and Topeka High (20%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $979/month, 38% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Topeka is $56,956 a year, 34% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Topeka, median rent is $979/month and the median home value is $144,200 (Census ACS).
Topeka reported 9.7 violent crimes and 40.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 88°F; winter lows average 22°F; there are 68 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 37 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Topeka are winter weather (98), ice storm (96) and lightning (93), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Topeka, 2.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).