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Topeka, Kansas QuickFacts

	Topeka, Kansas	United States
Total population	122,377	281,421,906
State	Kansas
City	topeka

Topeka, Kansas Population

	Topeka, Kansas	%, Topeka, Kansas	United States
Male	58,759	48.01%	49.06%
Female	63,618	51.99%	50.94%
Median age (years)	36.3		35.3

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	Topeka, Kansas	%, Topeka, Kansas	United States
18 years and over	92,672	75.73%	74.31%
21 years and over	87,557	71.55%	69.97%
62 years and over	21,172	17.3%	14.66%
65 years and over	18,418	15.05%	12.43%

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	Topeka, Kansas	%, Topeka, Kansas	United States
White	96,093	78.52%	75.14%
Black or African American	14,332	11.71%	12.32%
Asian	1,340	1.09%	3.64%
Some other race	6,622	5.41%	5.46%
Two or more races	3,990	3.26%	2.43%

Topeka, Kansas Housing

	Topeka, Kansas	%, Topeka, Kansas	United States
Total households	52,190		105,480,101
Family households (families)	30,682	58.79%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	21,508	41.21%	31.94%

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	Topeka, Kansas	%, Topeka, Kansas	United States
Total housing units	56,481		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	4,245	7.52%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	52,190	92.4%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	31,685	56.1%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	20,505	36.3%	30.77%

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	Topeka, Kansas	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	7,998	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	13,727	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	4,331	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,212	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	631	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	168	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	69	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	14	0.57%
Median (dollars)	68,800	119,600

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	Topeka, Kansas	%, Topeka, Kansas	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	11,848	22.7%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	15,976	30.61%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	7,849	15.04%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	7,650	14.66%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	4,220	8.09%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	4,687	8.98%	9.65%

Topeka, Kansas Education

	Topeka, Kansas	%, Topeka, Kansas	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	29,719		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	2,304	7.75%	6.47%
Kindergarten	1,567	5.27%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	12,912	43.45%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	6,249	21.03%	21.38%
College or graduate school	6,687	22.5%	22.81%

Topeka, Kansas Economy

	Topeka, Kansas	%, Topeka, Kansas	United States
Population 16 years and over	95,771		217,168,077
In labor force	62,278	65.03%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	62,052	64.79%	63.39%
- - Employed	59,101	61.71%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	2,951	3.08%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	4.8		5.8
- Armed Forces	226	0.24%	0.53%
Not in labor force	33,493	34.97%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	50,824	53.07%	51.66%
In labor force	30,844	32.21%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	30,797	32.16%	29.65%
- - Employed	29,452	30.75%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	9,841	10.28%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	6,746		12,787,501

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	Topeka, Kansas	%, Topeka, Kansas	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	52,143		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	5,297	10.16%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,929	7.54%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	8,125	15.58%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	8,001	15.34%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	9,675	18.55%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	9,875	18.94%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	3,864	7.41%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,413	4.63%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	479	0.92%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	485	0.93%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	35,928		41,994

	Topeka, Kansas	%, Topeka, Kansas	United States
With earnings	40,592	42.38%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	44,230		56,604
With Social Security income	15,116	15.78%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,735		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	2,222	2.32%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,827		6,320
With public assistance income	1,775	1.85%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,206		3,032
With retirement income	9,563	9.99%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	15,640		17,376

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