2024 population: 232,648 ( 485 from 2020)
Land area: 3232.7 square miles
Population density: 72.0 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	176,403	75.82%	1.7%
Black:	14,062	6.04%	2.4%
Indian:	2,789	1.20%	0.1%
Asian:	3,260	1.40%	4.8%
2+ races:	8,029	3.45%	6.0%
Hispanic:	28,105	12.08%	8.8%

Total non-White:	56,245	24.18%	4.7%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	10,652	11.4
Deaths:	12,136	13.0
Net Migration:	-66	-0.1
Net Immigration:	1,001	1.1

Change in White population:	-3,015	-1.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,530	1.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
233,133
179,418	76.96%
14,410	6.18%
2,793	1.20%
3,111	1.33%
7,573	3.25%
25,828	11.08%
53,715	23.04%

2010
233,870
186,502	79.75%
14,839	6.34%
3,028	1.29%
2,309	0.99%
6,380	2.73%
20,615	8.81%
47,368	20.25%

2000
224,551
187,516	83.51%
15,110	6.73%
2,875	1.28%
1,738	0.77%
3,982	1.77%
13,138	5.85%
37,035	16.49%

1990
210,257
185,353	88.16%
12,848	6.11%
2,642	1.26%
1,494	0.71%
n/a
7,920	3.77%
24,904	11.84%

1980
203,953
182,877	89.67%
11,938	5.85%
2,045	1.00%
843	0.41%
n/a
6,120	3.00%
21,076	10.33%

1970
197,358
177,457	89.92%
11,021	5.58%
1,435	0.73%
344	0.17%
n/a
6,648	3.37%
19,901	10.08%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
26,664	11.4
21,927	9.4
-8,168	-3.5
1,618	0.7

-7,084	-3.0
6,347	2.7

Number	Rate
2000's
29,434	13.1
20,515	9.1
-3,257	-1.5
2,050	0.9

-1,014	-0.5
10,333	4.6

Number	Rate
1990's
30,026	14.3
21,113	10.0
359	0.2
1,065	0.5

2,163	1.0
12,131	5.8

Number	Rate
1980's
31,191	15.3
19,082	9.4
-5,101	-2.5
n/a

2,476	1.2
3,828	1.9

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-8,601	-4.4
n/a

5,420	2.7
1,175	0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Topeka, KS Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.1
54,153	23.3%
178,495	76.7%
43,964	18.9%

95,742
2.37

59,519	62.2%
45,285	76.1%
5,274	8.9%
36,223	37.8%

2010
Number	Percent
39.1
58,309	24.9%
175,561	75.1%
34,521	14.8%

94,483
2.42

61,383	65.0%
46,197	75.3%
6,676	10.9%
33,100	35.0%

2000
Number	Percent
37.3
57,793	25.7%
166,758	74.3%
31,313	13.9%

89,694
2.44

60,651	67.6%
48,524	80.0%
5,706	9.4%
29,043	32.4%

1990
Number	Percent
34.2
55,439	26.4%
154,818	73.6%
29,117	13.8%

81,962
2.50

56,993	69.5%
47,374	83.1%
4,755	8.3%
24,969	30.5%

1980
Number	Percent
31.3
56,916	27.9%
147,037	72.1%
26,242	12.9%

76,473
2.59

55,349	72.4%
47,955	86.6%
4,001	7.2%
21,124	27.6%

2022 Housing Data for Topeka, KS Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,979	5.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,257	3.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,216	3.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,531	3.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,961	5.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,515	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	4,171	4.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,730	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,558	4.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	8,337	8.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	10,135	10.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	12,981	13.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	10,592	11.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	6,314	6.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	6,392	6.7%
$200,000 or more	5,073	5.3%

Median Household Income	65,037
Per Capita Income	35,711

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	80

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,447	4.6%
Public Assistance	1,917	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7,993	8.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	93,434	74.0%
Unemployed	3,891	3.1%
In Armed Forces	433	0.3%

Total Labor Force	97,758	77.5%
Not in Labor Force	28,435	22.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	37,901	29,322	56.4%
Non-Profit	3,637	7,192	33.6%
Self-Employed	5,927	3,600	62.2%

Local Government	3,842	6,303	37.9%
State Government	3,762	5,380	41.2%
Federal Government	2,145	1,940	52.5%

Total Private + Self	43,828	32,922	57.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	13,386	20,815	39.1%
Total	57,214	53,737	51.6%

Pct. Govt.	21.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	16,150	14.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	22,054	19.9%
Professional, Technical	26,283	23.7%
Service Occupations	18,468	16.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	515	0.5%
All others	28,136	25.3%

White Collar		58.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	17,473	15.7%
Manufacturing	10,834	9.8%
Retail trade	10,350	9.3%
Educational services	10,337	9.3%
Public administration	10,075	9.1%
Construction	8,706	7.8%
Finance and insurance	6,580	5.9%
Accommodation and food services	6,293	5.7%
Transportation and warehousing	5,460	4.9%
Other services	5,287	4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,838	4.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,762	3.4%
Wholesale trade	2,255	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,967	1.8%
Utilities	1,928	1.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,691	1.5%
Information	1,571	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,390	1.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	225	0.2%
Management	69	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	21,384	9.18%
Puerto Rican	1,847	0.79%
Cuban	317	0.14%
Dominican	67	0.03%

Total Central American	1,024	0.44%
Costa Rican	27	0.01%
Guatemalan	473	0.20%
Honduran	10	0.00%
Nicaraguan	428	0.18%
Panamanian	8	0.00%
Salvadoran	78	0.03%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	217	0.09%
Argentinean	15	0.01%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	9	0.00%
Colombian	101	0.04%
Ecuadorian	22	0.01%
Paraguayan	4	0.00%
Peruvian	36	0.02%
Uruguayan	1	0.00%
Venezuelan	29	0.01%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	942	0.40%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	804	0.35%
Chinese	527	0.23%
Filipino	374	0.16%
Japanese	326	0.14%
Korean	292	0.13%
Vietnamese	194	0.08%
Bangladeshi	65	0.03%
Thai	33	0.01%
Laotian	31	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	206,005	93.8%
Spanish	10,431	4.8%
Other Indo-European	648	0.3%
Other Asian	614	0.3%
German, other Germanic	405	0.2%
Chinese	401	0.2%
Other	298	0.1%
Vietnamese	164	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	164	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	54,905	23.6%
English	40,561	17.4%
Irish	25,677	11.0%
American	11,672	5.0%
European	7,186	3.1%
French	4,728	2.0%
Swedish	4,455	1.9%
Scottish	3,641	1.6%
Italian	3,466	1.5%
Dutch	3,230	1.4%
Polish	2,508	1.1%
Norwegian	2,059	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	1,686	0.7%
Welsh	1,668	0.7%
British	1,344	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	227,929	97.8%
Not a citizen	5,066	2.2%

Native	224,662	96.4%
Foreign-born	8,333	3.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,869	2.4%	6,856	4.3%	51,147	32.2%	50,122	31.5%	30,171	19.0%	16,806	10.6%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,869	2.4%
9-12 Years	6,856	4.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	51,147	32.2%
Some College	50,122	31.5%
Bach. Degree	30,171	19.0%
Grad Degree	16,806	10.6%
Average years of education: 13.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	222,892	211,960	10,932	4.9%
1991	224,178	212,652	11,526	5.1%
1992	227,746	216,554	11,192	4.9%
1993	231,924	220,100	11,824	5.1%
1994	234,464	223,334	11,130	4.7%
1995	236,182	225,234	10,948	4.6%
1996	240,484	228,538	11,946	5.0%
1997	239,944	227,690	12,254	5.1%
1998	242,902	232,120	10,782	4.4%
1999	241,126	232,308	8,818	3.7%

2000	240,374	230,600	9,774	4.1%
2001	241,402	231,214	10,188	4.2%
2002	246,762	235,296	11,466	4.6%
2003	247,618	234,476	13,142	5.3%
2004	249,666	234,450	15,216	6.1%
2005	245,924	232,310	13,614	5.5%
2006	238,696	227,116	11,580	4.9%
2007	240,566	229,088	11,478	4.8%
2008	241,314	228,968	12,346	5.1%
2009	246,432	229,714	16,718	6.8%

2010	248,514	231,206	17,308	7.0%
2011	247,554	230,862	16,692	6.7%
2012	244,308	229,222	15,086	6.2%
2013	243,672	229,620	14,052	5.8%
2014	243,092	231,598	11,494	4.7%
2015	241,542	231,308	10,234	4.2%
2016	242,946	233,296	9,650	4.0%
2017	240,890	232,184	8,706	3.6%
2018	239,840	231,736	8,104	3.4%
2019	239,334	231,468	7,866	3.3%

2020	240,898	227,120	13,778	5.7%
2021	242,572	235,052	7,520	3.1%
2022	242,646	236,068	6,578	2.7%
2023	245,130	238,608	6,522	2.7%
2024	238,004	229,108	8,896	3.7%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	104,653
Median Value	$161,709

Occupied	95,742	91.5%
Vacant	8,911	8.5%

Owned	66,993	70.0%
Rented	28,749	30.0%
Median Rent	$911

Single-Family Units	83,047	79.4%
Detached	78,702	75.2%
Attached	4,345	4.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	11,744	11.2%
Mobile Homes	4,151	4.0%

Topeka, KS Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Topeka, KS Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Topeka, KS Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Topeka, KS Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Topeka, KS Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Topeka, KS Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Topeka, KS Metro Area