Compare Topeka, KS vs Kansas (KS) vs United States

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Metric Topeka, KS
City
Kansas (KS)
State
United States
Country
Overview
Total population 125,786 2,947,197 334,922,499
Rent $979 $1,060 $1,413
Year built 1967 1976 1980
Household income $56,956 $74,275 $80,734
Per capita income $34,089 $40,978 $44,673
Poverty rate 15.7% 11.3% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 3.6% 3.6% 4.0%
Household size 2.2 2.4 2.5
Rent over 30% of income 42.3% 40.4% 47.6%
Demographics
Total population 125,786 2,947,197 334,922,499
Adults over 25 84,954 1,946,678 230,807,303
Total households 54,837 1,174,060 129,227,496
Household size 2.2 2.4 2.5
Income & Poverty
Household income $56,956 $74,275 $80,734
Per capita income $34,089 $40,978 $44,673
Poverty rate 15.7% 11.3% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 3.6% 3.6% 4.0%
Rent over 30% of income 42.3% 40.4% 47.6%
Housing
Rent $979 $1,060 $1,413
Year built 1967 1976 1980
Households that rent 41% 32.8% 34.8%
Households that own 59% 67.2% 65.2%
Rooms per home (all homes) 5.4 6.0 5.5
Race
White 69.3% 76% 61%
Black 8.9% 5.3% 12.2%
Asian 1.7% 2.9% 6%
Two or more races 12.9% 10.6% 12.6%
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino 16.9% 13.6% 19.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino 83.1% 86.4% 80.7%
Commute
Commute rate 89.1% 88.2% 84.9%
Commute time to work 17.0 min 20.0 min 26.0 min
Work from home 10.9% 11.8% 15.1%
Education
Less than high school 29.8% 28.2% 27.5%
High school graduate or GED 31.6% 25.4% 26%
Some college or associate degree 9.7% 10.7% 10.7%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 29% 35.6% 35.7%