Topeka, KS Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	122,377	100.0

Male	58,759	48.0
Female	63,618	52.0

Under 5 years	8,615	7.0
5 to 9 years	8,224	6.7
10 to 14 years	7,873	6.4
15 to 19 years	8,363	6.8
20 to 24 years	8,710	7.1
25 to 34 years	17,169	14.0
35 to 44 years	18,153	14.8
45 to 54 years	16,553	13.5
55 to 59 years	5,582	4.6
60 to 64 years	4,717	3.9
65 to 74 years	9,031	7.4
75 to 84 years	6,821	5.6
85 years and over	2,566	2.1

Median age (years)	36.3	(X)

18 years and over	92,672	75.7
Male	43,495	35.5
Female	49,177	40.2
21 years and over	87,557	71.5
62 years and over	21,172	17.3
65 years and over	18,418	15.1
Male	7,170	5.9
Female	11,248	9.2

RACE
One race	118,387	96.7
White	96,093	78.5
Black or African American	14,332	11.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,603	1.3
Asian	1,340	1.1
Asian Indian	396	0.3
Chinese	319	0.3
Filipino	179	0.1
Japanese	94	0.1
Korean	127	0.1
Vietnamese	81	0.1
Other Asian ¹	144	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	50	0.0
Native Hawaiian	16	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	9	0.0
Samoan	6	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	19	0.0
Some other race	4,969	4.1
Two or more races	3,990	3.3

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	99,385	81.2
Black or African American	16,108	13.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	3,062	2.5
Asian	1,815	1.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	138	0.1
Some other race	6,200	5.1

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	122,377	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	10,847	8.9
Mexican	8,822	7.2
Puerto Rican	482	0.4
Cuban	69	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	1,474	1.2
Not Hispanic or Latino	111,530	91.1
White alone	91,869	75.1

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	122,377	100.0
In households	118,299	96.7
Householder	52,190	42.6
Spouse	21,795	17.8
Child	32,633	26.7
Own child under 18 years	26,425	21.6
Other relatives	5,037	4.1
Under 18 years	2,274	1.9
Nonrelatives	6,644	5.4
Unmarried partner	2,883	2.4
In group quarters	4,078	3.3
Institutionalized population	3,336	2.7
Noninstitutionalized population	742	0.6

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	52,190	100.0
Family households (families)	30,682	58.8
With own children under 18 years	14,602	28.0
Married-couple family	21,795	41.8
With own children under 18 years	8,929	17.1
Female householder, no husband present	6,841	13.1
With own children under 18 years	4,488	8.6
Nonfamily households	21,508	41.2
Householder living alone	18,256	35.0
Householder 65 years and over	6,110	11.7

Households with individuals under 18 years	16,042	30.7
Households with individuals 65 years and over	12,721	24.4

Average household size	2.27	(X)
Average family size	2.94	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	56,435	100.0
Occupied housing units	52,190	92.5
Vacant housing units	4,245	7.5
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	134	0.2

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.6	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	7.2	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	52,190	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	31,685	60.7
Renter-occupied housing units	20,505	39.3

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.40	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.07	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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