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Population
125,795
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$144,200
Owner-occupied units
Topeka, KS
Kansas · 39.035° N, 95.696° W · 62 sq mi
Topeka is a city in Kansas, with a population of 125,795 and about 2,032 residents per square mile. The median household earns $56,956 a year, and the median home is worth $144,200.
Conditions
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Size & density
Land area
62 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
2,032
People per square mile
Rank by population
#239
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#178
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$56,956
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$979
Per month
Homeownership
59%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
16.7 min
One way
People
Median age
38
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
29%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
5.1%
Households
54,837
2.21 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 25.1%
Public administration 10.1%
Manufacturing 9.4%
Retail trade 9.4%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of Kansas
State bird
Western Meadowlark
State flower
Wild Native Sunflower
State capital
Topeka
Nickname
The Sunflower State
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- Topeka vs Overland ParkSide by side
Cities near Topeka
- Lawrence, KS24 mi · 96,367
- Olathe, KS48 mi · 150,025
- Shawnee, KS48 mi · 69,848
- Lenexa, KS48 mi · 60,506
- Manhattan, KS50 mi · 54,673
- Kansas City, KS52 mi · 157,805
- Overland Park, KS55 mi · 203,677
- Kansas City, MO62 mi · 521,220
Cities about the same size
- Allentown, PA126,044
- Lakeland, FL125,520
- Buckeye, AZ125,445
- Goodyear, AZ125,359
- Broken Arrow, OK124,991
- Simi Valley, CA124,861
- Wilmington, NC126,809
- West Palm Beach, FL127,189
More in Kansas
- Wichita400,987
Wealthiest person in Kansas
Name
Charles Koch & family
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$67.5B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Wichita
Source of wealth
Koch, Inc.
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Kansas · private sector
Employer
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Sector
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No verified figure for this state. There is no free, authoritative source for largest private employer.
Largest public company in Kansas
Company
Seaboard Corporation
Revenue
$9.1B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Merriam
Ticker
SEB
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.