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Thursday, August 6, 2026
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

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

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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.

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State of Kansas

State bird
Western Meadowlark
State flower
Wild Native Sunflower
State capital
Topeka
Nickname
The Sunflower State

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