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Population in July 2007: 122,642. Population change since 2000: -0.2%
 

Males: 58,886  (48.0%)
Females: 63,756  (52.0%)

Median resident age:  36.3 years
Kansas median age:  35.2 years

Zip codes: 66601, 66603, 66604, 66605, 66606, 66607, 66608, 66609, 66610, 66611, 66612, 66614, 66615, 66616, 66617, 66618, 66619, 66620, 66621, 66622, 66624, 66625, 66626, 66628, 66629, 66634, 66636, 66637, 66638, 66642, 66647, 66652, 66653, 66658, 66667, 66675, 66683, 66686, 66692, 66699.

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Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,662 (it was $35,928 in 2000)
Topeka:  $41,662
Kansas:  $47,451

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $92,100 (it was $65,700 in 2000)
Topeka:  $92,100
Kansas:  $121,200

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $107,793; Detached houses: $114,095; Townhouses or other attached units: $102,934; In 2-unit structures: $30,082; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $95,000; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $40,633; Mobile homes: $19,839

Median gross rent in 2007: $581.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2007: 15.3%
(10.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 38.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents)

Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip codes: 66603, 66604, 66605, 66606, 66607, 66608, 66609, 66610, 66611, 66614, 66615, 66616, 66617, 66618, 66619.

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Races in Topeka:

  • White Non-Hispanic (75.1%)
  • Black (11.7%)
  • Hispanic (8.9%)
  • Other race (4.1%)
  • Two or more races (3.3%)
  • American Indian (2.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Topeka: 76.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (24.1%), Irish (11.6%), English (11.0%), United States (6.9%), French (3.2%), Swedish (2.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1000 feet

Land area: 56.0 square miles.

Population density: 2190 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Topeka

  • High school or higher: 85.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.8%
  • Unemployed: 4.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Topeka city

  • Never married: 26.7%
  • Now married: 49.1%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 8.2%
  • Divorced: 14.7%

4,017 residents are foreign born (1.9% Latin America, 0.7% Asia).

This city:  3.3%
Kansas:  5.0%



According to our research there were 218 registered sex offenders living in Topeka, Kansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Topeka to the number of sex offenders is 563 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2007: $1,417 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2007: $1,267 (1.6%)

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Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Kansas City, MO (61.0 miles , pop. 441,545).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (435.9 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Silver Lake, KS (3.2 miles ), Auburn, KS (3.4 miles ), Meriden, KS (3.5 miles ), Willard, KS (3.8 miles) , Hoyt, KS (3.8 miles ), Carbondale, KS (3.9 miles ), Rossville, KS (3.9 miles ), Lecompton, KS (4.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 160 buildings, average cost: $117,700
  • 1997: 171 buildings, average cost: $111,800
  • 1998: 173 buildings, average cost: $135,900
  • 1999: 180 buildings, average cost: $139,700
  • 2000: 231 buildings, average cost: $137,700
  • 2001: 332 buildings, average cost: $122,900
  • 2002: 273 buildings, average cost: $134,100
  • 2003: 367 buildings, average cost: $132,700
  • 2004: 508 buildings, average cost: $159,600
  • 2005: 539 buildings, average cost: $158,300
  • 2006: 314 buildings, average cost: $170,200
  • 2007: 223 buildings, average cost: $168,400

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Latitude: 39.04 N, Longitude: 95.69 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +26,568 (+21.7%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 50,361 (86.4%)

Area code: 785

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Topeka, Kansas business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: +1,581 (+1.3%).

Unemployment in December 2008:
Here:  5.3%
Kansas:  4.0%


Unemployment by year (%)

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (10%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (18%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)
  • Registered nurses (3%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)



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Crime in Topeka by Year
Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Murders 15182281687912
    per 100,000 12.514.317.96.513.16.55.77.39.8
Rapes 1016184735250505747
    per 100,000 84.148.468.559.042.540.840.946.438.6
Robberies 377472358409298246275310308
    per 100,000 313.9374.2291.9330.8243.4200.7225.0252.4252.7
Assaults 615727611499362332350293352
    per 100,000 512.0576.3498.1403.6295.6270.9286.4238.6288.8
Burglaries 2,4362,7272,0461,7671,5181,4011,7191,4781,424
    per 100,000 2028.22161.91668.01429.31239.71143.31406.51203.51168.3
Thefts 9,1078,0677,6327,8637,1836,9837,2446,6455,646
    per 100,000 7582.36395.26222.16360.35866.35698.35927.15410.94632.2
Auto thefts 699984777675507659699625704
    per 100,000 582.0780.1633.5546.0414.1537.8571.9508.9577.6
Arson 699N/A18N/AN/A10101110
    per 100,000 582.0N/A14.7N/AN/A8.28.29.08.2
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 780.6764.3694.2638.3546.8511.1550.3516.6497.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 349 (294 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.40
US city average:  3.00

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Topeka-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 184% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/8/1966, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 6.5 miles away from the Topeka city center killed 16 people and injured 450 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 6/8/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.7 miles away from the city center killed 6 people and injured 177 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Birthplace of: Charles Curtis - (1860-1936), Vice President of the United States, Annette Bening - (born 1958), actor, Gwendolyn Brooks - (born 1917), poet, John Parrella - 2005 NFL player (St. Louis Rams, born: Nov 22, 1969), Brian Bailey - College football player (Western Michigan Broncos), Mark Anderson - College basketball player (Robert Morris Colonials), Michael Williams - College basketball player (Northern Iowa Panthers), Raphael Posey - College basketball player (Tex San Antonio Roadrunners).


Main business address for: PAYLESS SHOESOURCE INC /DE/ (RETAIL-SHOE STORES), WESTAR ENERGY INC /KS (ELECTRIC & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED), CAPITOL FEDERAL FINANCIAL (SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED).


Hospitals/medical centers in Topeka:
  • KANSAS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (1504 SW 8TH AVE)
  • SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF TOPEKA (1700 W 7TH ST SUITE 840)
  • ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER (1700 W 7TH ST)
  • STORMONT VAIL HEALTHCARE (1500 SW 10TH ST)

Political contributions by individuals in Topeka, KS

Airports and Heliports located in Topeka: See detailed data for Airports and Heliports located in Topeka, KS

Amtrak station:
TOPEKA (5TH & HOLLIDAY STS.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.

Local government website: www.topeka.org

Colleges/Universities in Topeka:
  • WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (Full-time enrollment: 4,472; Location: 1700 SW COLLEGE AVENUE; Public; Website: www.washburn.edu; Offers Master's degree)
  • KAW AREA TECHNICAL SCHOOL (FT enrollment: 444; Location: 5724 HUNTOON; Public)
  • TOPEKA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 260; Location: 1620 NW GAGE; Private, for-profit; Website: www.educationamerica.com)
  • BRYAN CAREER COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 107; Location: 1527 SW FAIRLAWN RD; Private, for-profit; Website: www.bryancareercolleges.com)
  • BAKER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING (FT enrollment: 88; Location: 1500 SW 10TH; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.bakeru.edu)
  • AMERICAN ACADEMY OF HAIR DESIGN (FT enrollment: 71; Location: 901 SW 37TH ST; Private, for-profit)
  • STUPPY MID-AMERICA SCHOOL OF FLORAL DESIGN (Location: 1720 SW 42ND ST; Private, for-profit; Website: www.stuppy.com)
  • TOPEKA INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE (Location: 5120 W 28TH; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Topeka:
  • UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 24 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; Full-time enrollment: 22,506)
  • EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; EMPORIA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,528)
  • KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; FT enrollment: 19,210)
  • KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,837)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 51 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,168)
  • JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; OVERLAND PARK, KS; FT enrollment: 8,857)
  • PARK UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; PARKVILLE, MO; FT enrollment: 4,180)
Public high schools in Topeka:
Private high schools in Topeka:
  • HAYDEN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 563; Location: 401 GAGE BOULEVARD; Grades: 9 - 12)
  • CAIR PARAVEL LATIN SCHOOL (Students: 351; Location: 635 SOUTHWEST CLAY; Grades: KG - 12)
  • CORNERSTONE FAMILY SCHOOL (Students: 133; Location: 3711 SW MUNSON; Grades: KG - 12)
  • FAITH CHRISTIAN LEARNING CENTR (Students: 105; Location: 3710 N TOPEKA BLVD; Grades: PK - 12)
  • KNOLLWOOD BAPTIST SCHOOL (Students: 41; Location: 1813 SW 29TH ST; Grades: KG - 12)
  • FAITH BAPT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 5; Location: 2401 BELLE AVENUE; Grades: KG - 12)
Biggest public elementary/middle schools in Topeka:
Biggest private elementary/middle schools in Topeka:
  • MOST PURE HEART-MARY SCHOOL (Students: 505; Location: 1750 STONE; Grades: KG - 8)
  • CHRIST THE KING [TOPEKA] (Students: 344; Location: 5973 SW 25TH; Grades: KG - 8)
  • TOPEKA COLLEGIATE (Students: 285; Location: 2200 SW EVENINGSIDE DR; Grades: PK - 8)
  • TOPEKA LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 259; Location: 701 ROOSEVELT STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
  • ST MATTHEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 240; Location: 1000 EAST 28TH STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
  • HOLY NAME ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 226; Location: 934 S.W. CLAY ST; Grades: KG - 8)
  • ASSUMPTION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 203; Location: 735 JACKSON; Grades: KG - 8)
  • SACRED HEART (Students: 141; Location: 1725 NE SEWARD AVE; Grades: KG - 8)
  • OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE SCHOOL (Students: 131; Location: 210 NORTH BRANNER; Grades: PK - 8)
  • HERITAGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 93; Location: 3102 NORTH TOPEKA AVE; Grades: PK - 10)
See full list of schools located in Topeka

Library in Topeka:
  • TOPEKA & SHAWNEE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $13,396,341; Location: 1515 SW 10TH AVE; 509,308 books; 30,308 audio materials; 46,835 video materials; 1,401 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Allen County Community College in Burlingame, KS 30 minutes from Topeka, KS Serving Shawnee, Osage and other surrounding counties
  • Heritage Christian School (Private High School Grades 9-12) Address same as Elementary

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Notable locations in Topeka: South City Plaza (A), South Topeka Interchange (B), Southwest Village (C), Topeka Country Club (D), Topeka Golf Course (E), White Lakes Plaza (F), Elmhurst Plaza (G), Highland Village (H), Shawnee Country Club (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: University Village Mall (1), Washburn View Shopping Center (2), Westboro Shopping Center (3), White Lakes Shopping Center (4), Eastboro Shopping Center (5), Gage Shopping Center (6), Highland Crest Shopping Center (7), Holliday Square Shopping Center (8), Indian Hills Shopping Center (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Topeka include: Lakeview Church of the Nazarene (A), Miracle Revival Center (B), Lowman United Methodist Church (C), Christ Church (D), Christ Lutheran Church (E), Christian Church in Kansas (F), Church of God Independent Holiness (G), Mexican Baptist Church (H), Community Christian Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Foster Cemetery (1), Memorial Park Cemetery (2), Mount Hope Cemetery (3), Mount Calvary Cemetery (4), Mount Auburn Cemetery (5), Topeka Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Hidden Valley Lake (A), Forty and Eight Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: South Branch Shunganunga Creek (A), Colly Creek (B), Soldier Creek (C), Indian Creek (D), Deer Creek (E), Ward Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Topeka include: Willow Park (1), Santa Fe Park (2), Gage Park (3), Washburn Park (4), Central Park (5), Lakewood Park (6), Meade Park (7), Big Shunga Park (8), Seabrook Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Combat Air Museum (6700 Southwest Topeka Boulevard) (1), Great Overland Station (Museums; 701 North Kansas Avenue) (2), Railroad Heritage Inc (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; Po Box 8792) (3), Topeka City - Zoo- Administration (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 635 Southwest Gage Boulevard) (4), Ward Meade Park (Historical Places & Services; 124 Northwest Fillmore Street) (5), Lexis Nexis (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 1700 Southwest College Avenue) (6), Stormont-Vail Healthcare Stormont-Vl RGNL Health Center - Baker University School of Nur (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 1500 Southwest 10th Avenue) (7), Museum of Kansas National Guard (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 6700 Southwest Topeka Boulevard) (8), Pocket Change (Amusement & Theme Parks; 1801 Southwest Wanamaker Road Ofc) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Hotels: Amerisuites (6021 Southwest 6th Avenue) (1), Days Inn (1510 Southwest Wanamaker Road) (2), Best Western Parsons Inn (101 East Main Street) (3), Capital Center Inn (914 Southeast Madison Street) (4), Country Inn-Suites Topeka (6020 Southwest 10th Street) (5), Best Western Topeka Inn (700 Southwest Fairlawn Street) (6), Ramada Inn Downtown - Topeka (420 SE 6th Ave) (7), Amerisuites Topeka (6021 SW 6th Ave) (8), Executive Residences Inc (2320 South Kansas Avenue) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Courts: Topeka Municipal Court (214 Southeast 8th Avenue Frnt) (1), Corporation Commission (1500 Southwest Arrowhead Road) (2), Kansas State - Supreme Court- Justice Marla J Luckert (Kansas Judicial Centre) (3), Kansas State - Supreme Court- Justice Robert E Davis (Kansas Judicial Centre) (4), Kansas State - Supreme Court- Reporter (Kansas Judicial Centre) (5), Topeka City - Municipal Court- Probation (707 Southeast Quincy Street) (6), Kansas State - Workforce Network Board (401 Southwest Topeka Boulevard) (7), Federal Bureau of Investigation (444 Southeast Quincy Street Suite 390) (8), Jefferson Court (1017 Northeast Jefferson) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

 

Air pollution trends in Topeka

Pollutant: Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Weighted Annual Mean at 2 sites: 11.5 µ/m3 in 2005 (it was 10.8 µ/m3 in 2000).



Drinking water stations with addresses in Topeka and their reported violations in the past:

ANDERSON`S MOBILE HOME COURT (Population served: 76, Purch_groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • OCCT Study Recommendation - Between JAN-01-1994 and OCT-12-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-12-1994)
  • Public Education - Between JAN-01-1994 and NOV-01-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-01-1994)
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and DEC-07-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-07-1999)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1994 and NOV-03-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-03-1994)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1993 and APR-01-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-01-1994)

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Kansas:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  58.8%
Whole state:  67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.5%
Whole state:  4.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Topeka, KS


People in group quarters in Topeka
  • 1604 people in nursing homes
  • 421 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 403 people in state prisons
  • 274 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 271 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 269 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 194 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
  • 168 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 148 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 98 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 84 people in halfway houses
  • 44 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 38 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 31 people in other group homes
  • 18 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 5 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 5 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
  • 2 people in religious group quarters


Topeka compared to Kansas state average:

Topeka, Kansas environmental map by EPA

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.


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Arena or stadium:
  • Landon Arena. Capacity: 7,777.
Banks with most branches in Topeka (2009 data):
  • COREFIRST BANK & TRUST: 19 branches. Info updated 2007-10-03: Bank assets: $1,286.7 mil, Deposits: $824.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 30 total offices, Holding Company: Commerce Bank And Trust Holding Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • Kaw Valley Bank: 8 branches. Info updated 2007-02-21: Bank assets: $431.2 mil, Deposits: $346.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Kaw Valley Bancorp, Inc.
  • U.S. Bank National Association: 7 branches. Info updated 2008-11-25: Bank assets: $261,775.6 mil, Deposits: $171,980.0 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2849 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
  • Capital City Bank: 7 branches. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $407.3 mil, Deposits: $308.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Capital City Bancshares, Inc.
  • Bank of America, National Association: Huntoon Branch, North Branch, Highland Park Branch, Topeka Boulevard Branch, Fairlawn Branch, Topeka Main Branch. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $1,471,631.0 mil, Deposits: $954,677.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 6194 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • Citizens Bank and Trust Company: Southwest Branch, Columbian Bank And Trust Company Bra, Gage Branch, Motor Bank Branch, California Branch. Info updated 2008-08-25: Bank assets: $1,300.6 mil, Deposits: $1,022.5 mil, headquarters in Chillicothe, MO, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 30 total offices, Holding Company: Young Partners, L.P.
  • Fidelity State Bank and Trust Company: Topeka Branch, Gage Boulevard Branch, Drive-In Facility, Fidelity State Bank And Trust Compan. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $97.0 mil, Deposits: $70.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Fidelity Kansas Bankshares, Inc.
  • UMB Bank, National Association: Detached Facility, Detached Facility, North Plaza Branch, Highland Park Branch. Info updated 2007-12-13: Bank assets: $9,262.7 mil, Deposits: $6,668.4 mil, headquarters in Kansas City, MO, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 116 total offices, Holding Company: Umb Financial Corporation
  • 13 other banks with 22 local branches

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Topeka, Kansas
  • Best Western Candelight, 2831 SW Fairlawn, Topeka, KS 66614, Phone: (785) 272-9550, Fax: (785) 272-8242
  • Econo Lodge, 2950 S W Topeka Blvd, Topeka, KS 66611, Phone: (785) 267-1681, Fax: (785) 267-3908
  • Fairfield Inn, 1530 SW Westport Dr, Topeka, KS 66604, Phone: (785) 273-6800, Fax: (785) 273-6800
  • Ramada Inn South, I-470 & S Topeka Ave, Topeka, KS 66609, Phone: (785) 267-1800
  • Heritage House, 3535 SW 6TH, Topeka, KS 66606, Phone: (785) 233-3800, Fax: (785) 233-9793
  • Super 8 Motel - Topeka, 5968 SW 10TH, Topeka, KS 66604, Phone: (785) 273-5100, Fax: (785) 273-5100
  • Comfort Inn Topeka, 1518 SW Wanamaker Rd, Topeka, KS 66604, Phone: (785) 273-5365, Fax: (785) 273-5365
  • Days Inn Topeka, 1510 SW Wanamaker Rd, Topeka, KS 66604, Phone: (785) 222-8538, Fax: (785) 272-8538
  • 20 other hotels and motels
See all 28 fire-safe hotels and motels in Topeka, Kansas


Educational Attainment



School Enrollment by Level of School


Topeka travel time to work
Topeka mode of transportation to work chart


2004 Presidential Election results in Shawnee County Kansas:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (75%)
  • Electricity (23%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Neighborhoods in Topeka:


Religon statistics for Topeka

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchLutheran ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Adherents33.9%14.1%6.3%6.2%4.7%
Congregations5.3%14.2%4.1%11.2%3.0%
NameAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAPresbyterian Church (USA)Church of the Nazarene Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentOther religions
Adherents4.4%4.1%3.1%2.8%20.4%
Congregations6.5%7.1%3.6%2.4%42.6%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 17$56,949$40,1990$0
Other Government Administration 12$49,881$49,8810$0
Judicial and Legal 50$214,178$51,4030$0
Police Protection - Officers 207$1,125,201$65,2290$0
Police - Other 148$271,994$22,0540$0
Firefighters 226$1,224,391$65,0120$0
Fire - Other 23$123,891$64,6390$0
Streets and Highways 67$240,345$43,0470$0
Welfare 13$35,880$33,1200$0
Sewerage 35$135,984$46,6230$0
Parks and Recreation 184$573,656$37,4120$0
Housing and Community Development(Local) 17$58,735$41,4600$0
Water Supply 116$421,816$43,6360$0
Transit 170$531,559$37,5225$2,670
Other and Unallocable 130$417,850$38,5710$0
Totals for Government 1415$5,482,310$46,4935$2,670


Topeka government finances in 2006:
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $13,500,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $23,395,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,926,000
    Parking Facilities: $2,692,000
    All Other: $2,155,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $15,340,000
    Sewerage: $15,230,000
    Water Utilities: $8,036,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,174,000
    Police Protection: $84,000
    Parking Facilities: $14,000
    Local Fire Protection: $9,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $32,631,000
    Police Protection: $24,000,000
    Water Utilities: $20,931,000
    Local Fire Protection: $16,737,000
    Sewerage: $16,237,000
    Parks and Recreation: $11,111,000
    Regular Highways: $8,902,000
    Financial Administration: $5,911,000
    Transit Utilities: $5,726,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,216,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,020,000
    Parking Facilities: $2,996,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,763,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $1,510,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,376,000
    Corrections - Other: $170,000
  • DISCONTINUED for 2005 (Formerly: Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue): $132,750,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $5,071,000
    Transit Utilities: $823,000
    All Other: $351,000
    General Local Government Support: $230,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $9,056,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Regular Highways: $893,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $7,111,000
    Highways: $1,584,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $160,108,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $27,358,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,292,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $8,672,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $3,163,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,866,000
    Special Assessments: $1,757,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $1,377,000
    Rents: $835,000
    Sale of Property: $194,000
  • NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $338,449,000
    Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $306,635,000
    Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $46,106,000
    Assistance and Subsidies – Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $1,041,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $6,688,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,082,000
    Parks and Recreation: $550,000
    Financial Administration: $547,000
    Parking Facilities: $458,000
    Sewerage: $410,000
    Water Utilities: $312,000
    Police Protection: $218,000
    General - Other: $196,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $46,000
    Local Fire Protection: $41,000
    Central Staff Services: $6,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $52,523,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $21,880,000
    Transit Utilities: $916,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $25,425,000
    Beginning: $23,140,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $141,381,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,556,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,376,000
    All Other: $1,037,000
    Transit Utilities: $460,000
    Housing and Community Development: $97,000
  • Tax - Property: $35,704,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $26,783,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $10,058,000
    Other License: $1,728,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,664,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $71,123,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $3,791,000

5.17% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,801 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.17%
Kansas average:  7.39%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($305 average AGI)
Shawnee County:  0.04%
Kansas average:  0.18%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Douglas County, KS  0.38% ($34,745 average AGI)
from Osage County, KS  0.29% ($29,870)
from Jefferson County, KS  0.25% ($31,521)


5.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,853 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.35%
Kansas average:  7.67%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($241 average AGI)
Shawnee County:  0.05%
Kansas average:  0.08%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Douglas County, KS  0.47% ($36,188 average AGI)
to Johnson County, KS  0.45% ($38,154)
to Sedgwick County, KS  0.23% ($34,533)


Strongest AM radio stations in Topeka:
  • WIBW (580 AM; 5 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KTOP (1490 AM; 1 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KMAJ (1440 AM; 5 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
  • KCMO (710 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KCSP (610 AM; 5 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
  • KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KCCV (760 AM; daytime; 6 kW; OVERLAND PARK, KS; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KXTR (1660 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
  • KKLO (1410 AM; 5 kW; LEAVENWORTH, KS; Owner: CHARA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Topeka:
  • KWIC (99.3 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • K205CS (88.9 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WIBW-FM (94.5 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KMAJ-FM (107.7 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KTPK (106.9 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: KANSAS CAPITAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KDVV (100.3 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KLZR (105.9 FM; LAWRENCE, KS; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC)
  • KCHZ (95.7 FM; OTTAWA, KS; Owner: SYNCOM RADIO CORPORATION)
  • KJTY (88.1 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: JOY PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KCVT (92.5 FM; SILVER LAKE, KS; Owner: RICHARD P. BOTT, II)
  • KQTP (102.9 FM; ST. MARYS, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KBUZ (90.3 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • KANU (91.5 FM; LAWRENCE, KS; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS)
  • K215DM (90.9 FM; HOYT, KS; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)

TV broadcast stations around Topeka:
  • KTWU (Channel 11; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA)
  • KTMJ-CA (Channel 43; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: MONTGOMERY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KSNT (Channel 27; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION OF TOPEKA)
  • KTKA-TV (Channel 49; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: NORTHEAST KANSAS BROADCAST SERVICE, INC.)
  • K21AP (Channel 55; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WIBW-TV (Channel 13; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • KUJH-LP (Channel 14; LAWRENCE, KS; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS)


Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

See more detailed statistics of Topeka fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 264
Total length: 2,339 meters (7,674ft)
Total costs: $122,988,000
Total average daily traffic: 3,737,490
Total average daily truck traffic: 455,762

New bridges - Historical Statistics

  • 1900-1909: 3
  • 1910-1919: 0
  • 1920-1929: 7
  • 1930-1939: 8
  • 1940-1949: 5
  • 1950-1959: 47
  • 1960-1969: 64
  • 1970-1979: 39
  • 1980-1989: 20
  • 1990-1999: 63
  • 2000-2009: 8
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Topeka, KS

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 7 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Topeka)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 61 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Topeka, KS)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 102 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 98 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 14 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 628 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Topeka)

FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 4 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Topeka)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 198 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 23 full and 14 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED333$86,6611,401$81,4201,173$79,279279$34,38618$1,654,757574$60,35730$25,225
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED4$109,673144$75,750201$82,00447$28,2710$040$62,7148$23,699
APPLICATIONS DENIED73$78,070258$72,2671,074$81,185313$41,3831$8,300,00089$56,36242$19,925
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN19$86,77493$87,173473$83,49071$66,2470$041$50,2501$28,160
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS2$163,05036$95,066112$80,0266$25,5630$018$64,3180$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed mortgage data for all 35 tracts in Topeka, KS

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 23 full and 14 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED578$93,648194$91,41859$66,194
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED58$86,27647$89,03412$68,591
APPLICATIONS DENIED7$156,9873$126,3502$65,615
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN18$106,59919$77,7505$58,992
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS2$80,1600$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 1304
  • Hazardous Condition: 366
  • Service Call: 61
  • Good Intent Call: 103

Incident types - Topeka


See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Topeka, KS

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