Topeka: Population Profile

Metropolitan Area Residents

1980: 154,916

1990: 160,976

2000: 169,871

Percent change, 1990–2000: 5.5%

U.S. rank in 1990: Not reported

U.S. rank in 2000: 319th

City Residents

1980: 118,690

1990: 119,883

2000: 122,377

2003 estimate: 122,008

Percent change, 1990–2000: 1.3%

U.S. rank in 1990: 149th

U.S. rank in 2000: 197th

Density: 2,185 people per square mile (2000)

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 96,093

Black or African American: 14,332

American Indian and Alaska Native: 1,603

Asian: 1,340

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 50

Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 10,847

Other: 4,969

Percent of residents born in state: 67.9% (2000)

Age characteristics (2000)

Population under 5 years old: 8,615

Population 5 to 9 years old: 8,224

Population 10 to 14 years old: 7,873

Population 15 to 19 years old: 8,363

Population 20 to 24 years old: 8,710

Population 25 to 34 years old: 17,169

Population 35 to 44 years old: 18,153

Population 45 to 54 years old: 16,553

Population 55 to 59 years old: 5,582

Population 60 to 64 years old: 4,717

Population 65 to 74 years old: 9,031

Population 75 to 84 years old: 6,821

Population 85 years and older: 2,566

Median age: 36.3

Births (2003)

Total number: 2,068

Deaths (2003)

Total number: 1,513 (of which, 18 were infants under the age of 1 year)

Money income (1999)

Per capita income: $19,555

Median household income: $35,928

Total households: 52,143

Number of households with income of . . .

less than $10,000: 5,297

$10,000 to $14,999: 3,929

$15,000 to $24,999: 8,125

$25,000 to $34,999: 8,001

$35,000 to $49,999: 9,675

$50,000 to $74,999: 9,875

$75,000 to $99,999: 3,864

$100,000 to $149,999: 2,413

$150,000 to $199,999: 479

$200,000 or more: 485

Percent of families below poverty level: 8.5% (42.5% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 11,294