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People QuickFacts |
Topeka |
Kansas |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
122,113 | 2,764,075 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
-0.8% | 2.8% |
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Population, 2000 |
122,377 | 2,688,418 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
7.0% | 7.0% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
24.3% | 26.5% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
15.1% | 13.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
52.0% | 50.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
78.5% | 86.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
11.7% | 5.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.3% | 0.9% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.1% | 1.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
3.3% | 2.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
8.9% | 7.0% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
50.6% | 52.4% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
3.3% | 5.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
7.0% | 8.7% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
85.9% | 86.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
25.3% | 25.8% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
16.6 | 19.0 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
56,435 | 1,131,200 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
60.7% | 69.2% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$68,800 | $83,500 |
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Households, 2000 |
52,190 | 1,037,891 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.27 | 2.51 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$35,928 | $40,624 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$19,555 | $20,506 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
12.4% | 9.9% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Topeka |
Kansas |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
798,395 | 44,117,100 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,845,717 | 26,505,396 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$15,104 | $9,772 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 3,196,947 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
9,222 | 219,378 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.9% | 2.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.8% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.8% | 1.6% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 1.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | Z |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
31.4% | 27.2% |
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