One of the benefits of Topeka is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.63 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
The percentage of people in Topeka who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.46% of adults in Topeka have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Topeka in 2022 was $32,176, which is middle income relative to Kansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $128,704 for a family of four. However, Topeka contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Topeka is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Topeka home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Topeka residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Topeka also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.37% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Topeka include German, English, Irish, European, and French.
The most common language spoken in Topeka is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
