Topeka is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 125,449 people and 42 associated neighborhoods, Topeka is the fifth largest community in Kansas.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Topeka is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Topeka is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Topeka who work in office and administrative support (12.28%), sales jobs (8.38%), and management occupations (7.96%). Also of interest is that Topeka has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.67% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Topeka spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.63 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.In terms of college education, Topeka is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.46% of adults 25 and older in the city 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.
