Topeka ( tə-PEE-kə) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County. It is along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 126,587. The Topeka metropolitan statistical area, which includes Shawnee, Jackson, Jefferson, Osage, and Wabaunsee Counties, had a population of 233,870 in the 2010 census.
The city, laid out in 1854, was one of the Free-State towns founded by Eastern antislavery men immediately after the passage of the Kansas–Nebraska Bill. In 1857, Topeka was chartered as a city.
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| Ethnicity | Topeka | USA |
|---|---|---|
| White | 67.2% | 60.1% |
| African American | 10.2% | 12.2% |
| American Indian | 0.8% | 0.6% |
| Asian | 1.7% | 5.6% |
| Hawaiian | 0% | 0.2% |
| Multiracial | 4% | 2.8% |
| Hispanic | 15.3% | 18.2% |
| Other | 0.9% | 0.3% |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | Topeka | USA |
|---|---|---|
| Less than $10,000 | 6.2% | 5.8% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 4.6% | 4.1% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 11% | 8.5% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 11.3% | 8.6% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 17.3% | 12.0% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 19.8% | 17.2% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 12.7% | 12.8% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 11.1% | 15.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 3.3% | 7.1% |
| Education | Topeka | USA |
|---|---|---|
| < 9th Grade | 3% | 5.0% |
| 9-12th Grade | 6% | 7.0% |
| High School or GED | 33% | 27.0% |
| Other College | 23% | 20.0% |
| Associate's Degree | 6% | 9% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 19% | 20.0% |
| Master's Degree | 7% | 9.0% |
| Professional Degree | 2% | 2.0% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1% | 1.0% |