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Topeka, IN (Indiana) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $140,497 (it was $75,500 in 2000)
Topeka:

$140,497
Indiana:

$208,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $93,741 - $204,461

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $191,140
Here:

$191,140
State:

$257,916

Mobile homes: $32,905
Here:

$32,905
State:

$67,116

Total population: 1,190 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,160 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 436 (387 occupied: 249 owner occupied, 142 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

36%
State:

29%

Housing density: 316 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $85,693.

Median contract rent in 2022: $647 (lower quartile is $587, upper quartile is $764)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,111


Median gross rent in Topeka, IN in 2022: $832

Housing units in Topeka with a mortgage: 139 (21 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 22 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $80,420

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $48,638

Median monthly housing costs: $815

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Topeka, Indiana Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1943

Median year apartment built: 1984

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,140
  • Male householders: 200 (66 living alone), Female householders: 184 (37 living alone)
  • 158 spouses (158 opposite-sex spouses), 34 unmarried partners, (34 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 408 children (379 natural, 25 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 36 grandchildren, 16 brothers or sisters, 23 parents, 0 foster children, 57 other relatives, 21 non-relatives

Size of family households: 92 2-persons, 51 3-persons, 43 4-persons, 26 5-persons, 34 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 106 1-person, 21 2-persons.

289 married couples with children.
32 single-parent households (2 men, 30 women).

66.6% of residents of Topeka speak English at home.
17.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
27.3% of residents speak other language at home (46% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 131 (11.5%)
(58.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.7
State:

6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.2
State:

4.3

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Topeka, Indiana
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Topeka, Indiana
  • 0no bedroom
  • 51 bedroom
  • 262 bedrooms
  • 1583 bedrooms
  • 294 bedrooms
  • 325+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Topeka, Indiana
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Topeka, Indiana
  • 0no bedroom
  • 241 bedroom
  • 852 bedrooms
  • 283 bedrooms
  • 64 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Topeka in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Topeka in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 48no vehicle
  • 711 vehicle
  • 912 vehicles
  • 283 vehicles
  • 44 vehicles
  • 75+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Topeka in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Topeka in renter-occupied apartments
  • 11no vehicle
  • 551 vehicle
  • 592 vehicles
  • 173 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Topeka, Indiana
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Topeka, Indiana
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 13 rooms
  • 34 rooms
  • 415 rooms
  • 666 rooms
  • 577 rooms
  • 238 rooms
  • 609+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Topeka, Indiana
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Topeka, Indiana
  • 01 room
  • 32 rooms
  • 163 rooms
  • 634 rooms
  • 275 rooms
  • 126 rooms
  • 157 rooms
  • 38 rooms
  • 39+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Topeka, IN
Topeka town income, earnings, and wages data

  • Topeka, IN household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Topeka, IN in 2022
  • 10Less than $10,000
  • 21$10,000 to $19,999
  • 41$20,000 to $29,999
  • 59$30,000 to $39,999
  • 32$40,000 to $49,999
  • 36$50,000 to $59,999
  • 30$60,000 to $74,999
  • 85$75,000 to $99,999
  • 41$100,000 to $124,999
  • 26$125,000 to $149,999
  • 10$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Topeka, IN

  • Distribution of house value in Topeka, IN in 2022
  • 3$10,000 to $14,999
  • 2$15,000 to $19,999
  • 3$20,000 to $24,999
  • 11$25,000 to $29,999
  • 17$40,000 to $49,999
  • 8$70,000 to $79,999
  • 22$80,000 to $89,999
  • 14$90,000 to $99,999
  • 23$100,000 to $124,999
  • 29$125,000 to $149,999
  • 15$150,000 to $174,999
  • 20$175,000 to $199,999
  • 18$200,000 to $249,999
  • 17$250,000 to $299,999
  • 4$300,000 to $399,999
  • 4$500,000 to $749,999
  • 6$750,000 to $999,999

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Topeka, IN

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Topeka, IN in 2022
  • 4$100 to $149
  • 3$150 to $199
  • 11$450 to $499
  • 10$500 to $549
  • 4$550 to $599
  • 39$600 to $649
  • 43$700 to $749
  • 14$750 to $799
  • 2$800 to $899
Work and jobs in Topeka: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 60.7%
Number of people working at home: 2 (0.4% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 97
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 105
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 42
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 29
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 52
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 21
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 13
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 21
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 6
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 46
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 6
  • 90 or more minutes: 10
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Topeka

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 1,644 (59.2%)
  • Carpooled: 795 (28.6%)
  • Bus: 10 (0.4%)
  • Taxi: 58 (2.1%)
  • Bicycle: 253 (9.1%)
  • Walked: 26 (0.9%)
  • Worked at home: 2 (0.1%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 0.4%Males
  • 6.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 52.8%Males
Races in Topeka detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Topeka, Indiana
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Topeka, Indiana
  • 822010 or later
  • 412000 to 2009
  • 91990 to 1999
  • 111980 to 1989
  • 161970 to 1979
  • 2Before 1970
Ancestries in Topeka, IN

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 210 (35.5%)
  • European: 116 (19.6%)
  • American: 60 (10.1%)
  • Irish: 25 (4.2%)
  • English: 20 (3.4%)
  • Swiss: 13 (2.2%)
  • Arab: 12 (2.0%)
  • Swedish: 12 (2.0%)
  • Finnish: 8 (1.4%)
  • Dutch: 2 (0.3%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Yemen
Topeka:

33.6% (44)
Indiana:

0.2% (654)

Other Western Asia
Topeka:

16.0% (21)
Indiana:

0.1% (303)

Italy
Topeka:

2.3% (3)
Indiana:

0.3% (1,173)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 749
  • Other state: 247
  • Northeast: 33
  • Midwest: 120
  • South: 62
  • West: 31

93.7% of Topeka residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32.3% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73.5% lived in Indiana.


Topeka:

93.7%
State average:

87.1%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 3
  • 7th and 8th grade: 41
  • 9th grade: 34
  • 10th grade: 11
  • 11th grade: 8
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 3
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 158
  • Less than 1 year of college: 20
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 11
  • Associate degree: 0
  • Bachelor's degree: 13
  • Master's degree: 1
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 8
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 8
  • 7th and 8th grade: 77
  • 9th grade: 28
  • 10th grade: 2
  • 11th grade: 7
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 6
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 115
  • Less than 1 year of college: 9
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 27
  • Associate degree: 41
  • Bachelor's degree: 18
  • Master's degree: 9
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Topeka marital status for males
Topeka marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 275
  • One, attached: 4
  • Two: 22
  • 3 or 4: 2
  • 5 to 9: 99
  • 10 to 19: 9
  • Mobile homes: 24

House/condo owner moved in on average 9 years ago

Renter moved in on average 5 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Topeka
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Topeka, IN
  • 91.4%Utility gas
  • 6.6%Electricity
  • 1.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%Coal or coke
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Topeka, IN
  • 46.8%Utility gas
  • 36.7%Electricity
  • 8.6%Other fuel
  • 7.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 43
Here:

29.3%
Indiana:

14.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 24
Here:

33.8%
Indiana:

11.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
Indiana:

22.3%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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