Topeka is home to 47 people in Illinois. 0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Median home value sits at $31,300. People stay put here: 68% were in the same home a year ago. At a median age of 45.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole. There are 43 fewer people here than in 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $77,500, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
0% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 60%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Topeka
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants83.3% → 56.3%(−27.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$81,122 → $31,300(−61%)US over the same years: +67%
Poverty rate26.2% → 0.0%(−26.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era50%(2)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 4 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Topeka, decade by decade
Topeka population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
84
$59,402
$81,122
0.0%
0.0
2000
90
$76,054
$77,420
0.0%
10.6
2010
76
$38,662
$79,121
9.4%
6.5
2020
60
$47,876
$90,903
26.4%
27.2
2024
47
$77,500
$31,300
0.0%
14.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
