COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lecompton vs Topeka
PLACE A
Lecompton, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Topeka, Indiana
Lecompton is 53% smaller than Topeka. Lecompton earns more, with a median household income $6,102 higher. Topeka has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -6%).
LECOMPTONTOPEKADIFFERENCE
Total population5721,229−53% vs Topeka
Population density326761−436
Population growth-5.9%4.6%−10.5 pts
Median age39.632.1+7.5
Male52.4%52.3%+0.1 pts
Female47.6%47.7%−0.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%8.1%−8.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.8%82.8%−1.9 pts
Black0.5%1.4%−0.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.5%1.8%+2.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other14.1%14.1%+0.1 pts
Median household income$68,977$62,875+$6,102
Per capita income$35,012$26,307+$8,705
Poverty rate7.9%7.9%−0.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3680.379−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher19.5%6.0%+13.4 pts
Graduate degree2.7%2.2%+0.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.9%12.3%−11.4 pts
Labor force participation75.8%68.1%+7.6 pts
Median home value$203,800$141,700+$62,100
Median gross rent$925$916+$9
Owner-occupied73.4%66.7%+6.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.0%6.7%+9.3 pts
Rent-burdened households36.6%10.0%+26.6 pts
Average commute33.117.3+15.8
Worked from home4.1%1.2%+2.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%3.1%−3.1 pts
Uninsured8.0%25.3%−17.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025