COMPARING TWO PLACES
Quenemo vs Topeka
PLACE A
Quenemo, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Topeka, Indiana
Quenemo is 77% smaller than Topeka. Topeka earns more, with a median household income $12,042 higher. Topeka has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -26%).
QUENEMOTOPEKADIFFERENCE
Total population2861,229−77% vs Topeka
Population density644761−117
Population growth-25.8%4.6%−30.4 pts
Median age38.532.1+6.4
Male53.5%52.3%+1.2 pts
Female46.5%47.7%−1.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%8.1%−8.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.2%82.8%+8.5 pts
Black0.8%1.4%−0.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.7%1.8%−0.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other6.2%14.1%−7.8 pts
Median household income$50,833$62,875−$12,042
Per capita income$20,208$26,307−$6,099
Poverty rate29.4%7.9%+21.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4520.379+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher6.7%6.0%+0.7 pts
Graduate degree0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Unemployment rate9.6%12.3%−2.7 pts
Labor force participation43.7%68.1%−24.4 pts
Median home value$53,800$141,700−$87,900
Median gross rent$831$916−$85
Owner-occupied68.2%66.7%+1.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate39.9%6.7%+33.2 pts
Rent-burdened households57.1%10.0%+47.1 pts
Average commute28.617.3+11.3
Worked from home1.0%1.2%−0.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%3.1%−3.1 pts
Uninsured10.2%25.3%−15.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025