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Language Spoken At Home in Topeka
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 217,739 | 100% |
English only | 202,683 | 93.1% |
Language other than English | 15,056 | 6.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,309 | 2.4% |
Spanish | 10,682 | 4.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,360 | 2.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,720 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 329 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,250 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 571 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 404 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 49 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Topeka
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 233,473 | 100% |
American | 16,564 | 7.1% |
Arab | 236 | 0.1% |
Czech | 1,861 | 0.8% |
Danish | 1,175 | 0.5% |
Dutch | 4,932 | 2.1% |
English | 24,660 | 10.6% |
French (except Basque) | 7,773 | 3.3% |
French Canadian | 823 | 0.4% |
German | 73,748 | 31.6% |
Greek | 354 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 277 | 0.1% |
Irish | 34,925 | 15.0% |
Italian | 5,023 | 2.2% |
Lithuanian | 173 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 2,518 | 1.1% |
Polish | 2,607 | 1.1% |
Portuguese | 114 | 0.0% |
Russian | 1,470 | 0.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,125 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 4,382 | 1.9% |
Slovak | 31 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 811 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 7,002 | 3.0% |
Swiss | 1,449 | 0.6% |
Ukrainian | 64 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 2,594 | 1.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 123 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Topeka
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 95,252 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 62,632 | 65.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 27,178 | 28.5% |
Married-couple family | 46,829 | 49.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 17,607 | 18.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 4,606 | 4.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,504 | 2.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 11,197 | 11.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,067 | 7.4% |
Nonfamily households | 32,620 | 34.2% |
Householder living alone | 27,650 | 29.0% |
65 years and over | 9,618 | 10.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 30,544 | 32.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 23,925 | 25.1% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Topeka
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 228,621 | 100% |
Householder | 95,252 | 41.7% |
Spouse | 46,775 | 20.5% |
Child | 64,925 | 28.4% |
Other relatives | 10,171 | 4.4% |
Nonrelatives | 11,498 | 5.0% |
Unmarried partner | 5,807 | 2.5% |
Marital Status in Topeka
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 89,438 | 100% |
Never married | 26,204 | 29.3% |
Now married, except separated | 49,452 | 55.3% |
Separated | 966 | 1.1% |
Widowed | 2,275 | 2.5% |
Divorced | 10,541 | 11.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 95,970 | 100% |
Never married | 22,528 | 23.5% |
Now married, except separated | 48,137 | 50.2% |
Separated | 1,710 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 9,502 | 9.9% |
Divorced | 14,093 | 14.7% |
Fertility in Topeka
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 3,628 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,503 | 41.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 55 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 68 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 51 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 131 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 18 | 0% |
Grandparents in Topeka
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 4,348 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 2,108 | 48.5% |
Less than 1 year | 613 | 14.1% |
1 or 2 years | 531 | 12.2% |
3 or 4 years | 366 | 8.4% |
5 or more years | 598 | 13.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,108 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,146 | 54.4% |
Who are married | 1,620 | 76.9% |
School Enrollment in Topeka
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 60,198 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 4,319 | 7.2% |
Kindergarten | 3,383 | 5.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 25,622 | 42.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 12,414 | 20.6% |
College or graduate school | 14,460 | 24.0% |
Educational Attainment in Topeka
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 156,460 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 5,208 | 3.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 8,936 | 5.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 52,654 | 33.7% |
Some college, no degree | 37,465 | 23.9% |
Associate's degree | 10,362 | 6.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 27,561 | 17.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 14,274 | 9.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 91.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 26.7% |
Veteran Status in Topeka
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 175,084 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 22,021 | 12.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Topeka
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 229,263 | 100% |
With a disability | 32,559 | 14.2% |
Under 18 years | 57,524 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,669 | 4.6% |
18 to 64 years | 138,819 | 100% |
With a disability | 17,809 | 12.8% |
65 years and over | 32,920 | 100% |
With a disability | 12,081 | 36.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Topeka
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 230,229 | 100% |
Same house | 193,679 | 84.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 36,043 | 15.7% |
Same county | 24,059 | 10.5% |
Different county | 11,984 | 5.2% |
Same state | 7,440 | 3.2% |
Different state | 4,544 | 2.0% |
Abroad | 507 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Topeka
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 233,473 | 100% |
Native | 225,292 | 96.5% |
Born in United States | 223,630 | 95.8% |
State of residence | 162,619 | 69.7% |
Different state | 61,011 | 26.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,662 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 8,181 | 3.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Topeka
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 8,181 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,858 | 34.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 5,323 | 65.1% |
Year of Entry in Topeka
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 9,843 | 100% |
Native | 1,662 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 21 | 1.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,641 | 98.7% |
Foreign born | 8,181 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 149 | 1.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 8,032 | 98.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Topeka
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 8,181 | 100% |
Europe | 927 | 11.3% |
Asia | 1,817 | 22.2% |
Africa | 226 | 2.8% |
Oceania | 43 | 0.5% |
Latin America | 4,945 | 60.4% |
Northern America | 223 | 2.7% |