Population 178,831
State Kansas
Current Time
Area 544.02 mi²
Zip Codes 66601, 66603-66612, 66614-66622, 66624-66626, 66628, 66629, 66634, 66636-66638, 66642, 66647, 66652, 66653, 66658, 66667, 66675, 66683, 66686, 66692, 66699
Per capita income $26,369

Cities in Shawnee County

Topeka

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 84.5 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 1.3 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 15.9 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$2,310,142
Total number of firms, 2007 12,500
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 3.9 %
Population, 2013 estimate 178,831
Households, 2008-2012 73,213
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 0.5 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 9,745
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.7 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $26,369
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 8.2 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 1.7 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 76,272
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 17.9 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 8.8 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 31.4 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 544.02 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 177,934
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $119,400
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 4,326
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 11.5 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $47,992
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 24.5 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.8 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Female persons, percent, 2013 51.5 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 16,613
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 90.5 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.7 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 4.3 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.37
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 15.5 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.9 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 28.6 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 82.4 %
Population, 2010 177,934
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 21.3 %
Population per square mile, 2010 327.1
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 75.0 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 65.1 %
Housing units, 2013 79,223
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $13,295
Building permits, 2012 232
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 1.4 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$915,256
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %