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Topeka Public Schools Unified School District 501, KS

94,868 Population
35.6 square miles 2,666.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37 ±1.7 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Shawnee County: 40.3 ±1
  • about the same as the figure in Kansas: 37.9 ±0.2

Population by age category

18 to 6461%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female52%
  • Male
  • Female
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62%White10%†Black1%†Native1%†Asian0%†Islander0%†Other6%†Two+20%†Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$26,882 ±$1,651 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Shawnee County: $35,097 ±$1,429
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Kansas: $38,361 ±$517
$48,678 ±$2,995 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Shawnee County: $62,512 ±$3,958
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Kansas: $70,333 ±$1,182

18% ±3.3% (16,473  ±3,121) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Shawnee County: 12.7% † 21,993 (±2.1% / ±3,703)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Kansas: 11.2% 319,652 (±0.5% / ±14,831)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty14%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty18%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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16.1 minutes ±0.6 (633,715  ±31,814) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Shawnee County: 17.8 1,339,545 (±0.4 / ±39,686)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Kansas: 19.8 25,567,516 (±0.1 / ±214,272)

Families

41,039 ±1,924 Number of households
  • Shawnee County: 73,980 ±1,583
  • Kansas: 1,188,340 ±5,857
2.2 ±0.1 (90,986  ±3,478) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Shawnee County: 2.3 172,896 (±0.1 / ±81)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Kansas: 2.4 2,853,521

Population by household type

Married couples45%†
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married37%
  • Married
  • Single
* Universe: Population 15 years and over
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4.5% ±2.4% (1,079  ±582) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Shawnee County: 5.5% † 2,129 (±1.8% / ±703)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Kansas: 5.5% 36,992 (±0.4% / ±2,824)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

5%†15-191%†20-2416%†25-293%†30-350%35-395%†40-442%†45-50
* Universe: Women 15 to 50 years
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Housing

46,350 ±1,849 Number of housing units
  • Shawnee County: 81,377 ±55
  • Kansas: 1,299,931 ±716

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied89%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied55%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit69%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$122,600 ±$8,948 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Shawnee County: $183,200 ±$10,868
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Kansas: $219,800 ±$3,121

17% ±3.6% (15,939  ±3,405.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Shawnee County: 13.7% † 24,097 (±2.7% / ±4,755.4)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Kansas: 13.8% 401,337 (±0.6% / ±15,975.3)

Social

89.1% ±4.2% (57,584  ±3,744.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Shawnee County: 92.3% 113,006 (±4% / ±4,991.8)
  • a little less than the rate in Kansas: 91.7% 1,793,522 (±0.9% / ±18,779.8)
25.6% ±3.1% (16,548  ±2,105.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Shawnee County: 31.8% 38,877 (±2.5% / ±3,043.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Kansas: 35.8% 700,713 (±0.6% / ±11,139)

Population by highest level of education

11%†No degree35%High school28%†Some college16%†Bachelor's9%†Post-grad
* Universe: Population 25 years and over
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N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Language at home, children 5-17

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Language at home, adults 18+

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4.5% ±1.6% (4,253  ±1,476) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Shawnee County: 3.3% 5,930
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Kansas: 7.1% 207,421

Place of birth for foreign-born population

5%†Europe18%†Asia4%†Africa2%†Oceania70%Latin America1%†Northern America
* ACS 2023 5-year data
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7.5% ±1.5% (5,600  ±1,123) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Shawnee County: 8.2% † 11,231 (±1.1% / ±1,483)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Kansas: 6.4% 143,722 (±0.2% / ±5,268)

Veterans by wartime service

54†WWII322†Korea2,237†Vietnam1,030†Gulf (1990s)1,041†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only; ACS 2023 5-year data
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5,600 Total veterans ±1,123 4,486 Male ±1,013 1,114 Female ±753

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This profile displays data from more than one ACS release. Charts not derived from ACS 2023 1-year data are noted with an *.

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Topeka Public Schools Unified School District 501, KS <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/97000US2012260-topeka-public-schools-unified-school-district-501-ks/>

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Topeka Public Schools Unified School District 501, KS <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/97000US2012260-topeka-public-schools-unified-school-district-501-ks/>