Cities / Kansas / Topeka

Topeka, KS

125,786 people

Right Now

Weather

73.4°F

Clear

Today: Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers, high 83°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Topeka)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 2.4 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

MCI

55 mi — Kansas City International Airport

Population & People

Population

125,786

Median age

Median household income

$56,956

Poverty rate

15.7%

Unemployment rate

4.9%

Bachelor's degree+

29.0%

Avg. commute

15 min

Hispanic or Latino

16.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$144,200

Median gross rent

$979/mo

Homeownership rate

58.98%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,057

HUD Fair Market Rent (Shawnee County, 4 mi from Topeka), 2026. Efficiency $792, 1BR $820, 2BR $1057, 3BR $1392, 4BR $1411. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Kansas commercial electricity

11.35¢/kWh

Kansas industrial electricity

8.03¢/kWh

Kansas residential electricity

14.56¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

241378.4

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

185144

All-Transactions House Price Index for Kansas

481.32

Unemployment Rate

3.8%

Source: FRED, Kansas-specific series.

Nearby Airports

MCI

Kansas City International Airport

Tulsa International Airport

197 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Kansas energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Kansas economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).