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Topeka, Indiana: commercial real estate data.
Topeka is a Census town of 1,137 people across 1.61 square miles of land, in LaGrange County. Median household income is $62,875, 66.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Topeka
What Topeka is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.61 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land705 plus or minus 166
- County holding the largest share of its areaLaGrange County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Topeka
How many people live in Topeka
- Population1,137 plus or minus 268
- Median age32.1 plus or minus 8.3
- Population under 18337 plus or minus 86
- Share under 1829.6 percent
- Population 65 and over102 plus or minus 38
- Share 65 and over9.0 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Households390 plus or minus 84
- Family households280 plus or minus 77
- Share of households that are families71.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Topeka
Income and work in Topeka
- Median household income$62,875
- Per capita income$26,307
- Civilian labor force583 plus or minus 139
- Employed511 plus or minus 123
- Unemployed72 plus or minus 59
- Unemployment rate12.3 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Adults 25 and over646 plus or minus 160
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher60.8 percent plus or minus 21.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher6.0 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.2 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Topeka
Housing in Topeka
- Housing units418 plus or minus 91
- Occupied units390 plus or minus 84
- Vacant units28 plus or minus 23
- Vacancy rate6.7 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Owner occupied260 plus or minus 68
- Renter occupied130 plus or minus 74
- Ownership rate66.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$141,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$916
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.5 percent
- Single family units295 plus or minus 72
- Share single family70.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more112 plus or minus 70
- Share in buildings of two or more26.8 percent plus or minus 15.7
- Mobile homes11 plus or minus 11
- Median year structure built1975
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Topeka
How Topeka gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute502 plus or minus 122
- Commuting under 15 minutes250 plus or minus 85
- Share commuting under 15 minutes49.8 percent plus or minus 11.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more110 plus or minus 64
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more21.9 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Drove alone49.4 percent
- Carpooled34.3 percent plus or minus 12.9
- Public transport3.1 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Walked8.3 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Worked from home1.2 percent plus or minus 1.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Topeka
SBA loans in Topeka (504)
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$3,439,000
- Average approval$687,800
- Median approval$777,000
- Largest approval$1,423,000
- Jobs supported71
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Topeka, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Topeka
Flood risk in Topeka
- NFIP communityTown of Topeka
- NFIP community number180526
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The Town of Topeka participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 180526 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
LaGrange County, not Topeka
LaGrange County context, not Topeka figures
- Establishments in LaGrange County977
- Covered employment, LaGrange County14,765
- Average annual pay, LaGrange County$53,284
- Housing units permitted, LaGrange County136
Every figure in this section is published for LaGrange County as a whole and is not a measurement of Topeka.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Topeka questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Topeka, Indiana?
1,137, in 390 households. Topeka town covers 1.61 square miles of land, which is 705 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Topeka in?
LaGrange County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Topeka?
$62,875. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $141,700. Median gross rent is $916 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Topeka in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Topeka appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Topeka, town of, community 180526, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Topeka figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for LaGrange County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Topeka.
Is zoning published for Topeka?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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