Indiana · Census place 76184
Topeka town, IN
Quick answer
Topeka town has 1,037 residents, ranking #349 of 976 places in Indiana. Median household income is $62,857, the median home is worth $138,900 and median gross rent runs $872 a month.
- Population
- 1,037Topeka town residents
- Median household income
- $62,857Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $138,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $872Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 30 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 65.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Topeka town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Topeka town median would spend about 16.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.7% of residents and 65.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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