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Topeka, KS vs Salina, KS

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- Salina is 0% more densely populated than Topeka.
- People are 9.3% more likely to be married in Salina.
- The Median Age is 0.5 years older in Salina.
 Topeka, KSSalina, KSUnited States
 Population  Unlock46,896329,725,481
 Female Population51.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.638.4
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 Population - 2010127,918  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock45,679285,036,114
 Population - 1990119,883  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock1.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now3.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,822.193.4
 Land Area61.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Topeka, KSSalina, KSUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Topeka, KSSalina, KSUnited States
 White67.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.2%12.2%
 Asian1.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock12.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Topeka, KSSalina, KSUnited States
 Married Population44.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock46.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.1%50.2%
 Never Married32.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.8%10.8%
 Widowed7.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.372.60
 Households54,257  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock10,92680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children28.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households24,649  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock18.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Topeka    28 Reviews

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I live in Topeka this town is awful A lot of crime has been happening here. I don't suggest moving here. This town is also dying out it's mostly old people, meth  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in Topeka most of my life until moving to Katy, Texas...which is a premiere suburb of Houston. Topeka is genuinely missed as it is a superb community to raise a  More

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Reviews for Salina    6 Reviews

I moved here 3 years ago, because I wanted to raise my children in a small town. We lived in a big city with a lot of crime and the some kids were always in trouble. I  More

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Salina in some parts is so wild that there are animals, tutles and skunks I saw at night while dring a beer outside the market near Tony's Pizza factory ownd by the  More

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Over 10 years ago

I was there for almost a whole year. I stayed at the Salina Rescue Mission for free however nothing is really "free". Housing- Salina downtown purports to have cheap  More

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