Easton vs Topeka

A side-by-side comparison of Easton and Topeka: population, income, housing, and more.

Easton and Topeka are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Easton has the higher population (286 vs 28 in Topeka). Topeka has the higher median household income ($76,563 vs $62,188 in Easton). Easton has the higher median home value ($89,100 vs $50,000 in Topeka).

Population, income & housing

	Easton	Topeka
Population	286	28
Median age	53.1 yrs	50.0 yrs
Median household income	$62,188	$76,563
Median home value	$89,100	$50,000
Median gross rent	$728	—
Housing units	147	19
Homeownership rate	82.2%	46.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.1%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	16.3%	31.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Easton	Topeka
Population	309 → 286 (-7.4%)	94 → 28 (-70.2%)
Median household income	$52,778 → $62,188 (+17.8%)	$43,125 → $76,563 (+77.5%)
Median home value	$66,500 → $89,100 (+34.0%)	$84,000 → $50,000 (-40.5%)
Median gross rent	$750 → $728 (-2.9%)	—

Easton

Population

309286

Median household income

$52,778$62,188

Median home value

$66,500$89,100

Median gross rent

$750$728

Topeka

Population

9428

Median household income

$43,125$76,563

Median home value

$84,000$50,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Easton	Topeka
Under 5	5.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	12.9%	21.4%
18 to 24	4.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	15.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	5.9%	14.3%
45 to 54	17.5%	17.9%
55 to 64	19.2%	14.3%
65 to 74	10.1%	17.9%
75 and over	8.7%	14.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Easton	Topeka
White (non-Hispanic)	99.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Easton	Topeka
No high school diploma	6.8%	45.5%
High school graduate	47.0%	36.4%
Some college or associate's	42.0%	18.2%
Bachelor's degree	2.3%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Easton	Topeka
Drove alone	97.1%	100.0%
Carpooled	1.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Easton	Topeka
1-unit, detached	92.5%	89.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	10.5%

Poverty & households

	Easton	Topeka
Poverty rate	11.9%	0.0%
Average household size	2.22	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	39	—
Median year structure built	1941	1955