Goofy Ridge vs Topeka

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

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

Goofy Ridge has the higher population (148 vs 28 in Topeka). Topeka has the higher median household income ($76,563 vs $54,063 in Goofy Ridge). Goofy Ridge has the higher median home value ($75,000 vs $50,000 in Topeka).

Population, income & housing

	Goofy Ridge	Topeka
Population	148	28
Median age	56.9 yrs	50.0 yrs
Median household income	$54,063	$76,563
Median home value	$75,000	$50,000
Housing units	193	19
Homeownership rate	67.0%	46.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.7%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	15.4%	31.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Goofy Ridge	Topeka
Population	293 → 148 (-49.5%)	94 → 28 (-70.2%)
Median household income	$20,625 → $54,063 (+162.1%)	$43,125 → $76,563 (+77.5%)
Median home value	$38,200 → $75,000 (+96.3%)	$84,000 → $50,000 (-40.5%)
Median gross rent	$819 → $808 (-1.3%)	—

Goofy Ridge

Population

293148

Median household income

$20,625$54,063

Median home value

$38,200$75,000

Median gross rent

$819$808

Topeka

Population

9428

Median household income

$43,125$76,563

Median home value

$84,000$50,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Goofy Ridge	Topeka
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	21.4%
18 to 24	0.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	14.2%	14.3%
45 to 54	20.9%	17.9%
55 to 64	31.1%	14.3%
65 to 74	23.0%	17.9%
75 and over	10.1%	14.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Goofy Ridge	Topeka
White (non-Hispanic)	98.0%	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	2.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Goofy Ridge	Topeka
No high school diploma	41.5%	45.5%
High school graduate	44.9%	36.4%
Some college or associate's	12.9%	18.2%
Bachelor's degree	0.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Goofy Ridge	Topeka
Drove alone	38.6%	100.0%
Carpooled	45.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	15.9%	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)

	Goofy Ridge	Topeka
1-unit, detached	92.7%	89.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.3%	10.5%

Poverty & households

	Goofy Ridge	Topeka
Poverty rate	12.2%	0.0%
Average household size	1.40	2.15
Median year structure built	1972	1955