Lagrange vs Topeka

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

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

Lagrange has the higher population (2,770 vs 1,037 in Topeka). Topeka has the higher median household income ($62,857 vs $51,786 in Lagrange). Topeka has the higher median home value ($138,900 vs $124,000 in Lagrange).

Population, income & housing

	Lagrange	Topeka
Population	2,770	1,037
Median age	45.8 yrs	30.0 yrs
Median household income	$51,786	$62,857
Median home value	$124,000	$138,900
Median gross rent	$752	$872
Housing units	1,265	398
Homeownership rate	58.1%	65.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.1%	5.9%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	11.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lagrange	Topeka
Population	2,789 → 2,770 (-0.7%)	933 → 1,037 (+11.1%)
Median household income	$44,479 → $51,786 (+16.4%)	$62,237 → $62,857 (+1.0%)
Median home value	$84,700 → $124,000 (+46.4%)	$99,800 → $138,900 (+39.2%)
Median gross rent	$605 → $752 (+24.3%)	$699 → $872 (+24.7%)

Lagrange

Population

2,7892,770

Median household income

$44,479$51,786

Median home value

$84,700$124,000

Median gross rent

$605$752

Topeka

Population

9331,037

Median household income

$62,237$62,857

Median home value

$99,800$138,900

Median gross rent

$699$872

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lagrange	Topeka
Under 5	3.6%	9.0%
5 to 17	17.2%	22.0%
18 to 24	6.3%	11.6%
25 to 34	11.7%	16.5%
35 to 44	11.0%	15.5%
45 to 54	13.6%	6.3%
55 to 64	18.4%	11.1%
65 to 74	10.6%	5.5%
75 and over	7.5%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lagrange	Topeka
White (non-Hispanic)	80.0%	85.4%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.2%	12.0%
Hispanic or Latino	19.2%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lagrange	Topeka
No high school diploma	19.1%	41.6%
High school graduate	42.3%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	14.4%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lagrange	Topeka
Drove alone	74.9%	46.8%
Carpooled	18.1%	36.5%
Public transit	0.0%	3.1%
Walked	1.6%	6.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	5.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.4%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lagrange	Topeka
1-unit, detached	53.3%	64.3%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	15.2%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	15.4%	21.1%
20 or more units	3.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.9%	6.5%

Poverty & households

	Lagrange	Topeka
Poverty rate	16.6%	7.7%
Average household size	2.36	2.98
Mean commute (minutes)	16	18
Median year structure built	1965	1976