Mongo vs Topeka

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

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

Topeka has the higher population (1,037 vs 308 in Mongo). Since 2019, Topeka's population has grown faster (+11.1% vs -8.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Mongo	Topeka
Population	308	1,037
Median age	21.9 yrs	30.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$62,857
Median home value	—	$138,900
Median gross rent	—	$872
Housing units	81	398
Homeownership rate	46.9%	65.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	5.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	11.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mongo	Topeka
Population	335 → 308 (-8.1%)	933 → 1,037 (+11.1%)
Median household income	—	$62,237 → $62,857 (+1.0%)
Median home value	—	$99,800 → $138,900 (+39.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$699 → $872 (+24.7%)

Mongo

Population

335308

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)

	Mongo	Topeka
Under 5	0.0%	9.0%
5 to 17	38.0%	22.0%
18 to 24	12.7%	11.6%
25 to 34	29.5%	16.5%
35 to 44	13.0%	15.5%
45 to 54	0.0%	6.3%
55 to 64	6.8%	11.1%
65 to 74	0.0%	5.5%
75 and over	0.0%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mongo	Topeka
White (non-Hispanic)	59.7%	85.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	40.3%	12.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mongo	Topeka
No high school diploma	26.3%	41.6%
High school graduate	57.9%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	15.8%	14.4%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mongo	Topeka
Drove alone	100.0%	46.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	36.5%
Public transit	0.0%	3.1%
Walked	0.0%	6.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	5.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mongo	Topeka
1-unit, detached	100.0%	64.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	21.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	6.5%

Poverty & households

	Mongo	Topeka
Poverty rate	0.0%	7.7%
Average household size	3.80	2.98
Mean commute (minutes)	—	18
Median year structure built	1938	1976