Shipshewana vs Topeka

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

Shipshewana 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 902 in Shipshewana). Topeka has the higher median household income ($62,857 vs $57,679 in Shipshewana). Shipshewana has the higher median home value ($255,000 vs $138,900 in Topeka).

Population, income & housing

	Shipshewana	Topeka
Population	902	1,037
Median age	36.2 yrs	30.0 yrs
Median household income	$57,679	$62,857
Median home value	$255,000	$138,900
Median gross rent	$779	$872
Housing units	378	398
Homeownership rate	65.7%	65.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.4%	5.9%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	11.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Shipshewana	Topeka
Population	946 → 902 (-4.7%)	933 → 1,037 (+11.1%)
Median household income	$51,125 → $57,679 (+12.8%)	$62,237 → $62,857 (+1.0%)
Median home value	$172,500 → $255,000 (+47.8%)	$99,800 → $138,900 (+39.2%)
Median gross rent	$627 → $779 (+24.2%)	$699 → $872 (+24.7%)

Shipshewana

Population

946902

Median household income

$51,125$57,679

Median home value

$172,500$255,000

Median gross rent

$627$779

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)

	Shipshewana	Topeka
Under 5	8.1%	9.0%
5 to 17	21.4%	22.0%
18 to 24	4.2%	11.6%
25 to 34	13.4%	16.5%
35 to 44	16.4%	15.5%
45 to 54	5.2%	6.3%
55 to 64	9.4%	11.1%
65 to 74	7.3%	5.5%
75 and over	14.5%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Shipshewana	Topeka
White (non-Hispanic)	87.3%	85.4%
Black or African American	1.9%	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	6.8%	12.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Shipshewana	Topeka
No high school diploma	21.4%	41.6%
High school graduate	36.1%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	14.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.7%	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Shipshewana	Topeka
Drove alone	69.7%	46.8%
Carpooled	17.6%	36.5%
Public transit	0.0%	3.1%
Walked	2.7%	6.8%
Bicycle	7.7%	5.0%
Worked from home	1.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.5%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Shipshewana	Topeka
1-unit, detached	66.9%	64.3%
1-unit, attached	7.1%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	9.8%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	12.2%	21.1%
20 or more units	1.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	6.5%

Poverty & households

	Shipshewana	Topeka
Poverty rate	11.6%	7.7%
Average household size	2.50	2.98
Mean commute (minutes)	17	18
Median year structure built	1986	1976