Rossville vs Topeka

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

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

Topeka has the higher population (126,103 vs 1,183 in Rossville). Rossville has the higher median household income ($58,287 vs $55,902 in Topeka). Rossville has the higher median home value ($131,300 vs $130,600 in Topeka).

Population, income & housing

	Rossville	Topeka
Population	1,183	126,103
Median age	33.4 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$58,287	$55,902
Median home value	$131,300	$130,600
Median gross rent	$970	$947
Housing units	521	59,971
Homeownership rate	57.3%	59.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.4%	29.1%
Unemployment rate	10.1%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rossville	Topeka
Population	1,248 → 1,183 (-5.2%)	126,397 → 126,103 (-0.2%)
Median household income	$62,083 → $58,287 (-6.1%)	$47,999 → $55,902 (+16.5%)
Median home value	$104,200 → $131,300 (+26.0%)	$103,200 → $130,600 (+26.6%)
Median gross rent	$863 → $970 (+12.4%)	$816 → $947 (+16.1%)

Rossville

Population

1,2481,183

Median household income

$62,083$58,287

Median home value

$104,200$131,300

Median gross rent

$863$970

Topeka

Population

126,397126,103

Median household income

$47,999$55,902

Median home value

$103,200$130,600

Median gross rent

$816$947

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rossville	Topeka
Under 5	8.5%	5.9%
5 to 17	19.4%	16.5%
18 to 24	8.0%	10.2%
25 to 34	17.7%	12.8%
35 to 44	9.6%	12.7%
45 to 54	11.7%	11.0%
55 to 64	10.1%	12.9%
65 to 74	5.7%	10.2%
75 and over	9.4%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rossville	Topeka
White (non-Hispanic)	90.6%	65.6%
Black or African American	0.8%	9.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.4%
Asian	0.3%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.0%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	16.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rossville	Topeka
No high school diploma	3.8%	8.2%
High school graduate	42.3%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	10.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rossville	Topeka
Drove alone	77.8%	76.7%
Carpooled	3.5%	10.0%
Public transit	0.2%	0.9%
Walked	8.1%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.1%
Worked from home	9.1%	9.6%
Other means	0.6%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rossville	Topeka
1-unit, detached	77.9%	64.7%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	5.7%
2 to 4 units	15.2%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	10.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.6%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Rossville	Topeka
Poverty rate	11.2%	15.6%
Average household size	2.48	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	21	17
Median year structure built	1963	1967