Tecumseh vs Topeka

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

Tecumseh 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 339 in Tecumseh). Tecumseh has the higher median household income ($71,875 vs $55,902 in Topeka). Tecumseh has the higher median home value ($138,100 vs $130,600 in Topeka).

Population, income & housing

	Tecumseh	Topeka
Population	339	126,103
Median age	57.0 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$71,875	$55,902
Median home value	$138,100	$130,600
Median gross rent	—	$947
Housing units	170	59,971
Homeownership rate	89.4%	59.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.7%	29.1%
Unemployment rate	13.3%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Tecumseh	Topeka
Population	369 → 339 (-8.1%)	126,397 → 126,103 (-0.2%)
Median household income	$62,988 → $71,875 (+14.1%)	$47,999 → $55,902 (+16.5%)
Median home value	$116,300 → $138,100 (+18.7%)	$103,200 → $130,600 (+26.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$816 → $947 (+16.1%)

Tecumseh

Population

369339

Median household income

$62,988$71,875

Median home value

$116,300$138,100

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)

	Tecumseh	Topeka
Under 5	8.0%	5.9%
5 to 17	3.2%	16.5%
18 to 24	10.3%	10.2%
25 to 34	14.7%	12.8%
35 to 44	6.5%	12.7%
45 to 54	0.0%	11.0%
55 to 64	15.3%	12.9%
65 to 74	23.9%	10.2%
75 and over	18.0%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Tecumseh	Topeka
White (non-Hispanic)	86.4%	65.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	9.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	10.3%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	16.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Tecumseh	Topeka
No high school diploma	8.3%	8.2%
High school graduate	50.8%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	20.3%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	10.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Tecumseh	Topeka
Drove alone	100.0%	76.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	0.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	0.0%	9.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Tecumseh	Topeka
1-unit, detached	100.0%	64.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Tecumseh	Topeka
Poverty rate	0.0%	15.6%
Average household size	1.99	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	19	17
Median year structure built	1961	1967