Demographics

Population	Racial Distribution in Shawnee County
Topeka/Shawnee County MSA Population by Age Group	Effective Buying Income In Shawnee County

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Population

Topeka MSA (five counties): 229,075

City of Topeka: 121,946

Shawnee County: 172,365

State of Kansas: 2,744,687

Source: Census Bureau, 2005 Census Quick Facts

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Topeka/Shawnee County MSA Population by Age Group

In June 2003, the Topeka MSA was expanded by the US Census Bureau to include a five county area. The change was based on number of people "commuting to work" in Shawnee County.

Age	Shawnee	Jackson	Jefferson	Osage	Wabaunsee	Totals
Under 5 years	11,492	874	1,178	1,082	428	15,054
5 to 9 years	11,742	937	1,329	1,211	461	15,680
10 to 14 years	12,097	1,093	1,544	1,389	571	16,694
15 to 19 years	12,205	990	1,498	1,211	543	16,447
20 to 24 years	10,447	538	779	703	263	12,730
25 to 34 years	21,772	1,427	1,997	1,722	697	27,615
35 to 44 years	26,466	1,953	3,155	2,786	1,141	35,501
45 to 54 years	24,858	1,741	2,708	2,262	996	32,565
55 to 59 years	8,526	658	1,027	895	388	11,494
60 to 64 years	6,925	557	853	803	324	9,462
65 to 74 years	12,054	939	1,224	1,304	576	16,097
75 to 84 years	8,246	646	811	918	363	10,984
85 years & older	3,041	304	323	426	134	4,228
	169,871	12,657	18,426	16,712	6,885	224,551
Median Age	37.1	37.4	38.0	38.9	39.5

Source: 2000 US Census Bureau, American Factfinder

Topeka MSA Age Distribution

	0-10, 13.7%
	10-14, 7.4%
	15-24, 13%
	25-34, 12.3%
	35-44, 15.8%
	45-54, 14.5%
	55-64, 9.3%
	65+, 13.9%

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Effective Buying Income In Shawnee County

Effective Buying Income (EBI) is defined as money less personal tax payments, a number often refered to as "disposable" or "after-tax" income.

Source: Survey of Buying Power, Sales & Marketing Management 2005

% of Population in Shawnee County			Effective Buying Income (EBI) in Shawnee County
	18-24	9.3%
	25-34	12,5%	$20,000-$34,999		23.9%
	35-49	21.5%	$35,000-$49,999		21.1%
	50+	32.0%	$50,000+		33.6%

Shawnee County
Total households in Shawnee County: 70,200
Total population in Shawnee County: 172,365
Total EBI in Shawnee County: $3,244,518
Median EBI in Shawnee County: $38,.115

Topeka MSA (five county area)
Total households in Topeka MSA (five county area): 91,300
Total Topeka MSA population: 227,300
Total EBI in Topeka MSA: $4,152,242
Media EBI in Topeka MSA: $38,534

 

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Racial Distribution in Shawnee County

	Asian, 1.3%
	White, 81.2%
	Black or African American, 8.2%
	American Indian, 1.5%
	Some other race, 5.3%
	Two or more races, 2.5%

Note: Hispanic or Latino origin represents 8.5% of the population which is included in each of the above racial distributions.

Source: 2005 American Community Survey, US Census Bureau.