American Community Survey 2019–2023

Topeka area census tracts by residents below the poverty level

Residents below the poverty level is highest in Tecumseh CDP (northwest) (38%). This table ranks 46 eligible mapped census tracts.

Residents below the poverty level values are ACS five-year survey estimates. Percentage and median rankings exclude tracts below 500 residents; this reduces but does not eliminate sampling uncertainty.

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#	Census tract area	Residents below the poverty level
1	Tecumseh CDP (northwest)	38%
2	Tecumseh CDP (south-southeast)	34.2%
3	Topeka city (east-northeast 1)	33.3%
4	Tecumseh CDP (west)	31.5%
5	Topeka city (north-northeast 2)	26.9%
6	Topeka city (southeast)	26.3%
7	Topeka city (south-southeast)	25.2%
8	Topeka city (north-northeast 1)	23.8%
9	Tecumseh CDP (north-northwest)	23.3%
10	Topeka city (east-northeast 2)	20.7%
11	Topeka city (north 2)	20.1%
12	Topeka city (southwest 1)	18.5%
13	Tecumseh CDP (north)	18.3%
14	Wakarusa CDP (northwest 1)	17.7%
15	Auburn city (east-northeast 2)	15.6%
16	Silver Lake city (east)	14.7%
17	Wakarusa CDP (southeast 1)	14.2%
18	Silver Lake city (southeast)	13.6%
19	Tecumseh CDP (southwest)	13.5%
20	Topeka city (north 1)	13.4%
21	Silver Lake city (south-southwest 2)	12.7%
22	Topeka city (south-southwest)	12%
23	Silver Lake city (south)	11.1%
24	Silver Lake city (south-southwest 1)	10.9%
25	Tecumseh CDP (south-southwest)	10.9%
26	Topeka city (southwest 2)	10.9%
27	Topeka city (northwest)	10.5%
28	Auburn city (east-northeast 1)	9.5%
29	Tecumseh CDP (north-northeast)	9.3%
30	Topeka city (south)	8.8%
31	Topeka city (north-northwest)	7.7%
32	Wakarusa CDP (northwest 2)	7.5%
33	Topeka city (west-northwest)	7.3%
34	Wakarusa CDP (west)	7.3%
35	Auburn city (southwest)	5.5%
36	Auburn city (north)	5.3%
37	Tecumseh CDP (east-southeast)	4.8%
38	Silver Lake city (northeast 2)	4.5%
39	Wakarusa CDP (north-northeast)	4.5%
40	Silver Lake city (west-northwest)	4.4%
41	Silver Lake city (north-northeast)	3.8%
42	Topeka city (west-southwest)	3.6%
43	Silver Lake city (northeast 1)	2.7%
44	Tecumseh CDP (south)	2.7%
45	Wakarusa CDP (southeast 2)	2.6%
46	Auburn city (south-southwest)	1.7%

Method and source

Values come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates. Census tracts are small statistical areas, not necessarily neighbourhood boundaries. The result is a descriptive comparison of the mapped area, not a measure of individual households or a prediction. Read about the American Community Survey.