TOPEKA TRUE
Music. Art. Cuisine.
Find the right fit without fighting to fit in.
WHAT’S THERE TO DO IN TOPEKA?
A LOT. ENOUGH TO FILL YOUR DAY AND YOUR FEED. It’s going down...town Downtown Topeka | @downtowntopekainc
7:31 am Fresh ideas
Topeka Farmers Market | @downtowntopekafarmers
Be different. Make a difference.
9:27am Always Grinding Circle Coffee | @CircleCoffeeCo
11:12 am BeYourself
Equality House | @equality_house
12:05 pm Blank walls are boring
NOTO Arts District | @notoartsandentertainment
1:36 pm I heART Topeka
Mulvane Art Museum | @mulvaneartmuseum
4:19 pm Find your fit
Governor’s Mansion Trail
Topeka cares less about what others
think and more about our ability to think for ourselves.
5:50 pm Forge your own path
Shunga Trail | @topekaforge
6:20 pm A taste of the city The White Linen |@thewhitelinen
DOWNTOWN TOPEKA
7:45 pm Live vibes
Cyrus Hotel Rooftop | @cyrushotel
DOWNTOWN
RETRO
9:49 pm Shake things up
The Pennant | @thepennanttopeka
VIBES
NIGHTLIFE.
@soliloquy.bar
DavidVincent
AaronZentner
TALENT
Forge Young Talent
Topeka is not a place for those content to watch idly as others determine their fate and future. Topeka is for individuals willing to forge their own path. Forge Young Talent helps young professionals find and carve out their own path to becoming the community leaders of the future. Forge provides opportunities for you to connect with other young professionals, business and community leaders, and mentors. Forge also offers a wide range of events and programming focusing on personal and professional development, networking, skills building, workforce recruiting trips, concerts, pub crawls, volunteer opportunities and more.
TALENT VIBES
Top City Interns
Each summer, Topeka’s Top City Interns welcomes more than 200 interns from major employers all over the community. The program introduces students to the city and local business leaders. It’s a chance to meet other interns and make the most of your time in Topeka. Enjoy social events, lunch and learns and build connections as your discover what Topeka can offer you as you prepare for your future.
TO PE KA
BY THE NUMBERS
EMPLOYMENT BY THE INDUSTRY
179,053
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
2.8
38.4
MEDIAN AGE Shawnee County
POPULATION:
Public Administration ............... 12,719 Finance & Insurance .................. 6,099 Manufacturing .......................... 8,569 Transportation & Warehousing ............................................... 5,722 Educational Services ................ 9,355 Medical & Health Care ........... 20,360
MEDIAN INCOME
Shawnee County Topeka
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Median Household Income $55,499 $49,040 Mean Household Income $74,753 $66,484 Per Capita Personal Income $32,310 $30,319
Preschool .............................. 2042 Kindergarten ......................... 1809 Elementary (1-8) .................... 1263 High School (9-12) ................. 6048 College/Graduate ................. 7599 FIELD OF STUDY SCIENCE & ENGINEERING 6152 ART, HUMANITIES & OTHERS 6140 BUSINESS 5035 EDUCATION 4181 SCIENCE & ENGINEERING RELATED 2910 RACIAL PROFILE White 79.9% Black or African American ......................8.3% American Indian & Alaska Native ............0.7% Asian....................................................1.4% Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander ..........................0.0% Some other race.....................................3.3% Two or more races ..................................6.3% Hispanic or Latino origin (of any race) ....12.9%
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