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Topeka, KS vs Amarillo, TX

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Highlights
- Household income in Amarillo, is 8% more than it is in Topeka and is 25% below the National Average.
- Topeka unemployment rate is 3.9%.
- Amarillo unemployment rate is 4.9%.

Economy
 Topeka, KSAmarillo, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.9%4.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.5%1.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth23.9%31.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.2%8.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.7%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,755$30,474$37,638
 Household Income$50,870$55,174$69,021
 Family Median Income$68,331$67,790$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Topeka, KSAmarillo, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K11.4%10.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.4%5.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K11.1%10.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.1%10.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K11.0%8.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.6%9.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.3%9.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.3%13.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K14.0%13.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.8%5.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.9%4.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Topeka, KSAmarillo, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.5%10.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.6%4.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%1.9%1.8%
 Legal1.2%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library6.0%5.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.3%1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.3%7.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.2%3.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%3.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.1%6.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.7%4.0%3.6%
 Personal care3.0%2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.1%21.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.5%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.8%10.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving14.7%15.8%13.1%

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Reviews for Topeka    28 Reviews

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I live in Topeka this town is awful A lot of crime has been happening here. I don't suggest moving here. This town is also dying out it's mostly old people, meth  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in Topeka most of my life until moving to Katy, Texas...which is a premiere suburb of Houston. Topeka is genuinely missed as it is a superb community to raise a  More

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Reviews for Amarillo    31 Reviews

I was originally from here, left for a number of years, and ended up back for a short time due to life circumstances. I have really tried to make the most of my time  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved to Amarillo when I was five and left at 34, the best thing I ever did. Sadly, I came back to help care for my aging grandmother, and as soon as I can, i am  More

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Over 5 years ago

Amarillo is not a good place to live. For me it was like living in Hell. I lived there for 50 years. I graduated Canyon High. raised two kids. went through a divorce  More

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ZIPS IN TOPEKA, KANSAS
66614, 66604, 66605, 66606, 66607, 66610, 66611, 66609, 66616, 66608, 14 total
ZIPS IN AMARILLO, TEXAS
79109, 79107, 79106, 79118, 79110, 79108, 79119, 79103, 79102, 79124, 14 total

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