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Rossville, Kansas, in Shawnee county, is 15 miles W of Topeka, Kansas (center to center) and 73 miles W of Kansas City, Missouri. The city benefits from easy access to the nearby cities and towns with which it shares the Topeka metropolitan area. Rossville contains a population of approximately 1,014.
In Rossville, about 61% of adults are married.
In 2000, Rossville had a median family income of $53,333. The typical family in Rossville is better off than most in Kansas. The city has a large middle class. There just aren't a lot of poor people in Rossville.
Among political parties, the Democratic party was tops in raising money in Rossville.
Rossville has, of course, a mix of various types of housing. Recently 74% of the livable housing units were owner-occupied.
In Rossville, 92% of commuters drive to work.
Rossville strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Kansas):
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| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers) | Top 7% |  |
| Public Transportation Use (vs. State) | Top 9% | |
| Median Family Income (vs. State) | Top 12% | |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. State) | Top 14% | |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. State) | Top 17% | |
Comparing Rossville to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Kansas (State):
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