Oak Ridge vs Shawneetown

A side-by-side comparison of Oak Ridge and Shawneetown: population, income, housing, and more.

Oak Ridge and Shawneetown are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Oak Ridge has the higher population (258 vs 165 in Shawneetown). Shawneetown has the higher median household income ($138,571 vs $68,542 in Oak Ridge). Since 2019, Oak Ridge's population has grown faster (+1.2% vs -15.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Oak Ridge	Shawneetown
Population	258	165
Median age	50.0 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$68,542	$138,571
Median home value	$145,800	—
Median gross rent	$933	—
Housing units	110	50
Homeownership rate	87.6%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.3%	40.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oak Ridge	Shawneetown
Population	255 → 258 (+1.2%)	196 → 165 (-15.8%)
Median household income	$47,500 → $68,542 (+44.3%)	—
Median home value	$102,800 → $145,800 (+41.8%)	—
Median gross rent	$800 → $933 (+16.6%)	—

Oak Ridge

Population

255258

Median household income

$47,500$68,542

Median home value

$102,800$145,800

Median gross rent

$800$933

Shawneetown

Population

196165

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oak Ridge	Shawneetown
Under 5	4.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	17.4%	15.8%
18 to 24	4.3%	22.4%
25 to 34	7.0%	9.7%
35 to 44	11.6%	9.7%
45 to 54	15.1%	24.8%
55 to 64	14.0%	9.7%
65 to 74	12.8%	7.9%
75 and over	13.6%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oak Ridge	Shawneetown
White (non-Hispanic)	99.6%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oak Ridge	Shawneetown
No high school diploma	22.5%	44.1%
High school graduate	39.8%	15.7%
Some college or associate's	19.4%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	40.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oak Ridge	Shawneetown
Drove alone	83.8%	45.8%
Carpooled	9.4%	54.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oak Ridge	Shawneetown
1-unit, detached	85.5%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Oak Ridge	Shawneetown
Poverty rate	11.2%	0.0%
Average household size	2.66	3.30
Mean commute (minutes)	30	—
Median year structure built	1967	1938