Powell vs Shawnee Hills

A side-by-side comparison of Powell and Shawnee Hills: population, income, housing, and more.

Powell and Shawnee Hills are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Powell has the higher population (14,229 vs 884 in Shawnee Hills). Powell has the higher median household income ($191,250 vs $104,583 in Shawnee Hills). Powell has the higher median home value ($493,500 vs $427,200 in Shawnee Hills).

Population, income & housing

	Powell	Shawnee Hills
Population	14,229	884
Median age	43.3 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$191,250	$104,583
Median home value	$493,500	$427,200
Median gross rent	$2,236	$1,467
Housing units	5,583	356
Homeownership rate	89.1%	83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	76.2%	58.3%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Powell	Shawnee Hills
Population	13,141 → 14,229 (+8.3%)	895 → 884 (-1.2%)
Median household income	$157,149 → $191,250 (+21.7%)	$127,813 → $104,583 (-18.2%)
Median home value	$372,700 → $493,500 (+32.4%)	$318,800 → $427,200 (+34.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,677 → $2,236 (+33.3%)	$1,225 → $1,467 (+19.8%)

Powell

Population

13,14114,229

Median household income

$157,149$191,250

Median home value

$372,700$493,500

Median gross rent

$1,677$2,236

Shawnee Hills

Population

895884

Median household income

$127,813$104,583

Median home value

$318,800$427,200

Median gross rent

$1,225$1,467

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Powell	Shawnee Hills
Under 5	5.2%	4.9%
5 to 17	23.2%	20.1%
18 to 24	4.0%	10.4%
25 to 34	3.6%	7.0%
35 to 44	17.2%	19.1%
45 to 54	15.1%	14.0%
55 to 64	13.5%	16.2%
65 to 74	8.6%	6.2%
75 and over	9.6%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Powell	Shawnee Hills
White (non-Hispanic)	81.7%	90.0%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	10.2%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.4%	1.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Powell	Shawnee Hills
No high school diploma	1.0%	5.6%
High school graduate	6.7%	11.6%
Some college or associate's	16.2%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	40.9%	41.2%
Graduate or professional degree	35.3%	17.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Powell	Shawnee Hills
Drove alone	67.2%	73.5%
Carpooled	4.2%	3.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.9%	21.3%
Other means	0.5%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Powell	Shawnee Hills
1-unit, detached	79.0%	99.4%
1-unit, attached	10.5%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Powell	Shawnee Hills
Poverty rate	1.4%	5.4%
Average household size	2.80	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	2001	1983