Shawnee

Population: 68,175
Median household income: $106,312
Median home value: $332,900

Shawnee is a community in Johnson County, Kansas, home to 68,175 residents. Its median household income of $106,312 runs in line with the Johnson County figure of $107,261.

From 2019 to 2023, Shawnee's population grew 4.0% from 65,540 to 68,175, while its median home value rose 40.2% from $237,500 to $332,900.

Households average 2.61 people. The median gross rent is $1,233.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 68,175
Median age: 38.1 yrs
Median household income: $106,312
Median home value: $332,900
Median gross rent: $1,233
Housing units: 26,811
Homeownership rate: 73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 52.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

65,54068,175

Median household income

$87,120$106,312

Median home value

$237,500$332,900

Median gross rent

$1,008$1,233

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	65,540	$87,120	$237,500	$1,008
2020	65,844	$88,941	$247,100	$1,022
2021	67,021	$93,835	$266,800	$1,042
2022	67,671	$100,649	$306,800	$1,168
2023	68,175	$106,312	$332,900	$1,233

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,275	6.3%
5 to 17	12,307	18.1%
18 to 24	5,672	8.3%
25 to 34	9,023	13.2%
35 to 44	9,602	14.1%
45 to 54	9,225	13.5%
55 to 64	8,010	11.7%
65 to 74	6,168	9.0%
75 and over	3,893	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	53,200	78.0%
Black or African American	4,059	6.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	26	0.0%
Asian	2,168	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	9	0.0%
Some other race	168	0.2%
Two or more races	2,436	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,109	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.0%

High school graduate15.6%

Some college or associate's28.0%

Bachelor's degree34.0%

Graduate or professional degree18.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,853	4.0%
High school graduate	7,141	15.6%
Some college or associate's	12,863	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	15,632	34.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8,432	18.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone73.5%

Carpooled5.9%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home18.3%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	27,537	73.5%
Carpooled	2,208	5.9%
Public transit	98	0.3%
Walked	188	0.5%
Bicycle	7	0.0%
Worked from home	6,860	18.3%
Other means	545	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,092	23.2%
15 to 29 min	15,900	52.0%
30 to 44 min	6,061	19.8%
45 to 59 min	871	2.8%
60+ min	659	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 5.4% (3,627 of 67,689)

	Count	Share
Family households	18,474	71.2%
Nonfamily households	7,458	28.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	25,932	96.7%
Vacant	879	3.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	19,175	73.9%
Renter-occupied	6,757	26.1%

1-unit, detached71.3%

1-unit, attached7.5%

2 to 4 units3.7%

5 to 19 units12.2%

20 or more units4.2%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	19,127	71.3%
1-unit, attached	2,013	7.5%
2 to 4 units	985	3.7%
5 to 19 units	3,258	12.2%
20 or more units	1,119	4.2%
Mobile home & other	309	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2064500
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 42 sq mi
Water area: 0.89 sq mi
Center point: 39.0175, -94.8058