Shawnee

Population: 31,511
Median household income: $54,281
Median home value: $147,800

Located in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, Shawnee is a community with a population of 31,511. The median household income of $54,281 is below the Pottawatomie County median ($60,828).

Between 2019 and 2023, Shawnee's population held roughly steady from 31,235 to 31,511, while its median home value rose 34.9% from $109,600 to $147,800.

The median gross rent is $912. 25.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 31,511
Median age: 35.0 yrs
Median household income: $54,281
Median home value: $147,800
Median gross rent: $912
Housing units: 13,641
Homeownership rate: 57.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

31,23531,511

Median household income

$40,473$54,281

Median home value

$109,600$147,800

Median gross rent

$697$912

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	31,235	$40,473	$109,600	$697
2020	31,361	$41,123	$113,300	$707
2021	31,237	$47,649	$121,900	$769
2022	31,391	$50,695	$141,300	$861
2023	31,511	$54,281	$147,800	$912

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 2413.3%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,089	6.6%
5 to 17	5,376	17.1%
18 to 24	4,190	13.3%
25 to 34	4,083	13.0%
35 to 44	3,659	11.6%
45 to 54	3,240	10.3%
55 to 64	3,863	12.3%
65 to 74	2,946	9.3%
75 and over	2,065	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21,386	67.9%
Black or African American	1,312	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3,733	11.8%
Asian	258	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	85	0.3%
Some other race	45	0.1%
Two or more races	2,432	7.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,260	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.9%

High school graduate31.4%

Some college or associate's32.0%

Bachelor's degree17.3%

Graduate or professional degree8.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,158	10.9%
High school graduate	6,227	31.4%
Some college or associate's	6,351	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	3,441	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,679	8.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone82.3%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home6.3%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,501	82.3%
Carpooled	1,098	8.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	185	1.4%
Bicycle	14	0.1%
Worked from home	799	6.3%
Other means	166	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,109	51.1%
15 to 29 min	2,949	24.6%
30 to 44 min	1,087	9.1%
45 to 59 min	1,137	9.5%
60+ min	682	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 20.5% (6,038 of 29,486)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,390	62.7%
Nonfamily households	4,396	37.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,786	86.4%
Vacant	1,855	13.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,759	57.3%
Renter-occupied	5,027	42.7%

1-unit, detached78.4%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units9.4%

5 to 19 units5.3%

20 or more units3.3%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,696	78.4%
1-unit, attached	187	1.4%
2 to 4 units	1,277	9.4%
5 to 19 units	720	5.3%
20 or more units	454	3.3%
Mobile home & other	307	2.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4066800
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 39 sq mi
Water area: 2.3 sq mi
Center point: 35.3694, -96.9564