Shawnee County, Kansas

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Key figures

Statistic	Shawnee County, Kansas	Kansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	178,025	2,947,197	334,922,499	385th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$67,104	$74,275	$80,734	1427th of 3,221
Median Age	39.4	37.4	38.9	2289th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	32.2%	35.6%	35.7%	617th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$180,900	$217,200	$332,700	1627th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,000	$1,060	$1,413	991st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.7%	11.3%	12.5%	1769th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.1%	3.9%	5.2%	1854th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	327.2	36.0	n/a	468th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.1%	7.4%	14.1%	1186th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.7	n/a	n/a	1571st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	66.8%	67.2%	65.2%	2584th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	17.9	19.7	26.4	2844th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.2%	11.8%	15.1%	936th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.4%	n/a	n/a	1573rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	43.4%	49.1%	46.9%	2568th of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.7%	n/a	n/a	1726th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Shawnee County, Kansas

Statistic	Shawnee County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	71.0%	72.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13.8%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	6.6%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	6.3%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	46.8	44.7	61.4

Age in Shawnee County, Kansas

Statistic	Shawnee County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Median Age	39.4	37.4	38.9
Under 18 %	23.1%	23.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.6%	10.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.0%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.6%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.2%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.4%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Shawnee County, Kansas

Statistic	Shawnee County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Households	75,458	1,174,060	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	60.4%	63.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.1%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.9%	14.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.0%	30.0%	28.7%
Never Married	30.7%	31.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Shawnee County, Kansas

Statistic	Shawnee County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$37,908	$40,978	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.7%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.0%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.2%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.8%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.7%	11.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	30.0%	27.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.0%	6.8%	n/a

Housing in Shawnee County, Kansas

Statistic	Shawnee County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Housing Units	81,075	1,293,635	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	71.0%	71.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	14.6%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.9%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,972.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	33.2%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.6%	27.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,705	$2,798	n/a

Education in Shawnee County, Kansas

Statistic	Shawnee County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Less than High School	6.7%	8.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.8%	25.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.3%	30.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	19.8%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	12.4%	13.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Shawnee County, Kansas

Statistic	Shawnee County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	61.6%	66.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.1%	75.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.6%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	42.0%	40.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.5%	3.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.4%	5.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Shawnee County, Kansas

Statistic	Shawnee County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	70.7%	59.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.5%	3.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.6%	4.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	92.9%	87.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.4%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.8%	9.2%	16.7%

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