What is the population of Shawnee County, Kansas?

The population of Shawnee County, Kansas is 176,393, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Shawnee County, Kansas?

The median household income in Shawnee County, Kansas is $66,552, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Shawnee County, Kansas is $122,916, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Shawnee County, Kansas is 4.1%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income C

Education C

Metric	Shawnee County	Kansas Avg	U.S. Average
Population	176,393	2,919,756	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	317.2	35.5	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-0.02%	0.18%	0.57%
Median age	38.3	38.6	37.1
Households	74,528	1,159,797	128,459,983

Year	Shawnee County

Group	Share

Shawnee County has a the economy index of C, which means it is somewhat prosperous.

Metric	Shawnee County	Kansas Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$66,552	$72,682	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	3.42%	4.34%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	3.9%	5.2%

Metric	Shawnee County	Kansas Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$122,916	$104,507	$242,182
Median rent	$969	$1,029	$1,342
Homeownership rate	67.0%	66.9%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Shawnee County	Kansas Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	16.4	17.3	22.5
Work from home	10.1%	10.7%	13.4%

Shawnee County has a education index of C, which means it is somewhat educated.

Metric	Shawnee County	Kansas Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.1%	31.5%	31.6%
Average household size	2.32	2.45	2.54

Shawnee County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Shawnee County	Kansas Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	77.5	78.6	78.3
Self-rated poor health	15.4%	15.3%	16.3%
Smokers	18.7%	18.7%	19.0%