2022 population: 177,480 ( 454 from 2010 , 1,429 from 2020)
Land area: 544.0 square miles
Population density: 326.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	128,683	72.51%	4.4%
Black:	13,620	7.67%	6.7%
Indian:	1,549	0.87%	11.3%
Asian:	2,737	1.54%	26.3%
2+ races:	6,639	3.74%	23.0%
Hispanic:	24,252	13.66%	25.6%

Total non-White:	48,797	27.49%	12.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	4,497	12.6
Deaths:	5,218	14.6
Net Migration:	-957	-2.7
Net Immigration:	148	0.4

Change in White population:	-5,866	-3.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	5,412	3.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
177,934
134,549	75.62%
14,598	8.20%
1,747	0.98%
2,167	1.22%
5,398	3.03%
19,303	10.85%
43,385	24.38%

2000
169,871
135,752	79.91%
14,917	8.78%
1,750	1.03%
1,628	0.96%
3,319	1.95%
12,330	7.26%
34,119	20.09%

1990
160,976
137,832	85.62%
12,701	7.89%
1,698	1.05%
1,426	0.89%
n/a
7,319	4.55%
23,144	14.38%

1980
154,916
135,275	87.32%
11,804	7.62%
1,302	0.84%
743	0.48%
n/a
5,684	3.67%
19,641	12.68%

1970
155,322
136,414	87.83%
10,728	6.91%
940	0.61%
332	0.21%
n/a
6,483	4.17%
18,908	12.17%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
23,344	13.7
15,531	9.1
-2,298	-1.4
2,019	1.2

-1,203	-0.7
9,266	5.5

Number	Rate
1990's
23,651	14.7
15,698	9.8
-4,136	-2.6
978	0.6

-2,080	-1.3
10,975	6.8

Number	Rate
1980's
24,289	15.7
13,782	8.9
-3,782	-2.4
n/a

2,557	1.7
3,503	2.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-14,068	-9.1
n/a

-1,139	-0.7
733	0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Shawnee County, KS

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.4
41,508	23.4%
135,972	76.6%
33,276	18.7%

74,394
2.33

45,160	60.7%
33,365	73.9%
4,370	9.7%
29,234	39.3%

2010
Number	Percent
38.1
44,171	24.8%
133,763	75.2%
25,612	14.4%

72,600
2.39

45,679	62.9%
33,319	72.9%
5,596	12.3%
26,921	37.1%

2000
Number	Percent
37.0
42,826	25.2%
127,045	74.8%
23,351	13.7%

69,007
2.39

45,166	65.5%
35,285	78.1%
4,724	10.5%
23,841	34.5%

1990
Number	Percent
33.9
41,776	26.0%
119,200	74.0%
21,068	13.1%

63,587
2.47

43,025	67.7%
34,903	81.1%
4,121	9.6%
20,562	32.3%

1980
Number	Percent
30.7
42,445	27.4%
112,471	72.6%
18,431	11.9%

58,960
2.55

41,620	70.6%
35,346	84.9%
3,519	8.5%
17,340	29.4%

2022 Housing Data for Shawnee County, KS

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,315	5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,601	3.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,679	3.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,847	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,722	5.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,779	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,253	4.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,068	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,698	5.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	6,563	8.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,267	9.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	9,751	13.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	8,132	10.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,642	6.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,042	6.8%
$200,000 or more	4,035	5.4%

Median Household Income	63,463
Per Capita Income	36,011

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	100
Compared to U.S.	80

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,588	4.8%
Public Assistance	1,652	2.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6,774	9.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	69,975	73.8%
Unemployed	3,137	3.3%
In Armed Forces	373	0.4%

Total Labor Force	73,485	77.5%
Not in Labor Force	21,387	22.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	28,432	22,936	55.3%
Non-Profit	3,110	5,764	35.0%
Self-Employed	4,091	2,613	61.0%

Local Government	2,812	4,456	38.7%
State Government	3,027	4,202	41.9%
Federal Government	1,628	1,483	52.3%

Total Private + Self	32,523	25,549	56.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	10,577	15,905	39.9%
Total	43,100	41,454	51.0%

Pct. Govt.	20.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	12,365	14.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	17,551	20.7%
Professional, Technical	20,915	24.7%
Service Occupations	14,382	17.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	261	0.3%
All others	19,450	23.0%

White Collar		60.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	13,967	16.5%
Retail trade	8,238	9.7%
Manufacturing	8,144	9.6%
Public administration	8,060	9.5%
Educational services	7,481	8.8%
Construction	5,754	6.8%
Finance and insurance	5,569	6.6%
Accommodation and food services	5,246	6.2%
Transportation and warehousing	3,998	4.7%
Other services	3,713	4.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,682	4.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,054	3.6%
Wholesale trade	1,815	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,426	1.7%
Utilities	1,357	1.6%
Information	1,220	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,032	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	658	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	186	0.2%
Management	63	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	19,722	11.04%
Puerto Rican	1,795	1.00%
Cuban	249	0.14%
Dominican	67	0.04%

Total Central American	682	0.38%
Costa Rican	17	0.01%
Guatemalan	191	0.11%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	428	0.24%
Panamanian	8	0.00%
Salvadoran	38	0.02%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	193	0.11%
Argentinean	15	0.01%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	9	0.01%
Colombian	98	0.05%
Ecuadorian	22	0.01%
Paraguayan	4	0.00%
Peruvian	16	0.01%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	29	0.02%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	869	0.49%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	803	0.45%
Chinese	498	0.28%
Japanese	326	0.18%
Filipino	316	0.18%
Korean	270	0.15%
Vietnamese	194	0.11%
Bangladeshi	65	0.04%
Thai	29	0.02%
Laotian	28	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	155,792	92.6%
Spanish	9,621	5.7%
Other Asian	600	0.4%
Other Indo-European	590	0.4%
Chinese	379	0.2%
German, other Germanic	313	0.2%
Other	198	0.1%
Vietnamese	164	0.1%
Tagalog	142	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	39,142	21.9%
English	33,885	19.0%
Irish	18,502	10.4%
American	8,045	4.5%
European	4,336	2.4%
French	3,401	1.9%
Swedish	3,096	1.7%
Scottish	2,752	1.5%
Italian	2,474	1.4%
Dutch	2,396	1.3%
Polish	2,020	1.1%
Norwegian	1,538	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	1,190	0.7%
Welsh	1,121	0.6%
British	1,107	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	174,025	97.4%
Not a citizen	4,600	2.6%

Native	171,070	95.8%
Foreign-born	7,555	4.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,186	2.6%	5,410	4.5%	36,578	30.1%	37,694	31.0%	24,726	20.4%	13,821	11.4%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,186	2.6%
9-12 Years	5,410	4.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	36,578	30.1%
Some College	37,694	31.0%
Bach. Degree	24,726	20.4%
Grad Degree	13,821	11.4%
Average years of education: 13.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	86,871	82,758	4,113	4.7%	4.2%
1991	87,030	82,760	4,270	4.9%	4.5%
1992	87,951	83,824	4,127	4.7%	4.6%
1993	89,481	85,135	4,346	4.9%	4.9%
1994	90,071	86,005	4,066	4.5%	4.8%
1995	90,149	86,151	3,998	4.4%	4.3%
1996	91,332	86,888	4,444	4.9%	4.3%
1997	89,963	85,518	4,445	4.9%	3.8%
1998	89,688	85,817	3,871	4.3%	3.7%
1999	88,747	85,543	3,204	3.6%	3.5%

2000	91,254	87,571	3,683	4.0%	3.8%
2001	91,666	87,825	3,841	4.2%	4.3%
2002	93,569	89,264	4,305	4.6%	5.1%
2003	93,778	88,852	4,926	5.3%	5.5%
2004	94,513	88,734	5,779	6.1%	5.5%
2005	92,903	87,777	5,126	5.5%	5.1%
2006	90,379	86,042	4,337	4.8%	4.4%
2007	91,509	87,253	4,256	4.7%	4.3%
2008	92,075	87,466	4,609	5.0%	4.6%
2009	94,258	88,063	6,195	6.6%	6.9%

2010	93,578	87,123	6,455	6.9%	7.0%
2011	93,368	87,134	6,234	6.7%	6.4%
2012	92,329	86,629	5,700	6.2%	5.7%
2013	92,251	86,921	5,330	5.8%	5.3%
2014	92,001	87,642	4,359	4.7%	4.5%
2015	91,478	87,603	3,875	4.2%	4.2%
2016	92,101	88,415	3,686	4.0%	4.0%
2017	91,396	88,059	3,337	3.7%	3.6%
2018	90,853	87,745	3,108	3.4%	3.3%
2019	90,615	87,602	3,013	3.3%	3.2%

2020	91,343	85,910	5,433	5.9%	5.9%
2021	91,820	88,910	2,910	3.2%	3.3%
2022	91,886	89,363	2,523	2.7%	2.7%
2023	92,894	90,376	2,518	2.7%	2.7%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	80,673
Median Value	$159,900

Occupied	74,394	92.2%
Vacant	6,279	7.8%

Owned	49,740	66.9%
Rented	24,654	33.1%
Median Rent	$942

Single-Family Units	62,388	77.3%
Detached	58,365	72.3%
Attached	4,023	5.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	11,242	13.9%
Mobile Homes	2,307	2.9%

Shawnee County, KS

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Shawnee County, KS

2022 Housing Data for Shawnee County, KS

2022 Income & Employment Data for Shawnee County, KS

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Shawnee County, KS

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Shawnee County, KS

Historical Labor Force Data for Shawnee County, KS