Shawnee

Population & Demographics

Shawnee, KS

Shawnee is home to 68,542 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 36,715 resident workers commute each day.

KansasCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
68,542
people
Population

68,542 residents

Median age 39.0 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Shawnee population & demographics

Who lives in Shawnee — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
68,542
Median age
39.0yrs
Median household income
$109,940
Median home value
$359,700
Median gross rent
$1,322/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
53.1%
Poverty rate
5.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Shawnee

How Shawnee breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White77.6%
Hispanic or Latino9.6%
Black6.0%
Two or more races3.7%
Asian2.8%
Some other race0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across Shawnee

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Shawnee.

Shawnee at a glance
Employed Residents
36,715
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
8.0mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
9.2%
Share working within the area
Work from home
21.4%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Overland Park
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Shawnee proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Shawnee commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

66 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Shawnee

36,715 commutes, one dot at a time

Shawnee

Where 36,715 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Shawnee, by worker count.

1Overland Park8.0 mi7,161
2Kansas City12.8 mi4,975
3Lenexa3.7 mi4,259
4Kansas City7.8 mi3,511
5Olathe9.5 mi3,426
6Shawnee0.0 mi3,386
7Merriam4.3 mi1,041
8Leawood10.8 mi834

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Shawnee.

1Shawnee0.0 mi3,386
2Overland Park8.0 mi2,618
3Kansas City7.8 mi2,562
4Olathe9.5 mi2,343
5Kansas City12.8 mi1,998
6Lenexa3.7 mi1,345
7Lawrence26.3 mi574
8Wichita166.7 mi490

Top industries

The sectors that employ Shawnee’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
RTRetail Trade18.0%
TRTransportation and Warehousing13.6%
AFAccommodation and Food Services11.1%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services10.6%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services8.2%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance7.9%
COConstruction6.5%
MFManufacturing5.8%
WSWholesale Trade4.7%
Connectivity

Internet options for Shawnee

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

4 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps100%
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