Shawnee, KS Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	47,996	100.0

Male	23,618	49.2
Female	24,378	50.8

Under 5 years	3,686	7.7
5 to 9 years	3,582	7.5
10 to 14 years	3,559	7.4
15 to 19 years	3,136	6.5
20 to 24 years	2,635	5.5
25 to 34 years	7,569	15.8
35 to 44 years	8,847	18.4
45 to 54 years	7,010	14.6
55 to 59 years	2,318	4.8
60 to 64 years	1,570	3.3
65 to 74 years	2,385	5.0
75 to 84 years	1,315	2.7
85 years and over	384	0.8

Median age (years)	34.8	(X)

18 years and over	35,139	73.2
Male	17,093	35.6
Female	18,046	37.6
21 years and over	33,586	70.0
62 years and over	4,924	10.3
65 years and over	4,084	8.5
Male	1,687	3.5
Female	2,397	5.0

RACE
One race	47,116	98.2
White	43,362	90.3
Black or African American	1,422	3.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	149	0.3
Asian	1,273	2.7
Asian Indian	491	1.0
Chinese	181	0.4
Filipino	103	0.2
Japanese	32	0.1
Korean	185	0.4
Vietnamese	93	0.2
Other Asian ¹	188	0.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	13	0.0
Native Hawaiian	5	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	2	0.0
Samoan	4	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	2	0.0
Some other race	897	1.9
Two or more races	880	1.8

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	44,140	92.0
Black or African American	1,682	3.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	376	0.8
Asian	1,482	3.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	44	0.1
Some other race	1,196	2.5

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	47,996	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	2,093	4.4
Mexican	1,515	3.2
Puerto Rican	60	0.1
Cuban	49	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	469	1.0
Not Hispanic or Latino	45,903	95.6
White alone	42,344	88.2

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	47,996	100.0
In households	47,748	99.5
Householder	18,522	38.6
Spouse	11,165	23.3
Child	14,770	30.8
Own child under 18 years	12,227	25.5
Other relatives	1,394	2.9
Under 18 years	466	1.0
Nonrelatives	1,897	4.0
Unmarried partner	760	1.6
In group quarters	248	0.5
Institutionalized population	198	0.4
Noninstitutionalized population	50	0.1

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	18,522	100.0
Family households (families)	13,234	71.5
With own children under 18 years	6,721	36.3
Married-couple family	11,165	60.3
With own children under 18 years	5,524	29.8
Female householder, no husband present	1,519	8.2
With own children under 18 years	915	4.9
Nonfamily households	5,288	28.5
Householder living alone	4,208	22.7
Householder 65 years and over	967	5.2

Households with individuals under 18 years	7,055	38.1
Households with individuals 65 years and over	2,818	15.2

Average household size	2.58	(X)
Average family size	3.07	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	19,086	100.0
Occupied housing units	18,522	97.0
Vacant housing units	564	3.0
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	37	0.2

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.0	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	4.9	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	18,522	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	13,775	74.4
Renter-occupied housing units	4,747	25.6

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.78	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	1.98	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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