Kansas

Shawnee County

Snapshot
Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
European
73%
Hispanic
12.6%
African
8.2%
Other
6.2%

Compared with Kansas and the United States

Shawnee Countynext to the state and national figures used elsewhere on this site. A dash means the figure isn’t published at that level of geography.

MetricShawnee CountyKansasUnited States
Non-Hispanic White73%71.2%58%
Hispanic12.6%14.6%—
Black or African American8.2%5.6%—
American Indian and Alaska Native0.8%0.8%—
Indian0.7%0.9%—
East Asian0.6%0.7%—

Cost of living

Incomes and housing costs in Shawnee County next to Kansas and the nation. Price levels are published for states, not counties.

MetricShawnee CountyKansasUnited States
Price level (US = 100)—90.1 (−9.9%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Housing price level (US = 100)—71.2 (−28.8%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Median household income$67,104$74,275$80,734
Median home value$180,900$217,200$332,700
Home price to income2.7×2.9×4.1×
Median gross rent$1,000/mo$1,060/mo$1,413/mo
Rent to income17.9%17.1%21.0%