Demographics of Shawnee County, Kansas

Shawnee County, Kansas had 178,607 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −92 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Shawnee County, in four figures

178,607
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.1%
Change since July 2020: −92 people.; 39.4 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $67,104 ±$2,304
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Shawnee County, Kansas's population shrank 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Shawnee County, Kansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Shawnee County, Kansas's population shrank 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Shawnee County, Kansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	178,699	100.0	100.0
2021	178,434	99.9	100.2
2022	177,522	99.3	100.7
2023	177,798	99.5	101.6
2024	178,222	99.7	102.5
2025	178,607	99.9	103.1

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Population of Shawnee County, Kansas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	178,699	−208	−22	+1	−203
2021	178,434	−265	−348	+45	−139
2022	177,522	−912	−379	+172	−635
2023	177,798	+276	−106	+273	+157
2024	178,222	+424	−107	+495	+54
2025	178,607	+385	−77	+214	+241

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.4 ±0.3: for men 38.7 ±0.4 and for women 40.1 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Shawnee County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Under 5	10,133 ±112	5.7% ±0.1	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	30,948 ±822	17.4% ±0.5	17.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	15,360 ±657	8.6% ±0.4	10.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	43,934 ±840	24.7% ±0.5	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	43,032 ±924	24.2% ±0.5	23.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	34,618 ±1,274	19.4% ±0.7	17.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $67,104 ±$2,304, and income per person $37,908 ±$783, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,275 ±$475 in Kansas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Shawnee County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kansas	United States
Under $25,000	11,859 ±861	15.7% ±1.1	13.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	15,358 ±1,045	20.4% ±1.4	18.9% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	13,600 ±947	18.0% ±1.2	17.7% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	10,572 ±908	14.0% ±1.2	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	13,005 ±974	17.2% ±1.3	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	5,943 ±648	7.9% ±0.9	8.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	5,121 ±488	6.8% ±0.6	9.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Shawnee County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kansas	United States
All ages	22,093 ±1,477	12.7% ±0.9	11.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	6,044 ±745	15.0% ±1.8	13.1% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	11,262 ±1,004	12.9% ±1.1	11.5% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	4,787 ±489	10.4% ±1.0	9.0% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Shawnee County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Shawnee County	Kansas	United States
Housing units	81,075 ±125	1,293,635 ±880	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.1% ±0.7	90.8% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.9% ±0.7	9.2% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.8% ±1.2	67.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.2% ±1.3	32.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$180,900 ±$4,873	$217,200 ±$1,343	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,000 ±$30	$1,060 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±1	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Shawnee County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	24,637 ±0	13.8% ±<0.1	13.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	126,385 ±715	71.0% ±0.4	72.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	11,731 ±790	6.6% ±0.4	5.2% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,355 ±270	1.3% ±0.2	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	639 ±202	0.4% ±0.1	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	148 ±49	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	988 ±375	0.6% ±0.2	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	11,142 ±1,026	6.3% ±0.6	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Shawnee County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Born in the state	125,830 ±1,812	70.7% ±1.0	59.2% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	42,915 ±1,702	24.1% ±1.0	32.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,994 ±468	1.1% ±0.3	1.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	7,286 ±801	4.1% ±0.4	7.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,672 ±401	1.5% ±0.2	3.2% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	4,614 ±788	2.6% ±0.4	4.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Shawnee County among the counties of Kansas

3rd of 105 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Kansas page.

Counties of Kansas near Shawnee County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Johnson County	636,906	+4.2%
Sedgwick County	538,433	+2.6%
Shawnee County	178,607	−0.1%
Wyandotte County	170,597	+1.0%
Douglas County	120,920	+1.8%
Leavenworth County	84,590	+3.2%
Riley County	72,598	+0.8%
Butler County	69,484	+3.1%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026