In 2019, Shawnee County, KS had a population of 178k people with a median age of 39.1 and a median household income of $56,762. Between 2018 and 2019 the population of Shawnee County, KS declined from 178,284 to 177,852, a −0.242% decrease and its median household income grew from $55,199 to $56,762, a 2.83% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Shawnee County, KS are White (Non-Hispanic) (73.9%), White (Hispanic) (8.5%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (8.31%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.95%), and Other (Hispanic) (2.68%). 0% of the households in Shawnee County, KS speak a non-English language at home as their primary language.
97.6% of the residents in Shawnee County, KS are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Shawnee County, KS are Washburn University (1,612 degrees awarded in 2020), Washburn Institute of Technology (940 degrees), and Rasmussen College-Kansas (284 degrees).
In 2019, the median property value in Shawnee County, KS was $132,500, and the homeownership rate was 64.4%. Most people in Shawnee County, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Shawnee County, KS was 2 cars per household.
Shawnee County, KS borders Douglas County, KS, Jackson County, KS, Jefferson County, KS, Osage County, KS, Pottawatomie County, KS, and Wabaunsee County, KS.