Shawnee, KS (Kansas) Houses and Residents

Homes for Sale in Shawnee. Search By Bed, Bath, and Price Range!

Back to: Shawnee, Kansas main profile, Kansas, Kansas smaller cities, Kansas small towns, Kansas forum, All US cities.

Total population: 60,954 (Urban population: 58,703, Rural population: 2,251 (43 farm, 2,208 nonfarm))

Shawnee, Kansas Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 19,107 (18,584 occupied: 13,789 owner occupied, 4,795 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	26%
State:	31%

Housing density: 458 houses/condos per square mile

Recent posts about housing in Shawnee, Kansas on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users:

	shawnee mission middle schools and high schools (9 replies)
	Gardner, Olathe, Shawnee? (7 replies)
	Love OP, Shawnee, but job offer is in Lawrence.. please read details (12 replies)
	Job relocation has sent me to Shawnee/KC - small town places? (18 replies)
	Johnson County, Kansas: The American Dream? (52 replies)
	Possible relo to Kansas City... (35 replies)

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $105,511.

Median contract rent in 2007: $629 (lower quartile is $554, upper quartile is $724)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $671

Median gross rent in Shawnee, KS in 2007: $738

Housing units in Shawnee with a mortgage: 10,441 (1,179 second mortgage, 933 home equity loan, 42 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,588

Shawnee,KS index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $200,073 (it was $141,100 in 2000)

Shawnee:	$200,073
Kansas:	$121,200

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $156,802 - $256,173

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $235,298
Here: $235,298
State: $157,252

Townhouses or other attached units: $143,229
Here: $143,229
State: $140,198

In 2-unit structures: $140,879
Here: $140,879
State: $121,931

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $49,535
Here: $49,535
State: $101,658

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $112,679
Here: $112,679
State: $102,831

Mobile homes: $12,500
Here: $12,500
State: $34,057

Household type by relationship

Households: 47,904

In family households: 41,483 (11,091 male householders, 2,278 female householders)
11,427 spouses, 14,919 children (13,735 natural, 509 adopted, 675 stepchildren), 362 grandchildren, 245 brothers or sisters, 241 parents, 419 other relatives, 501 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 6,421 (2,494 male householders (1,894 living alone)), 2,760 female householders (2,332 living alone)), 1,167 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 248 (197 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,544 2-persons, 3,161 3-persons, 2,934 4-persons, 1,244 5-persons, 385 6-persons, 101 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,226 1-person, 941 2-persons, 74 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 4 6-persons.

10,411 married couples with children.
1,816 single-parent households (423 men, 1,393 women).

92.6% of residents of Shawnee speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 2,481 (5.2%)
(41.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.1
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	4.2

Recent Home Sales
Address:
City	State	Zip
Min Price (optional)	Max Price (optional)
Prioritization: Sale Date Distance

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Shawnee, Kansas:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 57 3 rooms: 176 4 rooms: 532 5 rooms: 1,597 6 rooms: 2,758 7 rooms: 3,030 8 rooms: 2,843 9 or more rooms: 2,790

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Shawnee, Kansas:
	1 room: 135 2 rooms: 553 3 rooms: 1,156 4 rooms: 1,484 5 rooms: 838 6 rooms: 342 7 rooms: 195 8 rooms: 54 9 or more rooms: 38

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 763
1995 to 1998: 2,125
1990 to 1994: 1,650
1980 to 1989: 3,814
1970 to 1979: 4,850
1960 to 1969: 2,909
1950 to 1959: 1,910
1940 to 1949: 615
1939 or earlier: 471

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Shawnee:
	no bedroom: 15 1 bedroom: 276 2 bedrooms: 1,207 3 bedrooms: 6,014 4 bedrooms: 5,593 5 or more bedrooms: 684

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Shawnee:
	no bedroom: 150 1 bedroom: 1,828 2 bedrooms: 2,103 3 bedrooms: 560 4 bedrooms: 130 5 or more bedrooms: 24

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Shawnee in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 245 1 vehicle: 2,561 2 vehicles: 7,523 3 vehicles: 2,548 4 vehicles: 708 5 or more vehicles: 204

Cars and other vehicles available in Shawnee in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 414 1 vehicle: 2,695 2 vehicles: 1,494 3 vehicles: 131 4 vehicles: 18 5 or more vehicles: 43

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Shawnee, KS:

Less than $10,000: 16
$10,000 to $14,999: 10
$15,000 to $19,999: 19
$20,000 to $24,999: 11
$25,000 to $29,999: 5
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 20
$50,000 to $59,999: 29
$60,000 to $69,999: 39
$70,000 to $79,999: 82
$80,000 to $89,999: 152
$90,000 to $99,999: 235
$100,000 to $124,999: 1224
$125,000 to $149,999: 1940
$150,000 to $174,999: 2254
$175,000 to $199,999: 2717
$200,000 to $249,999: 4283
$250,000 to $299,999: 1660
$300,000 to $399,999: 1471
$400,000 to $499,999: 660
$500,000 to $749,999: 578
$750,000 to $999,999: 52
$1,000,000 or more: 55

Shawnee rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Shawnee:

Less than $100: 35 people
$100 to $149: 32
$150 to $199: 51
$200 to $249: 86
$250 to $299: 92
$300 to $349: 59
$350 to $399: 101
$400 to $449: 200
$450 to $499: 277
$500 to $549: 564
$550 to $599: 898
$600 to $649: 876
$650 to $699: 723
$700 to $749: 613
$750 to $799: 418
$800 to $899: 520
$900 to $999: 195
$1,000 to $1,249: 136
$1,250 to $1,499: 22
$1,500 to $1,999: 15
$2,000 or more: 15
No cash rent: 114

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 794 1990 to 1994: 409 1985 to 1989: 417 1980 to 1984: 329 1975 to 1979: 184 1970 to 1974: 104 1970 to 1974: 51 1965 to 1969: 193

Shawnee, KS Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 63.5%
Number of people working at home: 1,059 (3.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 507
5 to 9 minutes: 2053
10 to 14 minutes: 3709
15 to 19 minutes: 4909
20 to 24 minutes: 6057
25 to 29 minutes: 2851
30 to 34 minutes: 3829
35 to 39 minutes: 567
40 to 44 minutes: 440
45 to 59 minutes: 539
60 to 89 minutes: 176
90 or more minutes: 181

Shawnee mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 23,674 (88%)
Carpooled: 1,855 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 39 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 5 (0%)
Ferryboat: 6 (0%)
Motorcycle: 26 (0%)
Walked: 138 (1%)
Other means: 75 (0%)
Worked at home: 1,059 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 695
$10,000 to $14,999: 559
$15,000 to $19,999: 654
$20,000 to $24,999: 762
$25,000 to $29,999: 865
$30,000 to $34,999: 909
$35,000 to $39,999: 1077
$40,000 to $44,999: 963
$45,000 to $49,999: 978
$50,000 to $59,999: 1910
$60,000 to $74,999: 2644
$75,000 to $99,999: 2940
$100,000 to $124,999: 1686
$125,000 to $149,999: 772
$150,000 to $199,999: 655
$200,000 or more: 554

First ancestries reported:

German: 10144

Other groups: 6435

Irish: 4456

English: 4209

United States or American: 3149

Swedish: 981

Italian: 942

Scottish: 857

Scotch-Irish: 808

European: 776

French (except Basque): 760

Polish: 720

Norwegian: 663

Dutch: 607

Belgian: 454

Croatian: 409

Danish: 251

Subsaharan African:: 207

British: 186

Arab:: 176

French Canadian: 166

Swiss: 163

Welsh: 147

Czech: 144

Russian: 122

Austrian: 117

Greek: 97

Ethiopian: 95

Scandinavian: 94

Canadian: 87

Ukrainian: 71

Other Arab: 68

Slavic: 63

African: 57

Hungarian: 56

Lebanese: 52

Pennsylvania German: 50

Arab/Arabic: 49

Slovak: 48

Iranian: 34

Serbian: 34

Portuguese: 32

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 32

Czechoslovakian: 29

Lithuanian: 24

Finnish: 23

Bahamian: 19

Nigerian: 18

Eastern European: 17

Slovene: 16

Other Subsaharan African: 16

Yugoslavian: 15

West Indian: 13

Kenyan: 12

Ghanian: 9

Latvian: 9

Icelander: 8

Egyptian: 7

Armenian: 7

Luxemburger: 6

Romanian: 6

Brazilian: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (16%)
India (15%)
Korea (9%)
Vietnam (6%)
United Kingdom (4%)
Canada (4%)
Laos (3%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 21016
Northeast: 1237
Midwest: 17057
South: 3757
West: 2259

52% of Shawnee residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in Kansas.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 80
Nursery to 4th grade: 23
5th and 6th grade: 47
7th and 8th grade: 174
9th grade: 117
10th grade: 148
11th grade: 175
12th grade, no diploma: 204
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,149
Less than 1 year of college: 1,197
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,614
Associate degree: 1,031
Bachelor's degree: 4,412
Master's degree: 1,267
Professional school degree: 433
Doctorate degree: 229

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 59
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 35
7th and 8th grade: 298
9th grade: 107
10th grade: 129
11th grade: 135
12th grade, no diploma: 322
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,697
Less than 1 year of college: 1,398
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,682
Associate degree: 1,270
Bachelor's degree: 4,143
Master's degree: 1,535
Professional school degree: 409
Doctorate degree: 62

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 5.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 3.8%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.8%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 4.8%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 5.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 6.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 4.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 4.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $72,917
Black householders: $43,019
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $31,440
Asian householders: $65,023
Some other race householders: $51,802
Two or more races householders: $52,843
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $50,569

Shawnee household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Shawnee household income for Black householders

Shawnee household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Shawnee household income for Asian householders

Shawnee household income for Some other race householders

Shawnee household income for Two or more races householders

Shawnee household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Shawnee marital status for males

Shawnee marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $200,781
Black or African American householders: $252,253
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $208,722
Asian householders: $204,610
Some other race householders: $156,116
Two or more races householders: $190,714
Hispanic or Latino householders: $194,968

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 14,104
One, attached: 804
Two: 242
3 or 4: 337
5 to 9: 1,231
10 to 19: 1,282
20 to 49: 736
50 or more: 362
Mobile homes: 9

Median worth of mobile homes: $21,238

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Shawnee:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (91%) Electricity (8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (63%) Electricity (36%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,110

Here:	19.3%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 381

Here:	13.3%
Kansas:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 374

Here:	17.8%
Kansas:	13.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Back to the top

Discuss this and other local issues on our hugely popular Kansas forum.

Back to: Shawnee, KS (don't miss, contains a wealth of additional information), Kansas, All US cities.

Recent home sales and price trends information powered by Onboard Informatics
© 2009 Onboard Informatics. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2009 Advameg, Inc.