Kansas · Census place 64500
Shawnee city, KS
Quick answer
Shawnee city has 68,175 residents, ranking #7 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $106,312, the median home is worth $332,900 and median gross rent runs $1,233 a month.
- Population
- 68,175Shawnee city residents
- Median household income
- $106,312Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $332,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,233Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 73.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Shawnee city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Shawnee city median would spend about 13.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.4% of residents and 73.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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