CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Shawnee

Oklahoma · 26,017 residents · 38.6 sq mi

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With 26,017 people, Shawnee is a city in Oklahoma. The typical home is worth $39,600. 21.2% of locals live below the federal poverty line. The median household earns $19,002, about 37% below the national median. About 14% of adults have finished a four-year degree. That trails the Oklahoma median by roughly 19%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 7%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

26,017

−9%vs 2000

vs 28,692 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.5

+1%vs 2000

vs 33.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

38.6 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202432K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(1,840)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(1,861)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(1,657)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.3%(2,168)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.5%(2,202)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.8%(3,854)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.2%(3,163)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.9%(2,312)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.6%(2,234)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.8%(2,294)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.2%(1,878)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(554)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,002

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,659 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,301

−34%vs 2000

vs $15,676 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.2%

+3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,600

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $56,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$322

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $427 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.3%

+4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.9% in 2000

35.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic75.8%(21,742)

Black4%(1,160)

Hispanic / Latino2.7%(781)

Asian0.9%(268)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic82.9%(21,575)

Black3.6%(932)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(418)

Asian0.5%(127)

Other13%(3,383)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.1%(1,602)

Puerto Rican0.3%(103)

South American0.3%(99)

Central American0.2%(68)

Venezuelan0.2%(53)

Costa Rican0.1%(30)

Panamanian0.1%(23)

Peruvian0.1%(23)

Dominican0.1%(17)

Ecuadorian0%(15)

Cuban0%(14)

Guatemalan0%(14)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Colombian0%(8)

Honduran0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino0.5%(163)

Vietnamese0.3%(103)

Asian Indian0.3%(97)

Chinese0.1%(25)

Thai0%(14)

Laotian0%(8)

Korean0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Guamanian0.1%(29)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(23)

Marshallese0.1%(17)

Samoan0%(11)

Ancestry

English11.5%(3,641)

German11.4%(3,625)

Irish8.7%(2,764)

American4.9%(1,555)

Scottish2%(648)

French1.8%(585)

Italian1.2%(382)

Dutch1%(301)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(277)

Welsh0.6%(201)

Norwegian0.6%(194)

Polish0.5%(161)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.5%(146)

Arab0.4%(111)

British0.3%(96)

West Indian0.3%(96)

Danish0.3%(92)

Russian0.3%(92)

Czech0.3%(86)

Lebanese0.3%(85)

Ukrainian0.2%(60)

Subsaharan African0.2%(52)

Canadian0.2%(51)

Portuguese0.1%(41)

Lithuanian0.1%(31)

Croatian0.1%(26)

Hungarian0.1%(21)

Brazilian0.1%(17)

Jamaican0.1%(16)

French Canadian0%(14)

Egyptian0%(13)

Serbian0%(11)

Latvian0%(9)

Belgian0%(7)

Finnish0%(7)

Iranian0%(5)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(5)

Swiss0%(2)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.0%

−4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.5%

−8.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.6%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.8 min

+18%vs 2000

vs 15.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married36.5%(4,335)

Married45.6%(5,415)

Widowed3.2%(380)

Divorced14.8%(1,753)

Women 15+

Never married33.5%(4,515)

Married42%(5,655)

Widowed9.3%(1,248)

Divorced15.3%(2,059)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.6%

−7.5 ptssince 2013

from 20.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.4%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 48.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.4%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 10.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.9%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.9%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 20.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 3.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.9%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 59.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.5%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 37.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)32%(547)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.1%(395)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.4%(554)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.2%(38)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.4%(7)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,710 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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