COMPARING TWO PLACES
Allen vs Shawnee
PLACE A
Allen, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Shawnee, Oklahoma
Allen is 99% smaller than Shawnee. Allen earns more, with a median household income $3,201 higher. Shawnee has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -10%).
ALLENSHAWNEEDIFFERENCE
Total population16332,474−99% vs Shawnee
Population density591841−251
Population growth-9.6%5.1%−14.7 pts
Median age40.534.6+5.9
Male43.6%47.9%−4.4 pts
Female56.4%52.1%+4.4 pts
Foreign-born1.0%2.5%−1.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.5%67.8%+28.7 pts
Black0.0%3.9%−3.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%6.8%−6.8 pts
Asian1.0%1.2%−0.1 pts
Other2.4%20.3%−17.9 pts
Median household income$59,016$55,815+$3,201
Per capita income$32,305$27,750+$4,555
Poverty rate8.0%20.8%−12.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3020.452−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher8.8%24.6%−15.8 pts
Graduate degree2.4%8.1%−5.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Labor force participation66.9%56.2%+10.7 pts
Median home value$59,600$160,100−$100,500
Median gross rent$478$936−$458
Owner-occupied60.3%58.3%+2.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.4%14.0%−7.5 pts
Rent-burdened households5.8%40.3%−34.5 pts
Average commute33.120.2+12.9
Worked from home1.2%7.0%−5.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.7%12.6%−3.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025