COMPARING TWO PLACES
Shawnee vs Midwest City
PLACE A
Shawnee, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Midwest City, Oklahoma
Shawnee is 45% smaller than Midwest City. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
SHAWNEEMIDWEST CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population32,47458,799−45% vs Midwest City
Population density8412,410−1,569
Population growth5.1%7.4%−2.3 pts
Median age34.636.0−1.4
Male47.9%46.8%+1.1 pts
Female52.1%53.2%−1.1 pts
Foreign-born2.5%3.2%−0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic67.8%56.9%+10.9 pts
Black3.9%20.3%−16.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.8%7.7%−0.9 pts
Asian1.2%1.7%−0.5 pts
Other20.3%13.4%+6.9 pts
Median household income$55,815$57,520−$1,705
Per capita income$27,750$32,775−$5,025
Poverty rate20.8%16.5%+4.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4520.443Even
Bachelor's degree or higher24.6%23.8%+0.9 pts
Graduate degree8.1%7.7%+0.5 pts
Unemployment rate6.0%7.1%−1.2 pts
Labor force participation56.2%62.2%−6.0 pts
Median home value$160,100$164,500−$4,400
Median gross rent$936$1,091−$155
Owner-occupied58.3%58.1%+0.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.0%8.2%+5.8 pts
Rent-burdened households40.3%44.1%−3.8 pts
Average commute20.222.8−2.6
Worked from home7.0%10.6%−3.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured12.6%10.4%+2.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025