United States › Shawnee MICROPOLITAN AREA
Shawnee Micro Shawnee, OK · 1 counties · 75,102 residents (2025 est.) · 788 sq mi
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The short version
With 73,463 people, Shawnee is a metro area. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 20% of adults. The typical home is worth $165,400, having more than doubled since 2000. The foreign-born share is 2%. Median rent is $894 a month. Households take in $61,398 at the median, 25% less than the US figure.
At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 53%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01
Population & growth from 65,521 in 2000
75,102 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
from 83 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
from 35.5 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Population, 1990 – 2024
57K 62K 66K 71K 75K 1990 2000 2010 2020 2024 Shawnee Age distribution, 2024
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Section 02
Income & economy $61,398
+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $31,573 in 2000
US average: $82,259
from $15,972 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
from 18.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
from 14.6% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
from 0.432 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Professional, scientific, technical 3.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing 3%
Public administration 2.7%
Transportation & warehousing 2%
Education & health services 1.4%
Arts, entertainment, food 1.1%
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$165,400
+53%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $59,500 in 2000
US average: $376,019
$894
+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $431 in 2000
US average: $1,442
from 72.1% in 2000
29.6% rent
from 13.5% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
from 2.67 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
from 17.6% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
from 43.3% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
from 2.3 in 2009
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04
Race & ethnicity 2000
White, non-Hispanic 78.8%(51,625)
Hispanic / Latino 2.4%(1,544)
2024
White, non-Hispanic 69.6%(51,105)
Hispanic / Latino 6.4%(4,682)
from 48 in 2009
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
from 16 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins
Detailed origins & ancestry Hispanic origin
+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data Ancestry
+ 31 more ancestry groups with data from 15.5% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
from 79.3% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
from 5.6% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06
Commute & transportation from 18.3 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
from 81.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
from 10.7% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
from 3.3% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
from 3.0% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
from 6.6% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07
Work & employment from 6.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
from 58.9% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
from 63.9% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
from 15.7% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
from 29.5% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08
People & community from 1.6% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
from 11.8% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
from 17.8% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
from 17.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
from 66.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
from 89.6% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
from 85.9% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
from 95.9% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
from 2.6% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married 31.4%(8,859)
Women 15+
Never married 26.9%(8,439)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09
Health coverage from 17.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
from 52.7% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
from 10.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
from 19.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
from 19.0% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
from 3.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
from 63.0% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
from 36.5% 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) 29.9%(1,316)
Gulf War (1990s) 22.5%(991)
Share of the 4,399 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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Frequently asked
How many people live in Shawnee, OK? Shawnee, OK has about 73,463 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.
What is the median household income in Shawnee, OK? The typical household in Shawnee, OK earns about $61,398 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is Shawnee, OK expensive? In Shawnee, OK, the median home is worth about $165,400, and the typical rent is about $894 a month.
How educated are people in Shawnee, OK? About 20.4% of adults age 25 and over in Shawnee, OK hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in Shawnee, OK? About 15.9% of people in Shawnee, OK live below the federal poverty line.
Has Shawnee, OK grown since 1990? Yes, Shawnee, OK has grown since 1990. The population has added about 14,703 residents, a change of about 25 percent over that period.
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