# Shawnee County, Kansas demographics

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Shawnee County, Kansas (county FIPS 20177) has a median household income of $67,104 (±$2,304) and a total population of 178,025 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 29 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 178,025 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 39.4 years | ±0.3 years | B01002 |
| Households | 75,458 | ±597 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $67,104 | ±$2,304 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $180,900 | ±$4,873 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $1,000 | ±$30 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 66.8% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 33.2% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 93.3% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 32.2% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 12.7% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 4.2% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 20177 |
| Land area | 544.01 sq mi |
| Water area | 11.72 sq mi |
| Population density | 327 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [66618](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/66618) | 13.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [66533](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/66533) | 9.5% | 96.1% | Yes |
| [66409](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/66409) | 9.4% | 73.7% | Yes |
| [66402](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/66402) | 8% | 97.2% | Yes |
| [66610](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/66610) | 7.5% | 92.3% | Yes |
| [66539](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/66539) | 7.3% | 96.4% | Yes |
| [66617](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/66617) | 6.6% | 82.8% | Yes |
| [66546](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/66546) | 6.4% | 91.4% | Yes |
| [66615](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/66615) | 6.4% | 77.7% | Yes |
| [66542](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/66542) | 6% | 100% | Yes |
| [66614](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/66614) | 3.7% | 83.6% | Yes |
| [66609](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/66609) | 2.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [66605](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/66605) | 1.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [66619](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/66619) | 1.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [66607](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/66607) | 1.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [66536](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/66536) | 1.3% | 10.6% |  |
| [66604](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/66604) | 1.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [66616](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/66616) | 1.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [66606](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/66606) | 1.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [66431](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/66431) | 0.9% | 8.3% |  |
| [66608](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/66608) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [66524](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/66524) | 0.7% | 3% |  |
| [66512](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/66512) | 0.6% | 5% |  |
| [66611](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/66611) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [66612](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/66612) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [66603](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/66603) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [66050](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/66050) | 0.1% | 0.8% |  |
| [66621](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/66621) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [66622](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/66622) | 0% | 100% | Yes |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:177&in=state:20
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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