Overview
179,053
Total Population
39.4
Median age
51.37%
Female population %
94.7:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
60-64 years
Largest age group
60.5
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
23,098
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Shawnee County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Shawnee County is 39.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Shawnee County's population under 18 was 23.69%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Shawnee County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.19% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Shawnee County, 19.52% were under the age of 15, 18.70% aged 15 to 29, 43.59% aged 30 to 64, 15.76% aged 65 to 84, and 2.43% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 4,909 more females than males in Shawnee County:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.37% females and 48.63% males in Shawnee County, KS.
- The Shawnee County, KS gender ratio is 94.7:100 i.e. 94.7 men to 100 women (0.947).
- For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 6,435.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 6,900.
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Race / Ethnicity
Shawnee County's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Shawnee County population: 79.94% are White, 8.28% are Black or African American, 0.66% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.45% are Asian, 0.01% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 3.35% are some other race and 6.31% are multiracial.
- Shawnee County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
- By ethnicity, 23,098 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 155,955 (87.10% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Shawnee County is White with a population of 143,138 (79.94% of the total population).
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Year by year
Shawnee County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 179,013 in the year 2012
- From 2000 to 2010, Shawnee County's population increased by 8,279 (4.87%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Shawnee County's population increased by 333 (0.19%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Shawnee County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 170,086.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)