Shawnee County, Kansas
Shawnee County, Kansas · ZIP 66402, 66409, 66431
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 177,942 (2024 estimate)Population
- 74,528Households
- $66,043Median household income
- $170,400Median home value
- 19Towns with a page
- 26ZIP codes
Shawnee County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 169,871 |
| 2010 | 177,934 |
| 2020 | 178,909 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 20, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 20, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 20, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $66,043 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 20, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 49,921 units
- Renter occupied
- 24,607 units
- Vacancy rate
- 7.9%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 20, retrieved November 14, 2026.
77,340 employees in 3,959 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 20, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Shawnee County | Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 178,315 | 2,937,569 |
| Median household income | $66,043 | $72,639 |
| Median age | 39.6 | 37.2 |
| Median home value | $170,400 | $203,400 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 32.3% | 35.2% |
| Foreign-born residents | 4.2% | 7.2% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 67.0% | 66.9% |
| Mean commute to work | 17.8 minutes | 19.8 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 20, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Shawnee County19 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Topeka | City | 125,467 | 61.9 sq mi |
| Soldier Township | Township | 15,179 | 62.3 sq mi |
| Mission Township | Township | 10,127 | 28.0 sq mi |
| Tecumseh Township | Township | 7,778 | 33.2 sq mi |
| Williamsport Township | Township | 4,305 | 39.6 sq mi |
| Auburn Township | Township | 3,307 | 54.7 sq mi |
| Monmouth Township | Township | 3,198 | 56.4 sq mi |
| Silver Lake Township | Township | 1,888 | 17.8 sq mi |
| Rossville Township | Township | 1,887 | 50.8 sq mi |
| Dover Township | Township | 1,692 | 55.7 sq mi |
| Menoken Township | Township | 1,635 | 44.4 sq mi |
| Silver Lake | City | 1,312 | 0.56 sq mi |
| Auburn | City | 1,272 | 0.70 sq mi |
| Rossville | City | 1,090 | 0.55 sq mi |
| Grove Township | Township | 742 | 29.7 sq mi |
| Topeka Township | Township | 737 | 9.41 sq mi |
| Tecumseh | Census designated place | 339 | 3.57 sq mi |
| Wakarusa | Census designated place | 207 | 4.96 sq mi |
| Willard | City | 68 | 0.11 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 20 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Douglas CountyPopulation 121,989 (2024 estimate)
- Jackson CountyPopulation 13,525 (2024 estimate)
- Jefferson CountyPopulation 18,332 (2024 estimate)
- Osage CountyPopulation 15,737 (2024 estimate)
- Pottawatomie CountyPopulation 26,876 (2024 estimate)
- Wabaunsee CountyPopulation 7,112 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 20, retrieved November 14, 2026.