Shawnee County , Kansas
Population: 178,315 residents · 2023 Census ACS
Income $66,043 Home $170,400 Rent $970/mo
Page updated: · Data vintage: CDC PLACES 2023 · FEMA NRI v1.20
Shawnee County's headline indicators land 11% below the national median on income ($66,043), with housing 44% below the US figure ($170,000 typical) — a profile closer to the broad US middle than to either tail of the distribution. FEMA's National Risk Index ranks Shawnee County in the top 12% nationally for overall natural-hazard exposure, with winter-storm risk the dominant local risk.
$66,043
Median Income
household
$170,400
Home Value
median
$970/mo
Monthly Rent
median gross
N/A
Unemployment
rate
Income & Housing
| Median Household Income | $66,043 |
| Per Capita Income | $37,072 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.4% |
| Median Home Value | $170,400 |
| Median Gross Rent | $970/mo |
| Owner Occupied | 67.0% |
| Renter Occupied | 33.0% |
Demographics & Education
| Total Population | 178,315 |
| Median Age | 39.6 yrs |
| Bachelor's or Higher | 32.3% |
Health Outcomes
CDC PLACES 2023 · % of adults
38.5%
Obesity
12.5%
Diabetes
15.7%
Smoking
39.0%
High Blood Pressure
25.7%
No Physical Activity
24.0%
Depression
36.6%
Insufficient Sleep
79.4%
Annual Checkup
Natural Hazard Risk
FEMA National Risk Index · county-level scores
Overall risk score: 88.0 · 88th national percentile
🌪️ Tornado
95.87
🔥 Wildfire
75.32
❄️ Winter Storm
98.89
🌍 Earthquake
59.76
☀️ Drought
46.79
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