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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Shawnee County is $26,682, which is about the same as the state average of $27,367 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Shawnee County median household income is $49,695, which has grown by 21.24% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 27.69% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Shawnee County residents spend 17.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 18.6 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #26

Shawnee County	26,682 USD
Kansas	27,367 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Shawnee County	30,193 USD
Kansas	29,793 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Shawnee County	34,667 USD
Kansas	35,528 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Shawnee County	26,212 USD
Kansas	23,777 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #32

Shawnee County	49,695 USD
Kansas	51,872 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Shawnee County	65,250 USD
Kansas	69,271 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #97

Shawnee County	21.24%
Kansas	27.69%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Shawnee County		Kansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.56%	$12,304, see rank	23.31%	$14,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	31.90%	$18,837, see rank	28.54%	$18,204	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.81%	$4,337, see rank	2.17%	$3,405	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.73%	$19,469, see rank	16.24%	$19,968	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Shawnee County	64,158 USD
Kansas	65,804 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Shawnee County	79,060 USD
Kansas	83,035 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Shawnee County	Kansas	U.S.
White	$51,934, see rank	$53,621	$56,900
Black	$28,904, see rank	$32,903	$35,600
Hispanic	$38,790, see rank	$39,779	$42,396
Asian	$62,857, see rank	$60,287	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$39,643, see rank	$39,104	$37,170
One Race, Other	$39,342, see rank	$39,298	$40,300
Two or More Races	$43,800, see rank	$41,090	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Shawnee County	Kansas	U.S.
less than 25	$22,717, see rank	$25,813	$25,788
25 to 44	$52,001, see rank	$56,041	$58,398
45 to 64	$60,849, see rank	$65,005	$65,027
65 or over	$41,977, see rank	$37,533	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Shawnee County	Kansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	139,439, see rank	2,236,421	248,775,628
Male¹	66,584, 47.75%, see rank	49.32%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	45,897, 68.93%, see rank	72.71%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	155, 0.23%, see rank	1.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	45,742, 68.70%, see rank	71.29%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	42,065, 91.96%, see rank	93.22%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,677, 8.04%, see rank	6.78%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	20,687, 31.07%, see rank	27.29%	30.72%
Female¹	72,855, 52.25%, see rank	50.68%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	44,984, 61.74%, see rank	62.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	94, 0.13%, see rank	0.14%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	44,890, 61.62%, see rank	62.07%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	42,045, 93.66%, see rank	93.65%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,845, 6.34%, see rank	6.35%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	27,871, 38.26%, see rank	37.80%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Shawnee County	Kansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	83,045, 100%	1,383,284	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	68,874, 82.94%, see rank	82.12%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	8,678, 10.45%, see rank	9.54%	9.59%
Public Transportation	564, 0.68%, see rank	0.47%	5.06%
Walked	1,488, 1.79%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	956, 1.15%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	2,485, 2.99%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Shawnee County	17.2 minutes
Kansas	18.6 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Shawnee County	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	84,110	1,391,836	143,435,233
Male¹	42,065, 50.01%, see rank	52.66%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	13,559, 32.23%, see rank	32.88%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	7,074, 16.82%, see rank	12.85%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	7,210, 17.14%, see rank	16.21%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	186, 0.44%, see rank	1.61%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3,399, 8.08%, see rank	9.92%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	7,730, 18.38%, see rank	20.07%	17.94%
Female¹	42,045, 49.99%, see rank	47.34%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	16,562, 39.39%, see rank	40.57%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	9,326, 22.18%, see rank	21.10%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	14,219, 33.82%, see rank	31.45%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	31, 0.07%, see rank	0.30%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	49, 0.12%, see rank	0.31%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,810, 4.30%, see rank	5.97%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Shawnee County	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	84,110, 100%	1,391,836	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	582, 0.69%, see rank	3.59%	1.96%
Construction	4,374, 5.20%, see rank	6.25%	6.17%
Manufacturing	6,533, 7.77%, see rank	12.61%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,772, 2.11%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	10,012, 11.90%, see rank	11.04%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	3,936, 4.68%, see rank	4.74%	4.93%
Information	1,559, 1.85%, see rank	2.22%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	6,352, 7.55%, see rank	6.01%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	7,349, 8.74%, see rank	8.78%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	22,213, 26.41%, see rank	24.85%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	7,347, 8.73%, see rank	7.90%	9.49%
Public Administration	8,325, 9.90%, see rank	4.71%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	3,756, 4.47%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Shawnee County	%	Kansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	28,387	16.31%, see rank	13.79%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	5,417	11.91%, see rank	9.37%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.