Shawnee is a city located in Pottawatomie County Oklahoma. Shawnee has a 2023 population of 32,156. It is also the county seat of Pottawatomie County.Shawnee is currently growing at a rate of 0.91% annually and its population has increased by 2.77% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 31,290 in 2020.
The average household income in Shawnee is $62,963 with a poverty rate of 18.47%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to - per month, and the median house value is -. The median age in Shawnee is 35.5 years, 34.8 years for males, and 36.4 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Shawnee was:
3.15
Average Family Size
2.48
Average Household Size
56.8%
Rate of Home Ownership
Married
Male
Female
NonFamily
owner
renter
Only English
Spanish
Other Indo-European Languages
Asian and Pacific Island Languages
Other Languages
96.03% of Shawnee residents speak only English, while 3.97% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 2.25% of the population.
18.47%
Overall Poverty Rate
16.06%
Male Poverty Rate
20.7%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Shawnee is Black, with 45.36% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Shawnee is Other, with 11.56% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 4.08%. Among those working part-time, it was 19.71%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 27.02%.
Married
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
NeverMarried
43.9%
Overall Marriage Rate
47.0%
Male Marriage Rate
41.2%
Female Marriage Rate
male
female
The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35-44.
Married
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
NeverMarried
Less Than 9th Grade
High School Graduate
Some College
Bachelors or Greater
6.58%
Veteran Poverty Rate
36.9%
Veteran Disability Rate
LaborForceParticipation
57.4%
Labor Force Participation
53.7%
Employment Rate
6.2%
Unemployment Rate
LaborForceParticipation
LaborForceParticipation
Europe
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Latin America
North America
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
Europe
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Latin America
North America
66.33%
Born in Shawnee
96.63%
Native Born
2.3%
Foreign Born
1.43%
Non Citizen
0.87%
Naturalized
96.63% of Shawnee residents were born in the United States, with 66.33% having been born in Oklahoma. 1.43% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.