Cities / Kansas / Shawnee

Shawnee, KS

67,671 people

Right Now

Air Quality (PM2.5, Topeka)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 53.2 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

MCI

18 mi — Kansas City International Airport

Population & People

Population

67,671

Median age

Median household income

$109,940

Poverty rate

5.3%

Unemployment rate

3.3%

Bachelor's degree+

53.1%

Avg. commute

18 min

Hispanic or Latino

9.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$359,700

Median gross rent

$1,322/mo

Homeownership rate

73.69%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$947

HUD Fair Market Rent (Kansas statewide average across 105 areas — not specific to Shawnee), 2026. Efficiency $702, 1BR $753, 2BR $947, 3BR $1223, 4BR $1397. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Kansas commercial electricity

11.35¢/kWh

Kansas industrial electricity

8.03¢/kWh

Kansas residential electricity

14.56¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

241378.4

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

185144

All-Transactions House Price Index for Kansas

486.18

Unemployment Rate

3.8%

Source: FRED, Kansas-specific series.

Nearby Airports

MCI

Kansas City International Airport

Des Moines International Airport

181 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Kansas energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Kansas economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).