Shawnee County vs. Jefferson County

Shawnee County (KS)Jefferson County (KS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)177,49918,975
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-0.2%-0.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)177,93419,124
Population, Census, April 1, 2010177,93419,126
Persons under 5 years, percent6.2%5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.6%22.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent18.2%18.6%
Female persons, percent51.6%49.1%
White alone, percent84.2%95.9%
Black or African American alone, percent8.5%0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.4%1.0%
Asian alone, percent1.6%0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent4.2%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent12.6%2.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent73.7%93.4%
Veterans, 2014-201813,1821,481
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.1%0.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)80,1678,424
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201864.8%82.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$130,500$145,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,227$1,287
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$505$538
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$800$740
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201321.6%4.5%
Building permits, 201820170
Households, 2014-201872,0177,600
Persons per household, 2014-20182.412.45
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.9%90.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20188.6%1.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.2%87.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201872.6%77.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.0%93.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201830.8%21.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.5%11.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.9%9.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.0%65.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.5%60.9%
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,376,1495,732
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,364,32374,016
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,209$3,907
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201817.730.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$55,199$61,793
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$29,979$29,258
Persons in poverty, percent13.9%7.6%
Total employer establishments, 20174,193323
Total employment, 201777,3762,313
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)3,480,27887,289
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-3.4%-1.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20179,7331,229
All firms, 201213,1471,565
Men-owned firms, 20126,871944
Women-owned firms, 20124,379472
Minority-owned firms, 20121,43145
Nonminority-owned firms, 201210,9981,485
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,204132
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201210,8911,384
Black-owned firms, percent, 20072.7%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.8%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.9%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200731.4%35.9%
Population per square mile, 2010327.135.9
Land area in square miles, 2010544.02532.57

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Shawnee county (KS) and Jefferson county (KS) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.