Shawnee County Information
Shawnee in
Kansas occupies
556 square miles and has a 2006 population of
172,693, a change from a 2000 population of
169,869 and
160,976 in 1990.
13.4% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
13.1% percent is 25-35, and
13.5% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
736 acts of violent crime reported in
Shawnee in 2004, a change from
1,463 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
4,431 people:
4.9% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
4.1%.
Read more about
Shawnee, Kansas in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Shawnee | |
| State | Kansas | |
| Land Area | 556 sq. miles | Ranked 1,984 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 172,693 | Ranked 342 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 171,828 | |
| Population 2000 | 169,869 | Ranked 319 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 160,976 | Ranked 297 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 86% | |
| African American | 9.1% | |
| Asian American | 1.1% | |
| Native American | 1.4% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 7% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 12.9% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 13.4% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 13.1% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 13.5% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 15.1% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 11% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 6.9% | |
| Population 75 and up | 7% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 736 | 1,463 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 8 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 57 | |
| Robberies | 258 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 413 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 10,245 | 13,196 |
| Burglaries | 1,636 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 7,870 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 739 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 91,240 | 90,759 |
| Unemployed Population | 4,431 | 3,709 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.9% | 4.1% |
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