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Shawneetown, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Shawneetown is a Census city of 1,087 people across 0.73 square miles of land, in Gallatin County. Median household income is $48,194, 58.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Shawneetown
What Shawneetown is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.73 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,481
- County holding the largest share of its areaGallatin County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shawneetown
How many people live in Shawneetown
- Population1,087
- Median age36.7 plus or minus 7.8
- Population under 18299 plus or minus 91
- Share under 1827.5 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Population 65 and over178 plus or minus 65
- Share 65 and over16.4 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Households481
- Family households270 plus or minus 63
- Share of households that are families56.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shawneetown
Income and work in Shawneetown
- Median household income$48,194
- Per capita income$29,740
- Civilian labor force479 plus or minus 118
- Employed470 plus or minus 115
- Unemployed9 plus or minus 10
- Unemployment rate1.9 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Adults 25 and over779
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.8 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.0 percent plus or minus 4.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shawneetown
Housing in Shawneetown
- Housing units544
- Occupied units481
- Vacant units63 plus or minus 41
- Vacancy rate11.6 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Owner occupied283
- Renter occupied198 plus or minus 79
- Ownership rate58.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$85,700 plus or minus $21,405
- Median gross rent, monthly$428 plus or minus $215
- Annual rent as a share of median income10.7 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Single family units299 plus or minus 71
- Share single family55.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more126 plus or minus 67
- Share in buildings of two or more23.2 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Mobile homes119 plus or minus 48
- Median year structure built1969
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shawneetown
How Shawneetown gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute447 plus or minus 116
- Commuting under 15 minutes129 plus or minus 69
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.9 percent plus or minus 13.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more123 plus or minus 57
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.5 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Drove alone85.0 percent
- Carpooled11.2 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shawneetown
Flood risk in Shawneetown
- NFIP communityCity of Shawneetown
- NFIP community number171127
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Shawneetown participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 171127 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Gallatin County, not Shawneetown
Gallatin County context, not Shawneetown figures
- Establishments in Gallatin County82
- Covered employment, Gallatin County874
- Average annual pay, Gallatin County$51,088
Every figure in this section is published for Gallatin County as a whole and is not a measurement of Shawneetown.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Shawneetown questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Shawneetown, Illinois?
1,087, in 481 households. Shawneetown city covers 0.73 square miles of land, which is 1,481 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Shawneetown in?
Gallatin County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Shawneetown?
$48,194. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $85,700. Median gross rent is $428 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Shawneetown in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Shawneetown appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Shawneetown, city of, community 171127, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Shawneetown figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Gallatin County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Shawneetown.
Is zoning published for Shawneetown?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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