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Shawnee, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Shawnee is a Census city of 68,542 people across 41.97 square miles of land, in Johnson County. Median household income is $109,940, 73.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 81 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $39.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Shawnee
What Shawnee is
- Census place typecity
- Land area41.97 sq mi
- Water area0.89 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,633
- County holding the largest share of its areaJohnson 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.
Shawnee
How many people live in Shawnee
- Population68,542
- Median age39.0
- Population under 1816,314
- Share under 1823.8 percent
- Population 65 and over10,385
- Share 65 and over15.2 percent
- Households26,695
- Family households18,677
- Share of households that are families70.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shawnee
Income and work in Shawnee
- Median household income$109,940
- Per capita income$54,157
- Civilian labor force39,480
- Employed38,178
- Unemployed1,302 plus or minus 306
- Unemployment rate3.3 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Adults 25 and over47,088
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher53.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree19.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shawnee
Housing in Shawnee
- Housing units27,653
- Occupied units26,695
- Vacant units958 plus or minus 280
- Vacancy rate3.5 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Owner occupied19,672
- Renter occupied7,023
- Ownership rate73.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$359,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,322
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.4 percent
- Single family units21,534
- Share single family77.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more5,823
- Share in buildings of two or more21.1 percent
- Mobile homes182 plus or minus 121
- Median year structure built1990
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shawnee
How Shawnee gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute29,635
- Commuting under 15 minutes6,934
- Share commuting under 15 minutes23.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more7,455
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.2 percent
- Drove alone71.3 percent
- Carpooled5.2 percent
- Public transport0.1 percent plus or minus 0.1
- Walked0.5 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Worked from home21.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shawnee
SBA loans in Shawnee (7(a))
- Approvals81
- Gross approval$39,038,800
- Average approval$481,960
- Median approval$317,800
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,264,400
- Largest approval$2,836,000
- Jobs supported817
- Jobs per approval10.1
- Loans with a final outcome19
- Paid in full15
- Charged off4
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.9 percent
- Share to franchises7.4 percent
- Distinct lenders41
- Distinct industries by NAICS55
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Shawnee, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 19 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Shawnee
SBA loans in Shawnee (504)
- Approvals22
- Gross approval$15,094,000
- Average approval$686,091
- Median approval$499,500
- Largest approval$1,808,000
- Jobs supported155
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Shawnee, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Shawnee
Flood risk in Shawnee
- NFIP communityCity of Shawnee
- NFIP community number200177
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 6
- Currently effective map date08/03/09
The City of Shawnee participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200177 and carries Community Rating System class 6, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Johnson County, not Shawnee
Johnson County context, not Shawnee figures
- Establishments in Johnson County18,999
- Covered employment, Johnson County370,992
- Average annual pay, Johnson County$75,090
- Housing units permitted, Johnson County2,714
Every figure in this section is published for Johnson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Shawnee.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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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
Shawnee questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Shawnee, Kansas?
68,542, in 26,695 households. Shawnee city covers 41.97 square miles of land, which is 1,633 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Shawnee in?
Johnson 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 Shawnee?
$109,940. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $359,700. Median gross rent is $1,322 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Shawnee businesses?
81 7(a) approvals totaling $39.0 m since FY2020, across 41 lenders, median approval $317,800, plus 22 504 approvals worth $15.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Shawnee, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Shawnee borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Shawnee. Only 19 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Shawnee in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Shawnee appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Shawnee, city of, community 200177, carrying Community Rating System class 6, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Shawnee figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Johnson 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 Shawnee.
Is zoning published for Shawnee?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.