Shawnee County vs. Jackson County
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Shawnee County (KS) Jackson County (KS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 177,499 13,280
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -0.2% -1.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 177,934 13,460
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 177,934 13,462
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.2% 6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent 23.6% 24.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 18.2% 19.1%
Female persons, percent 51.6% 50.0%
White alone, percent 84.2% 86.4%
Black or African American alone, percent 8.5% 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.4% 8.5%
Asian alone, percent 1.6% 0.6%
Two or More Races, percent 4.2% 3.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 12.6% 4.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 73.7% 83.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018 13,182 1,136
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 4.1% 1.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 80,167 5,882
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 64.8% 75.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $130,500 $132,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,227 $1,329
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $505 $476
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $800 $674
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 21.6% 7.7%
Building permits, 2018 201 24
Households, 2014-2018 72,017 5,392
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.41 2.44
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 84.9% 87.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 8.6% 3.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 86.2% 84.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 72.6% 77.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 92.0% 94.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 30.8% 21.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 9.5% 13.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 8.9% 9.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 63.0% 63.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 59.5% 59.3%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 1,706,249 32,480
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,376,149 45,339
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,364,323 83,205
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $13,209 $6,187
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 17.7 25.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $55,199 $55,904
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $29,979 $27,950
Persons in poverty, percent 13.9% 10.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017 4,193 255
Total employment, 2017 77,376 3,293
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 3,480,278 92,137
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -3.4% 2.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 9,733 832
All firms, 2012 13,147 930
Men-owned firms, 2012 6,871 537
Women-owned firms, 2012 4,379 253
Minority-owned firms, 2012 1,431 52
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 10,998 846
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 1,204 112
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 10,891 782
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.7% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.8% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.9% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.0% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 31.4% 0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010 327.1 20.5
Land area in square miles, 2010 544.02 656.22
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Shawnee county (KS) and Jackson county (KS) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.