Shawnee County vs. Pottawatomie County

Shawnee County (KS)Pottawatomie County (KS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)177,49924,277
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-0.2%12.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)177,93421,608
Population, Census, April 1, 2010177,93421,604
Persons under 5 years, percent6.2%7.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.6%29.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent18.2%14.3%
Female persons, percent51.6%50.3%
White alone, percent84.2%94.2%
Black or African American alone, percent8.5%1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.4%1.0%
Asian alone, percent1.6%1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent4.2%2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent12.6%5.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent73.7%89.9%
Veterans, 2014-201813,1821,518
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.1%2.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)80,1679,838
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201864.8%76.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$130,500$181,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,227$1,418
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$505$482
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$800$766
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201321.6%6.6%
Building permits, 2018201143
Households, 2014-201872,0178,695
Persons per household, 2014-20182.412.67
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.9%85.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20188.6%4.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.2%91.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201872.6%82.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.0%94.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201830.8%34.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.5%7.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.9%7.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.0%64.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.5%58.6%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,706,24978,123
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)2,588,284377,468
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,376,149224,818
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,364,323338,854
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,209$15,194
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201817.721.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$55,199$64,657
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$29,979$28,070
Persons in poverty, percent13.9%8.0%
Total employer establishments, 20174,193618
Total employment, 201777,3769,473
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)3,480,278371,194
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-3.4%8.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20179,7331,843
All firms, 201213,1472,250
Men-owned firms, 20126,8711,329
Women-owned firms, 20124,379548
Minority-owned firms, 20121,431113
Nonminority-owned firms, 201210,9981,998
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,204162
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201210,8911,871
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%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010327.125.7
Land area in square miles, 2010544.02841.02

Source: United States Census Bureau

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