Language Spoken At Home in Shawnee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 165,414 | 100% |
English only | 151,788 | 91.8% |
Language other than English | 13,626 | 8.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,984 | 3.0% |
Spanish | 10,033 | 6.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,179 | 2.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,200 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 265 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,142 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 501 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 251 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 39 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Shawnee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 177,688 | 100% |
American | 11,402 | 6.4% |
Arab | 218 | 0.1% |
Czech | 1,313 | 0.7% |
Danish | 870 | 0.5% |
Dutch | 3,527 | 2.0% |
English | 19,000 | 10.7% |
French (except Basque) | 5,764 | 3.2% |
French Canadian | 672 | 0.4% |
German | 53,145 | 29.9% |
Greek | 221 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 221 | 0.1% |
Irish | 26,192 | 14.7% |
Italian | 4,145 | 2.3% |
Lithuanian | 173 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 1,921 | 1.1% |
Polish | 1,764 | 1.0% |
Portuguese | 98 | 0.1% |
Russian | 1,303 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,400 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 3,333 | 1.9% |
Slovak | 28 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 808 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 4,941 | 2.8% |
Swiss | 1,079 | 0.6% |
Ukrainian | 48 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 2,049 | 1.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 79 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Shawnee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 73,213 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 46,507 | 63.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 20,586 | 28.1% |
Married-couple family | 33,563 | 45.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 12,639 | 17.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 3,747 | 5.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,077 | 2.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 9,197 | 12.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,870 | 8.0% |
Nonfamily households | 26,706 | 36.5% |
Householder living alone | 22,591 | 30.9% |
65 years and over | 7,344 | 10.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 23,183 | 31.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 17,874 | 24.4% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Shawnee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 173,576 | 100% |
Householder | 73,213 | 42.2% |
Spouse | 33,507 | 19.3% |
Child | 49,267 | 28.4% |
Other relatives | 8,076 | 4.7% |
Nonrelatives | 9,513 | 5.5% |
Unmarried partner | 4,901 | 2.8% |
Marital Status in Shawnee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 67,310 | 100% |
Never married | 21,231 | 31.5% |
Now married, except separated | 35,413 | 52.6% |
Separated | 758 | 1.1% |
Widowed | 1,638 | 2.4% |
Divorced | 8,270 | 12.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 73,764 | 100% |
Never married | 18,739 | 25.4% |
Now married, except separated | 34,739 | 47.1% |
Separated | 1,429 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 7,251 | 9.8% |
Divorced | 11,606 | 15.7% |
Fertility in Shawnee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 2,852 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,215 | 42.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 53 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 69 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 59 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 123 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 20 | 0% |
Grandparents in Shawnee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,194 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,531 | 47.9% |
Less than 1 year | 467 | 14.6% |
1 or 2 years | 361 | 11.3% |
3 or 4 years | 296 | 9.3% |
5 or more years | 407 | 12.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,531 | 100% |
Who are female | 849 | 55.5% |
Who are married | 1,114 | 72.8% |
School Enrollment in Shawnee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 46,572 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 3,332 | 7.2% |
Kindergarten | 2,595 | 5.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 19,384 | 41.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 8,989 | 19.3% |
College or graduate school | 12,272 | 26.4% |
Educational Attainment in Shawnee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 118,361 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 4,186 | 3.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 7,059 | 6.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 37,288 | 31.5% |
Some college, no degree | 28,166 | 23.8% |
Associate's degree | 7,779 | 6.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 22,090 | 18.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 11,793 | 10.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 90.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 28.6% |
Veteran Status in Shawnee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 133,405 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 16,613 | 12.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Shawnee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 174,247 | 100% |
With a disability | 25,282 | 14.5% |
Under 18 years | 43,485 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,123 | 4.9% |
18 to 64 years | 106,278 | 100% |
With a disability | 14,212 | 13.4% |
65 years and over | 24,484 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,947 | 36.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Shawnee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 175,149 | 100% |
Same house | 144,255 | 82.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 30,449 | 17.4% |
Same county | 21,496 | 12.3% |
Different county | 8,953 | 5.1% |
Same state | 5,029 | 2.9% |
Different state | 3,924 | 2.2% |
Abroad | 445 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Shawnee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 177,688 | 100% |
Native | 169,984 | 95.7% |
Born in United States | 168,619 | 94.9% |
State of residence | 120,467 | 67.8% |
Different state | 48,152 | 27.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,365 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 7,704 | 4.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Shawnee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 7,704 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,663 | 34.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 5,041 | 65.4% |
Year of Entry in Shawnee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 9,069 | 100% |
Native | 1,365 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 21 | 1.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,344 | 98.5% |
Foreign born | 7,704 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 149 | 1.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 7,555 | 98.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Shawnee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 7,704 | 100% |
Europe | 749 | 9.7% |
Asia | 1,700 | 22.1% |
Africa | 226 | 2.9% |
Oceania | 36 | 0.5% |
Latin America | 4,810 | 62.4% |
Northern America | 183 | 2.4% |