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Population (year 2000): 47,996. Estimated
population in July 2005: 57,628 (+20.1% change)
Males: 23,618 (49.2%), Females: 24,378 (50.8%)
Johnson County
Zip code:
66217
Median resident age: 34.8 years
Median household income: $59,626 (year 2000)
Median house value: $141,700 (year 2000)
Races in Shawnee:
- White Non-Hispanic (88.2%)
- Hispanic (4.4%)
- Black (3.0%)
- Other race (1.9%)
- Two or more races (1.8%)
- Asian Indian (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (29.0%), Irish (15.3%),
English (12.9%), United States (6.6%), French (3.2%), Swedish
(3.1%).
Elevation: 1000 feet
Land area: 41.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Shawnee
- High school or higher: 93.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 12.5%
- Unemployed: 1.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Shawnee city
- Never married: 23.0%
- Now married: 63.0%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 4.4%
- Divorced: 8.9%
5.2% Foreign born (2.5% Asia, 1.4% Latin
America, 0.8% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +9,874 (+25.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Shawnee:
- OVERLAND PARK REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 4
miles; OVERLAND PARK, KS)
- SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF KS CITY (about 4 miles;
OVERLAND PARK, KS)
- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; KANSAS
CITY, KS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Shawnee:
- CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 15 miles; KANSAS
CITY, MO; ID: MKC)
- KANSAS CITY INTL (about 20 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO;
ID: MCI)
- ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 53 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO;
ID: STJ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Shawnee:
- CEDAR AIR PARK (about 11 miles; OLATHE, KS; ID: 51K)
- JOHNSON COUNTY EXECUTIVE (about 13 miles; OLATHE,
KS; ID: OJC)
- NEW CENTURY AIRCENTER (about 16 miles; OLATHE, KS;
ID: IXD)
Amtrak station near Shawnee:
- 14 miles: KANSAS CITY (2200 MAIN ST.). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack
bar, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking,
call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit
connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Shawnee:
- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles;
KANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,168)
- KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles;
KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,837)
- JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles;
OVERLAND PARK, KS; FT enrollment: 8,857)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGES (about 13 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,259)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 14 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,189)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY (about 14 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 8,830)
- PARK UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; PARKVILLE, MO; FT
enrollment: 4,180)
Public high school in Shawnee:
- MILL VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 761;
Location: 5900 MONTICELLO ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Shawnee:
- MARANATHA ACADEMY (Students: 668; Location:
6826 LACKMAN RD; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Shawnee:
- RIVERVIEW ELEMENTARY (Students: 658;
Location: 21550 WEST 47TH STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
- MONTICELLO TRAILS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students:
653; Location: 6100 MONTICELLO RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MIZE ELEMENTARY, PREK-5 (Students: 612;
Location: 7301 MIZE ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
- CLEAR CREEK ELEM (Students: 590; Location:
5815 MONTICELLO RD; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Shawnee:
- ST JOSEPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 769;
Location: 5901 FLINT; Grades: KG - 8)
- HOPE LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 221;
Location: 6308 QUIVIRA RD; Grades: PK - 8)
- GOOD SHEPHERD SCHOOL (Students: 162;
Location: 12800 WEST 75TH STREET; Grades: KG - 6)
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