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Census Tract 8, Shawnee, KS

3,054 Population
5 square miles 611.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37 ±3.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Topeka: 38 ±0.5
  • a little less than the figure in Shawnee County: 39.4 ±0.3

Economics

$24,593 ±$4,462 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Topeka: $34,089 ±$854
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Shawnee County: $37,908 ±$783
$42,487 ±$5,552 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Topeka: $56,956 ±$1,954
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Shawnee County: $67,104 ±$2,304

19.6% ±6.8% (585  ±226) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Topeka: 15.7% 19,123 (±1.1% / ±1,388)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Shawnee County: 12.7% 22,093 (±0.9% / ±1,477)

15 minutes ±0.8 (17,535  ±4,868) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Topeka: 16.7 856,780 (±0.6 / ±37,257)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Shawnee County: 17.9 1,313,275 (±0.5 / ±46,074)

Families

1,367 ±204 Number of households
  • Topeka: 54,837 ±717
  • Shawnee County: 75,458 ±597
2 ±0.2 (2,686  ±512) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Topeka: 2.2 121,010 (±0 / ±92)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Shawnee County: 2.3 172,940 (±0 / ±99)

15.4% ±15.9% (99  ±107) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Topeka: 5.7% † 1,669 (±1.1% / ±320)
  • more than double the rate in Shawnee County: 5.3% † 2,109 (±0.9% / ±337)

Housing

1,616 ±214 Number of housing units
  • Topeka: 59,868 ±487
  • Shawnee County: 81,075 ±125

$87,900 ±$33,653 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Topeka: $144,200 ±$6,002
  • about half the amount in Shawnee County: $180,900 ±$4,873

27.6% ±12.2% (813  ±377.7) Moved since previous year
  • nearly double the rate in Topeka: 15.3% 18,998 (±1.3% / ±1,612)
  • more than double the rate in Shawnee County: 12.7% 22,421 (±1% / ±1,718.4)

Social

90.2% ±11.2% (2,069  ±355.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Topeka: 91.7% 77,881 (±2.4% / ±2,089.8)
  • a little less than the rate in Shawnee County: 93.3% 113,381 (±2% / ±2,478.9)
9.3% ±6% (213  ±140.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in Topeka: 29% 24,615 (±1.3% / ±1,135.3)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Shawnee County: 32.2% 39,192 (±1.2% / ±1,453.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.2% ±1.3% (36  ±40) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Topeka: 5.1% † 6,432 (±0.7% / ±813)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Shawnee County: 4.1% 7,286

5.1% ±3.2% (123  ±78) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Topeka: 7.7% 7,522 (±0.7% / ±649)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Shawnee County: 8% 10,878 (±0.6% / ±791)
123 Total veterans ±78 123 Male ±78 N/A Female ±11

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