Moving to Shawnee, Oklahoma

About Shawnee, Oklahoma
Shawnee

Shawnee (Meskwaki: Shânîheki) is a city in and the county seat of Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 29,857 in 2010, a 4.9 percent increase from the figure of 28,692 in 2000. The city is part of the Oklahoma City-Shawnee Combined Statistical Area and the principal city of the Shawnee Micropolitan Statistical Area.

With access to Interstate 40, Shawnee is approximately 45 minutes east of downtown Oklahoma City. To the east and northeast, Shawnee is 112 miles from the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, which provides shipping barge access to the Gulf of Mexico.

Gender
Gender Shawnee Oklahoma Country
Female 52.8% 50.5% 50.8%
Male 47.2% 49.5% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Shawnee Oklahoma Country
Less than $10,000 9.7% 6.7% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 7.2% 4.7% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 13.9% 10.7% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 11.9% 10.3% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 15% 14.1% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 17.6% 18.5% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 10.2% 12.5% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 9.2% 13.3% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 3% 4.8% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 2.3% 4.4% 8.3%
Education


Education Shawnee Oklahoma Country
< 9th Grade 4% 4% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 10% 8% 7.0%
High School or GED 32% 31% 27.0%
Other College 23% 23% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 8% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 14% 17% 20.0%
Master's Degree 7% 6% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Shawnee Oklahoma Country
White 66.6% 64.9% 60.1%
African American 4.7% 7.1% 12.2%
American Indian 14.3% 7.3% 0.6%
Asian 0.6% 2.2% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.1% 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 6.3% 7.2% 2.8%
Hispanic 7.4% 10.9% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity