County profile
Shawnee County, KS
United States · GDP 2024
#331 of 3,127 US counties by GDP45th-percentile growthmore diversified than 83% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$14.6B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+3.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
77,340
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
3,959
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$57.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
178,607
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.2%
Median HH income
$67.1k±$2.3k
Bachelor's degree+
32.2%±1.2%
Poverty rate
12.7%±0.9%
Business applications
1,902 · 2025
Retail establishments
554
31.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.Financial Services$16.3M52DHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care33%
Retail trade17%
Manufacturing15%
Food & accommodation14%
Construction11%
Finance & insurance11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
178,607
residents · 2025 · -0.1% since 2020
Income per capita $61.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−322
International migration+1,199
Natural change−1,017
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$10.8B2019
$11.0B2020
$11.8B2021
$12.7B2022
$14.0B2023
$14.6B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$180.9k±$4.9k
Median gross rent
$1.0k/mo±$30/mo
Vacancy rate
6.9%±0.7%
Affordability
3.2× wages
Residential permits
$96.2M
464 units · 2.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
88.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 99Ice storm 98Tornado 96
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3322016
3452017
3582018
3702019
3872020
4322021
4922022
5342023
5642024
5862025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -14% since 20215402021
1992022
2062023
2182024
4642025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
0.2 km
I-470
Nearest freight rail
2.9 km
UP
Nearest port
83.0 km
ADM/GROWMARK WOLCOTT ELEVATOR DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
13.0 km
TOPEKA RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$57.4k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Shawnee?
Shawnee's economy produced $14.6B in 2024, growing 3.9% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.