What percentage of people rent in Shawnee, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Shawnee, KS, 2020–2024
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26.3% (±1.9 points) of the occupied homes in Shawnee, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 7,023 renting households against 19,672 that own their home.

In Shawnee, the share of households that rent went from 27.0% in 2015–2019 to 26.3% in 2020–2024 (−0.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 26.3% (±1.9 points)
Renting households: 7,023 (±549)
Median renter income: $61,534 (±$4,611)

Who rents and who owns in Shawnee

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Shawnee	Johnson County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	26.3% (±1.9 points)	31.5% (±0.6 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	7,023 (±549)	78,515 (±1,582)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	19,672 (±680)	171,016 (±1,661)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.1)	1.9 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$61,534 (±$4,611)	$66,348 (±$1,623)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$132,078 (±$8,043)	$136,956 (±$2,233)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Shawnee, the renter share is lower than in Johnson County (31.5%).

It is also lower than in Kansas (32.8%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Johnson County, Shawnee ranks 8 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 470 of 1,853.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Shawnee has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	27.0% (±1.8 points)	26.3% (±1.9 points)	−0.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,008 (±$39)	$1,322 (±$39)	+31.2%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$87,120 (±$3,792)	$109,940 (±$3,395)	+26.2%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Shawnee

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Shawnee
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Shawnee	—	26.3% (±1.9 points)	—
Lake Quivira	2.5 mi	2.1% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Lenexa	3.6 mi	43.2% (±2.5 points)	Higher
Edwardsville	4.3 mi	25.9% (±11.0 points)	Not measurably different
Bonner Springs	5.3 mi	24.6% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Merriam	6.0 mi	39.3% (±3.6 points)	Higher
Mission	8.0 mi	55.1% (±4.1 points)	Higher
Kansas City	8.0 mi	39.1% (±1.6 points)	Higher
De Soto	8.1 mi	27.9% (±10.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lake Quivira, KS (2.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lenexa, KS (43.2%), Merriam, KS (39.3%), Mission, KS (55.1%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Johnson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Lenexa	43.2% (±2.5 points)
3	Overland Park	39.5% (±1.2 points)
4	Merriam	39.3% (±3.6 points)
5	Gardner	32.4% (±3.7 points)
6	Roeland Park	28.5% (±7.1 points)
7	De Soto	27.9% (±10.2 points)
8	Shawnee	26.3% (±1.9 points)
9	Olathe	25.2% (±1.4 points)
10	Spring Hill	23.2% (±5.7 points)
11	Prairie Village	23.0% (±2.3 points)
12	Westwood	19.2% (±5.3 points)
13	Fairway	14.0% (±5.5 points)
14	Edgerton	11.1% (±4.4 points)

Showing 13 of 24 places in Johnson County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Shawnee

How many renters are there in Shawnee?

Shawnee has an estimated 7,023 (±549) renting households, 26.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Shawnee?

In Shawnee, the share of households that rent went from 27.0% in 2015–2019 to 26.3% in 2020–2024 (−0.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Shawnee?

A renting household in Shawnee has 2.0 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Shawnee?

The median renting household in Shawnee, KS has an income of $61,534 (±$4,611) a year, against $132,078 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Shawnee city, Kansas (place:64500, in state:20).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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