Housing data for Shawnee Township (Bates County), MO

Shawnee Township (Bates County), MO has an estimated 273 residents and 119 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Bates County.

0.0% of households rent.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
273 (±161)
Housing units
119 (±63)
Households that rent
0.0%
Residents since 2015–2019
−25.6%

What stands out in Shawnee Township (Bates County)

Median home value: $277,500 (±$24,958) in Shawnee Township (Bates County), higher than in Bates County ($170,800).

Homes built before 1980: 30.2% (±24.7 points) in Shawnee Township (Bates County), lower than in Bates County (55.8%).

Average commute: 45.1 minutes (±7.6) in Shawnee Township (Bates County), higher than in Bates County (32.8 minutes).

Median real estate taxes: $1,239 (±$161) in Shawnee Township (Bates County), higher than in Bates County ($1,039).

Housing in Shawnee Township (Bates County) at a glance

  • Renters and owners: 0.0% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Home values: $277,500 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,813 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $1,239 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Bedrooms: 95.0% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 30.2% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 61.3% heat with electricity (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Commute and cars: 45.1 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Growth: −25.6% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 3.4% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Shawnee Township (Bates County) against Bates County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Shawnee Township (Bates County)Bates CountyMissouriUnited States
Residents273 (±161)16,186 (exact)6,191,814 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units119 (±63)7,192 (±29)2,825,287 (±1,043)143,775,355
Households that rent0.0% (±25.1 points)25.1% (±3.1 points)31.9% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent—$786 (±$73)$1,033 (±$6)$1,413
Median household income—$60,733 (±$4,639)$70,702 (±$325)$80,734
Median home value$277,500 (±$24,958)$170,800 (±$12,266)$230,300 (±$880)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,239 (±$161)$1,039 (±$92)$1,948 (±$11)$3,119
Built before 198030.2% (±24.7 points)55.8% (±4.8 points)52.8% (±0.4 points)49.7%
Average commute45.1 minutes (±7.6)32.8 minutes (±2.3)23.5 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband93.3% (±9.2 points)85.0% (±2.4 points)89.3% (±0.2 points)91.0%
Median age of residents58.2 years (±14.2)41.4 years (±0.5)39.0 years (±0.2)38.9 years

Shawnee Township (Bates County) covers 35.6 square miles of land, about 8 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Shawnee Township (Bates County) has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents367 (±244)273 (±161)−25.6%Not a measurable change
Housing units122 (±74)119 (±63)−2.5%Not a measurable change
Median home value$145,600 (±$62,405)$277,500 (±$24,958)+90.6%Up after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,144 (±$58)$1,813 (±$327)+58.5%Up after inflation
Median real estate taxes$1,591 (±$379)$1,239 (±$161)−22.1%Down after inflation
Households that rent12.3% (±15.6 points)0.0% (±25.1 points)−12.3 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

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.

Crime reported to police in Bates County

Shawnee Township (Bates County) has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Bates County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Bates County recorded 624 violent and 1,023 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

ZIP codes in Shawnee Township (Bates County)

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
6472011%4,494$644$190,900$75,479

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Shawnee Township (Bates County)

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Grand River Township (Bates County)4.4 mi—$294,8000.0%
Spruce Township5.6 mi—$244,60015.5%
Summit Township6.2 mi—$235,0000.0%
Mound Township6.4 mi$300$161,40042.6%
Adrian6.7 mi$631$159,50035.7%
Passaic7.0 mi—$64,70023.3%
Mingo Township7.8 mi—$345,0008.6%
Deer Creek Township (Bates County)8.4 mi$864$151,80018.8%

HUD Fair Market Rent for Shawnee Township (Bates County), fiscal year 2027

Bates County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$834$839$1,098$1,402$1,835

HUD income limits for Shawnee Township (Bates County), fiscal year 2026

Bates County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$17,700$29,450$47,150
2 people$21,640$33,650$53,850
3 people$27,320$37,850$60,600
4 people$33,000$42,050$67,300
5 people$38,680$45,450$72,700
6 people$44,360$48,800$78,100
7 people$50,040$52,150$83,500
8 people$55,550$55,550$88,850

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Bates County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $84,100.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

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 Township (Bates County)

What is the average home value in Shawnee Township (Bates County), MO?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $277,500 (±$24,958) for owner-occupied homes in Shawnee Township (Bates County) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Shawnee Township (Bates County)?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Shawnee Township (Bates County), MO is $1,813 (±$327) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Shawnee Township (Bates County)?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Shawnee Township (Bates County), MO is $1,239 (±$161) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Shawnee Township (Bates County) growing?

In Shawnee Township (Bates County), the number of residents went from 367 in 2015–2019 to 273 in 2020–2024 (−25.6%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in Shawnee Township (Bates County)?

The ZIP code that covers Shawnee Township (Bates County) is 64720.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 64720?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 64720 is $644 (±$114) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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) for Shawnee township, Bates County, Missouri (county subdivision:67052, in state:29 county:013).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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