The city of Shawnee is a decent size, but despite this, it doesn't have a viable public transit system that people can use to get to work.
In terms of college education, Shawnee is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.69% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Shawnee in 2022 was $26,577, which is middle income relative to Oklahoma, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $106,308 for a family of four. However, Shawnee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Shawnee is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Shawnee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Shawnee residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Shawnee include English, German, Irish, French, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Shawnee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
