About one in three working residents works right in Shawnee
About one in 3 of Shawnee’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Oklahoma City (22%), Norman (3%) and Tulsa (3%). Half commute less than 24 miles.
Shawnee’s public schools outperform 26% of Oklahoma districts
The public schools Shawnee’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 74% of Oklahoma’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OK on state tests and graduationAll 14 schools →
Climate
Four seasons, hot summers
Shawnee has chilly winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 28°, and about 6 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Oklahoma average. 25% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 28% across Oklahoma.
34.6median age · OK 37
ShawneeOklahomaUnited States
Ages · share of residents
14%
<1010–1718–2425–3435–4445–5455–6465–7475+
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma10%
High school33%
Some college24%
Associate’s9%
Bachelor’s17%
Graduate8%
Ages and education in Shawnee
Shawnee
OK
U.S.
Under 10
13.3%
12.8%
11.6%
10 to 17
10.8%
11.2%
10.3%
18 to 24
12.9%
9.8%
9.1%
25 to 34
13.5%
13.5%
13.7%
35 to 44
11.8%
13.2%
13.2%
45 to 54
9.8%
11.4%
12.2%
55 to 64
12.1%
11.9%
12.7%
65 to 74
9.5%
9.7%
10.2%
75 and older
6.3%
6.6%
7%
No diploma
9.9%
10.6%
10.4%
High school
32.5%
30.6%
26%
Some college
23.9%
22.1%
19.1%
Associate’s
9.1%
8.3%
8.8%
Bachelor’s
16.5%
18.5%
21.6%
Graduate
8.1%
9.9%
14.1%
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimatesBy the numbers →
Landmarks
15 places in Shawnee on the National Register of Historic Places.
Shawnee is a city in and the county seat of Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 31,377 at the 2020 United States census. Shawnee is approximately 35 miles (56km) east of Oklahoma City. It is the principle city of the Shawnee Micropolitan Statistical Area, which forms part of the Oklahoma City-Shawnee Combined Statistical Area. The city was incorporated on October 18, 1894.
![Map of the Shawnee, Oklahoma, and Missouri Coal and Railway Company's Railway, Indian Territory[2 copies]](https://images.towntapestry.org/story/14296/a3eab8270bad12f1a11b-s.jpg)
