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Shawnee County, Kansas

Demographic Snapshot

	Shawnee County	Kansas City MSA	United States
Population, 2017	178,187	2,128,912	325,719,178
Population % Ch., 2007-2017	2.31%	7.47%	7.99%
Median Age, 2016	38.8	37.4	37.9
Land Area (sq. mi.)	544.02	7,950	3,531,905
High School Grads, 2016	91.1%	91.4%	87%
College Grads, 2016	29.3%	35%	30.3%
Labor Force, 2017	90,915	1,128,859	160,320,000
Unemployment Rate, 2017	3.7%	3.8%	4.4%
Note: Educational Attainment rates are for the population 25 years and older. Annual education attainment rates are not available for communities under 25,000 population. For consistency, the Educational Attainment data is from the 2012-2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates, American Community Survey; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Company	Type of Operation	Employees
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas	Insurance	1,329
BNSF Railway	Railroad	1,900
Frito Lay	Snack food mfg. and distribution	1,100
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company	Tire manufacturer	1,780
Hill's Pet Nutrition	Pet food mfg. and distribution (Hdq.)	760
Payless ShoeSource	Shoe retailer (Hdq.)	800
Reser's Fine Foods	Food mfg. and distribution	1,300
Se2	Life insurance	750
University of Kansas St. Francis Campus	Healthcare	1,600
Stormont-Vail HealthCare	Healthcare	4.400
Wal-Mart	Retail	1,200