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Austin, TX vs Shawnee, OK

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- Shawnee is 0% more densely populated than Austin.
- People are 6.0% more likely to be married in Shawnee.
- The Median Age is 1.6 years older in Shawnee.
 Austin, TXShawnee, OKUnited States
 Population  Unlock31,237329,725,481
 Female Population49.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.538.4
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 Population - 2010806,214  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock28,692285,036,114
 Population - 1990465,622  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock10.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now113.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock707.793.4
 Land Area320.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Austin, TXShawnee, OKUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3422.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Austin, TXShawnee, OKUnited States
 White47.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.3%12.2%
 Asian8.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock13.8%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Austin, TXShawnee, OKUnited States
 Married Population43.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock54.1%50.2%
 Never Married43.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.9%10.8%
 Widowed3.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.482.60
 Households404,121  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock7,44580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households197,945  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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Reviews for Shawnee    7 Reviews

I have lived in Shawnee for almost 4 years. It is a poor town. Yes, it has a Christian University (OBU) but the college does not influence the town much. St Gregory's  More

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I think this might have been ok, but I needed a different approach. I could have rented a place here - had some very open landlords that had some decent, affordable  More

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Over 17 years ago

I've lived in Shawnee for 23 years now and my family has been here since statehood in 1907. I find that Shawnee is a delightful town to live in! It has all of your basic  More

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