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Overland Park, KS vs Shawnee, KS

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- Shawnee is 0% more densely populated than Overland Park.
- People are 9.4% more likely to be married in Shawnee.
- The Median Age is 0.9 years younger in Shawnee.
 Overland Park, KSShawnee, KSUnited States
 Population  Unlock67,021329,725,481
 Female Population50.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.438.4
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 Population - 2010174,049  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock47,996285,036,114
 Population - 1990111,790  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock38.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now76.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,596.793.4
 Land Area75.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Overland Park, KSShawnee, KSUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Overland Park, KSShawnee, KSUnited States
 White75.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.9%12.2%
 Asian8.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Overland Park, KSShawnee, KSUnited States
 Married Population55.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock59.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock39.4%50.2%
 Never Married29.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.9%10.8%
 Widowed4.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.662.60
 Households80,854  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock17,82980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children36.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock46.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households30,255  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Overland Park    38 Reviews

James · 

Wasted 20 yrs living here, a lot of people want out but get trapped once they have families, I consider myself lucky and happy to have left this dump. This place is  More

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Overland Park is family Utopia. If you want a good place to raise your family with above average to great public schooling then OP is the place for you. Housing is a  More

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We visited Overland Park and a very nice place. I was also told that Overland Park is also one of the most expensive cities to live in the US. In looking at the water  More

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Reviews for Shawnee    3 Reviews

Shawnee, KS is a great place to raise a family -- great schools, lots of ball parks and gyms,lots of great families. Great accessibility to highways, can get to  More

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Over 19 years ago

Good schools, lots of ammenities, shopping, but a bit expensive on the area  More

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Over 19 years ago

Don't overlook Shawnee. Homes are a relative bargain compared to Leawood and Overland Park. Really nice homes for a fraction of the East Coast or West Coast prices.  More

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