2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Shawnee, OK vs Ludlow, MO

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Highlights
- Household income in Ludlow, is 1% more than it is in Shawnee and is 43% below the National Average.
- Shawnee unemployment rate is 4.8%.
- Ludlow unemployment rate is 3.2%.
 Shawnee, OKLudlow, MOUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$25,331  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$48,125$69,021
 Family Median Income$62,584  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Shawnee, OKLudlow, MOUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock17.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock21.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Shawnee, OKLudlow, MOUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock0.0%6.5%
 Community, social services3.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library6.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock0.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.4%13.1%
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 16 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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