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66226 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 66226 covers Shawnee, Kansas, with a population of about 16,189 and a median household income of $167,988.

Population
16,1891,405 per square mile
Median age
34.83.9 points below the US average
Median household income
$167,9882.3× the Kansas median
Poverty rate
1.9%10.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$499,424up 25.5% in five years
Median rent
$1,2611.2× the Kansas median
Degree or higher
66%31 points above the US average
Homeownership
86.3%21.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
321

Where 66226 is

Shawnee, Kansas — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population16,189
Median age34.8
Family households87.9%
Born outside the US4.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.2%
White (non-Hispanic)84.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.4%
Hispanic or Latino7.5%
Veterans4.9%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$167,988
Income per person$56,293
Poverty rate1.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.7%
$10–15k1.5%
$15–20k0.7%
$20–25k0.5%
$25–30k0.5%
$30–35k0.4%
$35–40k1.1%
$40–45k2.7%
$45–50k1.4%
$50–60k2.6%
$60–75k3.2%
$75–100k9.1%
$100–125k13.2%
$125–150k5.6%
$150–200k25.0%
$200k or more31.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed6,940
Mean adjusted gross income$148,569
Returns declaring $200,000 or more18.7%
Returns, under $25k21.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k11.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k10.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k29.4%
Returns, $200k or more18.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$386,600
Median gross rent$1,261
Rent as a share of household income22.7%
Owner-occupied86.3%
Vacant homes2.4%
Median year built2000

What the homes are

Detached house86.7%
Attached house3.1%
2 to 4 units1.8%
5 to 19 units7.1%
20 or more units0.8%
Mobile home0.4%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$499,424as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 25.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 69.4%
Typical asking rent$2,545as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200120132026$499,424$223,640

$223,640 in 2001 to $499,424 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher66%
High school diploma or higher98.1%
Works from home25.7%
Drives to work alone68.8%
Takes public transport0.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more4.6%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity31.5% 1.9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes7.8% 4.2 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.9% 3.3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure28.1% 6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health10.9% 9.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.6% 5.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.6% 2.3 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity16.9% 8.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis19.6% 5.5 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.6% 3.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication72.5% 2.2 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.7% 1 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease3.8% 2.4 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.7% 1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.6% 2.7 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.8% 2.8 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist75.3% 14 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability21.6% 9.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support16.5% 8.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity6.7% 10.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps3.3% 11 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.6% 2.1 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.8% 1.4 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.4% 6.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.5% 4.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness27.7% 6.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79% 3.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.8% 3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability7.8% 6.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)8.9% 4.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.6% 4.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost5.2% 7.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.6% 3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments321
People employed4,810
Annual payroll$195,117,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 36.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss52.9 out of 100
Community resilience66.2 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Winter weather92.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm85Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail83.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave78Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado75.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide73.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave70.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning66.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought61.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire60Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding39.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind17.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake11.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Kansas and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPKansasUnited States
Median household income$167,988$72,639$78,538
Income per person$56,293$39,638$43,289
Poverty rate1.9%11.5%12.4%
Median home value$386,600$203,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,261$1,029$1,348
Homeownership86.3%66.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher66%35.2%35%
Unemployment rate4.1%3.9%5.2%
Works from home25.7%10.7%13.5%
Born outside the US4.3%7.2%13.9%
Median age34.837.238.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationKANSAS CITY DOWNTOWN AP, MO US13.8 km away
Rain in a year38 in
Snow in a year11 in

Average high and low by month

January39.9°F / 22.2°F1.02 in rain, 3.4 in snow
February45.1°F / 26.4°F1.53 in rain, 3.2 in snow
March56.6°F / 36.2°F2.08 in rain, 0.4 in snow
April66.8°F / 46.3°F3.89 in rain, 0.1 in snow
May76.2°F / 57.2°F5.1 in rain
June85.8°F / 67.2°F5.33 in rain
July90.2°F / 71.9°F4.38 in rain
August88.6°F / 69.9°F4.68 in rain
September80.4°F / 61°F3.78 in rain
October68.2°F / 48.7°F3.24 in rain, 0.3 in snow
November54.5°F / 36.3°F1.8 in rain, 0.1 in snow
December43.9°F / 26.7°F1.3 in rain, 3.5 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket78% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

De Soto Unified School District 232100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Household characteristics24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Walkability6.4 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

66203 Shawnee, KS0 km away
66216 Shawnee, KS0 km away
66217 Shawnee, KS0 km away
66218 Shawnee, KS0 km away
66286 Shawnee, KS0 km away
66106 Kansas City, KS3.1 km away
66113 Edwardsville, KS3.5 km away
66201 Mission, KS5.8 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Johnson County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area11.53 sq mi
Water area0.67 sq mi
Population density1,405 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.0417, -94.7202

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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