ShawneeOH
The town has 739 residents and lies in Ohio.
Is Shawnee a good place to live?
Shawnee’s median age is 59.3 years, above both the Ohio town median (41.7 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Among 994 Ohio towns, just 5 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Shawnee. 27% of the land in Shawnee is conserved, above both the Ohio town median (3.7%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Shawnee Lookout, at 1,132 acres with 3.9 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Shawnee has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
739 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Creation Museum and 50 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Shawnee. Close and well known come first.
4 mi MuseumCreation Museum1.2M visitors a year
Big draw30 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
14 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
Big draw37 mi Theme parkArk Encounter
15 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
14 mi Stadium & arenaNippert StadiumPhoto credits
Creation Museum: Creashin at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Kings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ark Encounter: OlinEJ, CC0 · Great American Ball Park: Eric Kilby profile at Flickr website, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Moving to Shawnee: who provides what
Shawnee is unincorporated, so Hamilton County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Shawnee.
Protected land: nearly a quarter of Shawnee
For Shawnee, the trail network density is 0.6 miles per square mile. This Ohio town has 2 parks and preserves, 1,155 acres in all.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Shawnee Lookout | 3.9 mi | 1,132 |
| 2. Flannery Island | — | 23 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most of Shawnee’s workers commute out: the town has 0.5 jobs for each of them
2.2% of residents live below the poverty line in Shawnee. Jobs here fell by 30 from 2013 to 2023, to 208. Its typical household income comes in at $98,000. Half of commuters travel less than 15 miles.
| Shawnee | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.2% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $98,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Shawnee faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
FEMA puts 68% of Shawnee’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 17% to tornadoes. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 70% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Shawnee: four seasons and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 23 inches of snow, with January nights at 23° and July afternoons at 86°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Shawnee is
Shawnee: 16% of adults report frequent mental distress. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Shawnee is ahead of Ohio on 18 and behind on 1. In Shawnee, 20% of adults get no exercise outside work, and 19% binge drink.
| Shawnee | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 38% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 28% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Shawnee | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.5% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.8% | 8.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Shawnee
Colleges nearby
10 within 15 miles of the center of Shawnee
About 3 of every 100 Shawnee residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
100% of working residents leave Shawnee for work
Where Shawnee’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Shawnee
Census-designated place in Ohio, United States
Shawnee is a census-designated place (CDP) in Miami Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, 21 miles (34 km) west of downtown Cincinnati. The population of Shawnee was 747 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 6.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 730 ft
Questions about Shawnee
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Shawnee, OH a good place to live?
Shawnee has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.