Greenwood County vs Pawnee County

A side-by-side comparison of Greenwood County and Pawnee County: population, income, housing, and more.

Greenwood County and Pawnee County are counties in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Pawnee County has the higher population (6,220 vs 5,956 in Greenwood County). Pawnee County has the higher median household income ($63,625 vs $58,276 in Greenwood County). Pawnee County has the higher median home value ($102,400 vs $82,600 in Greenwood County).

Population, income & housing

	Greenwood County	Pawnee County
Population	5,956	6,220
Median age	48.4 yrs	44.9 yrs
Median household income	$58,276	$63,625
Median home value	$82,600	$102,400
Median gross rent	$710	$806
Housing units	3,682	3,045
Homeownership rate	79.5%	64.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Greenwood County	Pawnee County
Population	6,081 → 5,956 (-2.1%)	6,629 → 6,220 (-6.2%)
Median household income	$41,982 → $58,276 (+38.8%)	$49,917 → $63,625 (+27.5%)
Median home value	$66,700 → $82,600 (+23.8%)	$82,400 → $102,400 (+24.3%)
Median gross rent	$578 → $710 (+22.8%)	$602 → $806 (+33.9%)

Greenwood County

Population

6,0815,956

Median household income

$41,982$58,276

Median home value

$66,700$82,600

Median gross rent

$578$710

Pawnee County

Population

6,6296,220

Median household income

$49,917$63,625

Median home value

$82,400$102,400

Median gross rent

$602$806

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Greenwood County	Pawnee County
Under 5	4.6%	3.8%
5 to 17	16.9%	10.6%
18 to 24	5.7%	7.3%
25 to 34	8.9%	14.5%
35 to 44	10.9%	13.8%
45 to 54	11.1%	12.1%
55 to 64	15.9%	15.7%
65 to 74	15.1%	12.7%
75 and over	10.9%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Greenwood County	Pawnee County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	81.7%
Black or African American	0.6%	6.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	0.6%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Greenwood County	Pawnee County
No high school diploma	7.5%	10.6%
High school graduate	37.2%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	41.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Greenwood County	Pawnee County
Drove alone	78.8%	69.5%
Carpooled	11.0%	12.5%
Public transit	0.2%	0.1%
Walked	1.9%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.1%
Worked from home	5.7%	11.5%
Other means	2.0%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Greenwood County	Pawnee County
1-unit, detached	86.3%	79.9%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	1.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	7.9%	6.5%

Poverty & households

	Greenwood County	Pawnee County
Poverty rate	14.9%	11.2%
Average household size	2.25	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	24	20
Median year structure built	1958	1955