Craig County vs Pawnee County

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

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

Pawnee County has the higher population (15,689 vs 14,215 in Craig County). Pawnee County has the higher median household income ($57,551 vs $50,182 in Craig County). Craig County has the higher median home value ($132,900 vs $125,700 in Pawnee County).

Population, income & housing

	Craig County	Pawnee County
Population	14,215	15,689
Median age	40.8 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	$50,182	$57,551
Median home value	$132,900	$125,700
Median gross rent	$826	$872
Housing units	6,382	7,337
Homeownership rate	73.2%	78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	16.3%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Craig County	Pawnee County
Population	14,390 → 14,215 (-1.2%)	16,412 → 15,689 (-4.4%)
Median household income	$43,329 → $50,182 (+15.8%)	$48,009 → $57,551 (+19.9%)
Median home value	$109,000 → $132,900 (+21.9%)	$92,900 → $125,700 (+35.3%)
Median gross rent	$752 → $826 (+9.8%)	$741 → $872 (+17.7%)

Craig County

Population

14,39014,215

Median household income

$43,329$50,182

Median home value

$109,000$132,900

Median gross rent

$752$826

Pawnee County

Population

16,41215,689

Median household income

$48,009$57,551

Median home value

$92,900$125,700

Median gross rent

$741$872

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Craig County	Pawnee County
Under 5	5.1%	5.8%
5 to 17	17.4%	17.6%
18 to 24	7.7%	7.4%
25 to 34	12.5%	11.1%
35 to 44	11.5%	12.2%
45 to 54	12.7%	12.5%
55 to 64	14.1%	13.6%
65 to 74	10.4%	11.7%
75 and over	8.6%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Craig County	Pawnee County
White (non-Hispanic)	61.6%	74.9%
Black or African American	3.5%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19.7%	8.9%
Asian	1.2%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.3%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	10.1%	10.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Craig County	Pawnee County
No high school diploma	13.8%	12.1%
High school graduate	40.9%	43.5%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Craig County	Pawnee County
Drove alone	75.6%	82.4%
Carpooled	11.3%	10.0%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	10.8%	4.5%
Other means	0.5%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Craig County	Pawnee County
1-unit, detached	75.0%	70.6%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	1.3%
20 or more units	4.3%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	16.0%	24.8%

Poverty & households

	Craig County	Pawnee County
Poverty rate	19.5%	17.0%
Average household size	2.48	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	24	29
Median year structure built	1975	1977