Pawnee

Population: 2,706
Median household income: $77,977
Median home value: $151,100

Pawnee is a community in Sangamon County, Illinois, home to 2,706 residents. At $77,977, its median household income sits above Sangamon County's $74,114.

From 2019 to 2023, Pawnee's population grew 4.3% from 2,594 to 2,706, while its median home value rose 19.0% from $127,000 to $151,100.

83.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1972.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,706
Median age: 45.4 yrs
Median household income: $77,977
Median home value: $151,100
Median gross rent: $852
Housing units: 1,281
Homeownership rate: 78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5942,706

Median household income

$71,313$77,977

Median home value

$127,000$151,100

Median gross rent

$908$852

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,594	$71,313	$127,000	$908
2020	2,522	$69,891	$128,800	$892
2021	2,573	$68,672	$127,600	$783
2022	2,626	$75,602	$146,200	$831
2023	2,706	$77,977	$151,100	$852

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1713.7%

18 to 2411.5%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 448.8%

45 to 5419.1%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	148	5.5%
5 to 17	371	13.7%
18 to 24	312	11.5%
25 to 34	273	10.1%
35 to 44	237	8.8%
45 to 54	518	19.1%
55 to 64	419	15.5%
65 to 74	244	9.0%
75 and over	184	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,525	93.3%
Black or African American	47	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	94	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	40	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.1%

High school graduate32.3%

Some college or associate's31.9%

Bachelor's degree19.8%

Graduate or professional degree9.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	115	6.1%
High school graduate	606	32.3%
Some college or associate's	599	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	371	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	184	9.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone85.0%

Carpooled4.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.0%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,108	85.0%
Carpooled	57	4.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	130	10.0%
Other means	8	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	140	11.9%
15 to 29 min	445	37.9%
30 to 44 min	514	43.8%
45 to 59 min	14	1.2%
60+ min	60	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 13.0% (350 of 2,697)

	Count	Share
Family households	785	67.6%
Nonfamily households	376	32.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,161	90.6%
Vacant	120	9.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	915	78.8%
Renter-occupied	246	21.2%

1-unit, detached83.2%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units8.0%

5 to 19 units2.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,066	83.2%
1-unit, attached	5	0.4%
2 to 4 units	103	8.0%
5 to 19 units	34	2.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	73	5.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1758174
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.33 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.5937, -89.5846