Pawnee Rock

Population: 293
Median household income: $47,188
Median home value: $63,500

Pawnee Rock, a community in Barton County, Kansas, has 293 residents. At $47,188, its median household income sits below Barton County's $56,733.

From 2019 to 2023, Pawnee Rock's population declined 5.5% from 310 to 293, while its median home value rose 74.9% from $36,300 to $63,500.

28.3% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.55 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 293
Median age: 39.9 yrs
Median household income: $47,188
Median home value: $63,500
Median gross rent: $592
Housing units: 137
Homeownership rate: 82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.6%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

310293

Median household income

$48,125$47,188

Median home value

$36,300$63,500

Median gross rent

$755$592

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	310	$48,125	$36,300	$755
2020	312	$46,429	$40,700	$481
2021	330	$41,250	$49,300	$675
2022	290	$50,250	$63,500	$830
2023	293	$47,188	$63,500	$592

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 2410.9%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 447.5%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7415.7%

75 and over3.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	15	5.1%
5 to 17	49	16.7%
18 to 24	32	10.9%
25 to 34	41	14.0%
35 to 44	22	7.5%
45 to 54	35	11.9%
55 to 64	42	14.3%
65 to 74	46	15.7%
75 and over	11	3.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	218	74.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
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	24	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	51	17.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.6%

High school graduate51.3%

Some college or associate's33.5%

Bachelor's degree3.6%

Graduate or professional degree2.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	19	9.6%
High school graduate	101	51.3%
Some college or associate's	66	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	7	3.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4	2.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone71.8%

Carpooled0.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.5%

Other means12.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	84	71.8%
Carpooled	1	0.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	17	14.5%
Other means	15	12.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	33	33.0%
15 to 29 min	53	53.0%
30 to 44 min	7	7.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	7	7.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 28.3% (83 of 293)

	Count	Share
Family households	47	40.9%
Nonfamily households	68	59.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	115	83.9%
Vacant	22	16.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	95	82.6%
Renter-occupied	20	17.4%

1-unit, detached100.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	137	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2054875
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.28 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.2649, -98.9824