Pawnee County, Kansas

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 6,220
Median household income: $63,625
Median home value: $102,400

Home to 6,220 residents, Pawnee County is one of Kansas's counties. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $63,625 runs below the Kansas figure of $72,639.

Between 2019 and 2023, Pawnee County's population declined 6.2% from 6,629 to 6,220, while its median household income rose 27.5% from $49,917 to $63,625.

The median gross rent is $806. 18.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,220
Median age: 44.9 yrs
Median household income: $63,625
Median home value: $102,400
Median gross rent: $806
Housing units: 3,045
Homeownership rate: 64.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
Unemployment rate: 1.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,6296,220

Median household income

$49,917$63,625

Median home value

$82,400$102,400

Median gross rent

$602$806

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,629	$49,917	$82,400	$602
2020	6,539	$46,559	$78,800	$647
2021	6,356	$50,988	$84,100	$682
2022	6,288	$54,141	$93,800	$769
2023	6,220	$63,625	$102,400	$806

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1710.6%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6415.7%

65 to 7412.7%

75 and over9.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	235	3.8%
5 to 17	660	10.6%
18 to 24	457	7.3%
25 to 34	904	14.5%
35 to 44	857	13.8%
45 to 54	755	12.1%
55 to 64	976	15.7%
65 to 74	788	12.7%
75 and over	588	9.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,081	81.7%
Black or African American	426	6.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	39	0.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	134	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	540	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.6%

High school graduate28.7%

Some college or associate's41.9%

Bachelor's degree12.8%

Graduate or professional degree6.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	515	10.6%
High school graduate	1,397	28.7%
Some college or associate's	2,042	41.9%
Bachelor's degree	622	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	292	6.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone69.5%

Carpooled12.5%

Public transit0.1%

Walked3.4%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home11.5%

Other means3.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,963	69.5%
Carpooled	352	12.5%
Public transit	2	0.1%
Walked	97	3.4%
Bicycle	2	0.1%
Worked from home	324	11.5%
Other means	84	3.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,506	60.2%
15 to 29 min	529	21.2%
30 to 44 min	200	8.0%
45 to 59 min	28	1.1%
60+ min	237	9.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 11.2% (608 of 5,417)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,189	49.2%
Nonfamily households	1,226	50.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,415	79.3%
Vacant	630	20.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,549	64.1%
Renter-occupied	866	35.9%

1-unit, detached79.9%

1-unit, attached0.1%

2 to 4 units7.8%

5 to 19 units1.8%

20 or more units3.9%

Mobile home & other6.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,433	79.9%
1-unit, attached	4	0.1%
2 to 4 units	239	7.8%
5 to 19 units	54	1.8%
20 or more units	118	3.9%
Mobile home & other	197	6.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 20145
State: Kansas
Land area: 754 sq mi
Water area: 0.38 sq mi
Center point: 38.1815, -99.2348

Cities & places

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