Pawnee County, Nebraska

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 2,539
Median household income: $54,926
Median home value: $74,800

Home to 2,539 residents, Pawnee County is one of Nebraska's counties. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $54,926 runs below the Nebraska figure of $74,985.

From 2019 to 2023, Pawnee County's population declined 4.2% from 2,649 to 2,539, while its median household income rose 18.2% from $46,452 to $54,926.

69.2% of workers drive to work alone. 92.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,539
Median age: 47.1 yrs
Median household income: $54,926
Median home value: $74,800
Median gross rent: $616
Housing units: 1,410
Homeownership rate: 80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6492,539

Median household income

$46,452$54,926

Median home value

$71,100$74,800

Median gross rent

$551$616

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,649	$46,452	$71,100	$551
2020	2,640	$46,063	$71,400	$563
2021	2,564	$51,354	$69,300	$547
2022	2,553	$55,833	$74,000	$586
2023	2,539	$54,926	$74,800	$616

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 348.0%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 548.5%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 7414.3%

75 and over14.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	176	6.9%
5 to 17	436	17.2%
18 to 24	170	6.7%
25 to 34	203	8.0%
35 to 44	267	10.5%
45 to 54	217	8.5%
55 to 64	350	13.8%
65 to 74	364	14.3%
75 and over	356	14.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,387	94.0%
Black or African American	6	0.2%
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	99	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	47	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.1%

High school graduate39.6%

Some college or associate's27.9%

Bachelor's degree13.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	213	12.1%
High school graduate	695	39.6%
Some college or associate's	491	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	237	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	121	6.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone69.2%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.2%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home12.7%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	738	69.2%
Carpooled	103	9.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	77	7.2%
Bicycle	3	0.3%
Worked from home	135	12.7%
Other means	11	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	507	54.4%
15 to 29 min	234	25.1%
30 to 44 min	108	11.6%
45 to 59 min	42	4.5%
60+ min	41	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 14.1% (349 of 2,481)

	Count	Share
Family households	645	59.9%
Nonfamily households	432	40.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1945

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,077	76.4%
Vacant	333	23.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	871	80.9%
Renter-occupied	206	19.1%

1-unit, detached92.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.8%

5 to 19 units0.7%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other3.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,307	92.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	40	2.8%
5 to 19 units	10	0.7%
20 or more units	5	0.4%
Mobile home & other	48	3.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 31133
State: Nebraska
Land area: 431 sq mi
Water area: 1.87 sq mi
Center point: 40.1378, -96.2452