Pawnee City

Population: 930
Median household income: $38,611
Median home value: $57,000

Pawnee City, a community in Pawnee County, Nebraska, has 930 residents. The median household income of $38,611 is below the Pawnee County median ($54,926).

Between 2019 and 2023, Pawnee City's population declined 13.6% from 1,077 to 930, while its median home value fell 12.0% from $64,800 to $57,000.

66.8% of workers drive to work alone. 88.1% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 930
Median age: 42.6 yrs
Median household income: $38,611
Median home value: $57,000
Median gross rent: $617
Housing units: 489
Homeownership rate: 80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.5%
Unemployment rate: 0.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,077930

Median household income

$43,125$38,611

Median home value

$64,800$57,000

Median gross rent

$491$617

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,077	$43,125	$64,800	$491
2020	976	$42,656	$58,400	$566
2021	899	$53,333	$55,000	$519
2022	944	$49,167	$56,200	$538
2023	930	$38,611	$57,000	$617

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

Age distribution

Under 59.6%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 244.4%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 648.6%

65 to 7412.7%

75 and over13.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	89	9.6%
5 to 17	163	17.5%
18 to 24	41	4.4%
25 to 34	113	12.2%
35 to 44	113	12.2%
45 to 54	89	9.6%
55 to 64	80	8.6%
65 to 74	118	12.7%
75 and over	124	13.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	852	91.6%
Black or African American	3	0.3%
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	37	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	38	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.6%

High school graduate50.5%

Some college or associate's19.3%

Bachelor's degree14.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	55	8.6%
High school graduate	322	50.5%
Some college or associate's	123	19.3%
Bachelor's degree	90	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	47	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 9 min

Drove alone66.8%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked11.5%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home10.7%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	237	66.8%
Carpooled	34	9.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	41	11.5%
Bicycle	3	0.8%
Worked from home	38	10.7%
Other means	2	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	254	80.1%
15 to 29 min	31	9.8%
30 to 44 min	26	8.2%
45 to 59 min	6	1.9%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 19.7% (176 of 892)

	Count	Share
Family households	222	57.5%
Nonfamily households	164	42.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	386	78.9%
Vacant	103	21.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	310	80.3%
Renter-occupied	76	19.7%

1-unit, detached88.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units8.2%

5 to 19 units2.0%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	431	88.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	40	8.2%
5 to 19 units	10	2.0%
20 or more units	5	1.0%
Mobile home & other	3	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3138575
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.18 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.1106, -96.1531