Pawnee

Population: 1,887
Median household income: $42,148
Median home value: $97,000

Pawnee is a community in Pawnee County, Oklahoma, home to 1,887 residents. The median household income of $42,148 is below the Pawnee County median ($57,551).

From 2019 to 2023, Pawnee's population declined 8.8% from 2,068 to 1,887, while its median home value rose 30.9% from $74,100 to $97,000.

Owners occupy 66.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 37.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,887
Median age: 37.0 yrs
Median household income: $42,148
Median home value: $97,000
Median gross rent: $794
Housing units: 1,019
Homeownership rate: 66.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0681,887

Median household income

$33,375$42,148

Median home value

$74,100$97,000

Median gross rent

$632$794

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,068	$33,375	$74,100	$632
2020	2,111	$33,288	$81,400	$667
2021	1,871	$35,887	$77,800	$679
2022	1,929	$40,284	$88,600	$779
2023	1,887	$42,148	$97,000	$794

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1718.7%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3415.4%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	101	5.4%
5 to 17	352	18.7%
18 to 24	147	7.8%
25 to 34	291	15.4%
35 to 44	244	12.9%
45 to 54	183	9.7%
55 to 64	224	11.9%
65 to 74	178	9.4%
75 and over	167	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,237	65.6%
Black or African American	19	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	418	22.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	134	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	79	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.4%

High school graduate38.5%

Some college or associate's30.2%

Bachelor's degree13.5%

Graduate or professional degree4.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	173	13.4%
High school graduate	495	38.5%
Some college or associate's	389	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	174	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	56	4.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone78.4%

Carpooled15.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home3.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	588	78.4%
Carpooled	117	15.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	12	1.6%
Bicycle	4	0.5%
Worked from home	29	3.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	406	56.3%
15 to 29 min	52	7.2%
30 to 44 min	195	27.0%
45 to 59 min	26	3.6%
60+ min	42	5.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 14.5% (256 of 1,761)

	Count	Share
Family households	401	53.7%
Nonfamily households	346	46.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	747	73.3%
Vacant	272	26.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	493	66.0%
Renter-occupied	254	34.0%

1-unit, detached81.1%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units9.3%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	826	81.1%
1-unit, attached	16	1.6%
2 to 4 units	95	9.3%
5 to 19 units	6	0.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	76	7.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4057650
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.14 sq mi
Water area: 0.48 sq mi
Center point: 36.3515, -96.8005