Pawnee County, Kansas

Interactive maps and statistics for Pawnee County, Kansas: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Kansas and the United States.

Pawnee County, Kansas is among the lowest in the country for median home value, and among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Pawnee County, Kansas	Kansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	6,144	2,947,197	334,922,499	2800th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$63,517	$74,275	$80,734	1751st of 3,221
Median Age	46.1	37.4	38.9	575th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	18.0%	35.6%	35.7%	2352nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$93,000	$217,200	$332,700	3072nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$795	$1,060	$1,413	2135th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.5%	11.3%	12.5%	2083rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.2%	3.9%	5.2%	3097th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	8.1	36.0	n/a	2719th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.8%	7.4%	14.1%	2863rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.4	n/a	n/a	977th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	66.2%	67.2%	65.2%	2649th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.7	19.7	26.4	2593rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.5%	11.8%	15.1%	702nd of 3,222
Uninsured	9.9%	n/a	n/a	1676th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	39.8%	49.1%	46.9%	2863rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.5%	n/a	n/a	928th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Pawnee County, Kansas

Statistic	Pawnee County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	79.9%	72.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9.1%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	7.4%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.7%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	34.7	44.7	61.4

Age in Pawnee County, Kansas

Statistic	Pawnee County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Median Age	46.1	37.4	38.9
Under 18 %	14.5%	23.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.4%	10.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.9%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.1%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.7%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.3%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Pawnee County, Kansas

Statistic	Pawnee County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Households	2,391	1,174,060	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	46.4%	63.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.8%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	6.6%	14.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	40.3%	30.0%	28.7%
Never Married	30.1%	31.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Pawnee County, Kansas

Statistic	Pawnee County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$39,023	$40,978	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.5%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.8%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.7%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	10.3%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.5%	11.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	27.6%	27.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	2.5%	6.8%	n/a

Housing in Pawnee County, Kansas

Statistic	Pawnee County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Housing Units	3,057	1,293,635	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	80.3%	71.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.5%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	21.8%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,956.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	33.8%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.7%	27.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,887	$2,798	n/a

Education in Pawnee County, Kansas

Statistic	Pawnee County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Less than High School	12.9%	8.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	28.2%	25.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	40.9%	30.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	12.0%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.9%	13.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Pawnee County, Kansas

Statistic	Pawnee County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	53.9%	66.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	71.5%	75.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.9%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	59.5%	40.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.4%	3.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.1%	5.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Pawnee County, Kansas

Statistic	Pawnee County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	70.6%	59.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	3.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.1%	4.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.1%	87.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.6%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.2%	9.2%	16.7%

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