Pawnee County, Nebraska

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

Pawnee County, Nebraska is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the lowest in the country for median home value.

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Key figures

Statistic	Pawnee County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States	Rank
Total Population	2,530	1,978,707	334,922,499	3072nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$62,188	$76,475	$80,734	1879th of 3,221
Median Age	44.9	37.2	38.9	759th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	21.2%	34.6%	35.7%	1792nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$79,400	$238,600	$332,700	3171st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$706	$1,072	$1,413	2716th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.5%	10.6%	12.5%	1579th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.2%	3.0%	5.2%	2890th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	5.9	25.8	n/a	2806th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.9%	8.0%	14.1%	2817th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.2	n/a	n/a	1380th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	80.2%	66.5%	65.2%	597th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.4	19.2	26.4	2044th of 3,221
Worked from Home	13.1%	11.0%	15.1%	630th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.2%	n/a	n/a	1402nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	49.1%	48.8%	46.9%	1645th of 3,222
Broadband Access	72.7%	n/a	n/a	2849th 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, Nebraska

Statistic	Pawnee County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	75.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.9%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	4.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	11.7	41.3	61.4

Age in Pawnee County, Nebraska

Statistic	Pawnee County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Median Age	44.9	37.2	38.9
Under 18 %	24.5%	24.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.9%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	8.6%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.1%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	21.5%	23.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	28.4%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Pawnee County, Nebraska

Statistic	Pawnee County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Households	1,090	797,847	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	58.3%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.6%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	9.2%	13.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	37.9%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	23.2%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Pawnee County, Nebraska

Statistic	Pawnee County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Per Capita Income	$31,792	$41,751	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	22.9%	13.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.5%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.2%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.5%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.5%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	36.8%	26.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.9%	8.2%	n/a

Housing in Pawnee County, Nebraska

Statistic	Pawnee County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Housing Units	1,409	863,444	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	90.9%	71.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.0%	17.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	22.6%	7.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,952.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	19.8%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	17.8%	27.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,206	$3,549	n/a

Education in Pawnee County, Nebraska

Statistic	Pawnee County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Less than High School	14.4%	7.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	38.0%	25.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.4%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	13.0%	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.2%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Pawnee County, Nebraska

Statistic	Pawnee County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Labour Force Participation	54.7%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	70.1%	76.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	6.2%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	51.2%	41.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.5%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.8%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Pawnee County, Nebraska

Statistic	Pawnee County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Born in State of Residence	66.9%	64.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.6%	3.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.3%	4.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	91.3%	87.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.5%	8.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	8.2%	9.5%	16.7%

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