Pawnee is a city of 2,738 people in Illinois. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. 1% of locals were born outside the United States. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $149,500. At a median age of 43.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Density works out to 2,056 people per square mile.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $81,103, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.1
US median: 38.9
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Pawnee
What changed most since 1990
White share99.2% → 92.2%(−6.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$120,963 → $149,500(+24%)US over the same years: +67%
Poverty rate6.6% → 14.3%(+7.7 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)17.1%(36)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)36.7%(77)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.9%(69)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 210 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Pawnee, decade by decade
Pawnee population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
2,384
$75,501
$120,963
11.9%
2.1
2000
2,647
$92,516
$144,822
19.6%
3.5
2010
2,739
$81,968
$139,829
23.7%
10.4
2020
2,678
$84,711
$156,111
24.1%
16.3
2024
2,738
$81,103
$149,500
35.0%
18.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
