CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Pawnee Rock

Kansas · 378 residents · 0.28 sq mi

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Pawnee Rock is home to 378 people in Kansas. The typical home is worth $21,000. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. This skews young, with a median age of 28.3. Households here earn about 31% less than in Kansas as a whole. 74% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

378

+6%vs 2000

vs 356 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

28.3

−13%vs 2000

vs 32.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.28 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024258

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510.6%(40)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 912.4%(47)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(28)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.6%(21)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.5%(17)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3420.4%(77)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.4%(43)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.9%(30)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 644.2%(16)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.8%(22)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.7%(29)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(8)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,897

−35%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,393 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,571

−40%vs 2000

vs $12,651 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.4%

+3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$21,000

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$263

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $385 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.4%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.8% in 2000

25.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.5%(340)

Black0.3%(1)

Hispanic / Latino2.5%(9)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(376)

Black0.5%(2)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(7)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Spaniard9.3%(24)

Mexican3.5%(9)

Ancestry

German34.1%(88)

Irish27.5%(71)

English13.2%(34)

Italian9.7%(25)

Dutch2.7%(7)

Scotch-Irish1.9%(5)

Canadian1.6%(4)

Scottish1.6%(4)

American1.2%(3)

British1.2%(3)

French1.2%(3)

Swiss1.2%(3)

+ 3 more ancestry groups with data

Russian0.8%(2)

Austrian0.4%(1)

Norwegian0.4%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population · Largest Spaniard population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.0%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.0%

−19.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.2%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.5 min

+91%vs 2000

vs 13.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married37.4%(34)

Married42.9%(39)

Widowed6.6%(6)

Divorced13.2%(12)

Women 15+

Never married39.5%(47)

Married30.3%(36)

Widowed4.2%(5)

Divorced26.1%(31)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.3%

−15.3 ptssince 2013

from 24.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.8%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 51.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.3%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 15.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.0%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 14.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

42.6%

+23.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 1.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.5%

−4.7 ptssince 2020

from 70.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.8%

+15.8 ptssince 2020

from 33.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era25%(3)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 12 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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