COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pawnee County vs Payne County
PLACE A
Pawnee County, Nebraska
VS
PLACE B
Payne County, Oklahoma
Pawnee County is 97% smaller than Payne County. Pawnee County earns more, with a median household income $12,379 higher. Payne County has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -8%).
PAWNEE COUNTYPAYNE COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population2,51083,889−97% vs Payne County
Population density6122−117
Population growth-8.3%5.6%−13.8 pts
Median age44.927.7+17.2
Male49.6%51.1%−1.5 pts
Female50.4%48.9%+1.5 pts
Foreign-born0.9%6.3%−5.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.9%73.5%+20.4 pts
Black0.1%3.5%−3.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.9%6.6%−4.6 pts
Asian0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Other4.1%12.2%−8.2 pts
Median household income$62,188$49,809+$12,379
Per capita income$31,792$30,874+$918
Poverty rate13.5%22.6%−9.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4420.520−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher21.2%39.7%−18.5 pts
Graduate degree8.2%18.0%−9.8 pts
Unemployment rate2.2%5.7%−3.5 pts
Labor force participation54.7%59.2%−4.4 pts
Median home value$79,400$223,300−$143,900
Median gross rent$706$917−$211
Owner-occupied80.2%51.0%+29.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate22.6%12.0%+10.6 pts
Rent-burdened households19.4%52.6%−33.2 pts
Average commute22.418.4+4.0
Worked from home13.1%8.8%+4.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured13.0%11.0%+2.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025