COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Pawnee County

Kansas · 7,555 residents · 754 sq mi

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Pawnee County is home to 7,555 people in Kansas. The typical home is worth $34,600. The median age is 37.6, about 5 years above the US median. Median rent is $282 a month. Owners hold 71% of the housing stock. The average commute runs 15 minutes.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 9%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,555

+4%vs 2000

vs 7,233 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.6

−7%vs 2000

vs 40.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

754 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.9%(445)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97%(527)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(591)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(578)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.9%(298)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.6%(1,030)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.8%(1,120)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(793)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.5%(720)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.4%(785)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.8%(514)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(154)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,898

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,175 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,531

−29%vs 2000

vs $17,584 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.6%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$34,600

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $50,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$282

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $332 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.3%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.2% in 2000

28.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.8%(6,423)

Black4.9%(354)

Hispanic / Latino4.2%(301)

Asian0.5%(39)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.7%(7,079)

Black3.2%(241)

Hispanic / Latino3.4%(259)

Asian0.6%(46)

Other2.5%(189)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.5%(339)

Puerto Rican0.2%(13)

Cuban0.2%(13)

Spaniard0.1%(9)

Central American0.1%(8)

Salvadoran0.1%(8)

Ancestry

German24.9%(1,531)

English9.7%(599)

Irish9%(554)

American6.4%(393)

Dutch1.8%(110)

French1.7%(104)

Polish1.6%(98)

Russian1.3%(80)

Czech1.1%(66)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(65)

Norwegian0.9%(55)

Austrian0.6%(39)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.4%(27)

Italian0.4%(25)

Swiss0.3%(19)

Scottish0.3%(16)

Subsaharan African0.3%(16)

Welsh0.2%(15)

Danish0.1%(9)

Hungarian0.1%(8)

Arab0.1%(7)

French Canadian0.1%(4)

Brazilian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.7%

−5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.1%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.2%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.3 min

+36%vs 2000

vs 11.3 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 married33%(979)

Married44.3%(1,313)

Widowed1.4%(42)

Divorced21.3%(633)

Women 15+

Never married26.5%(639)

Married49.7%(1,201)

Widowed11.5%(278)

Divorced12.3%(297)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.7%

−2.0 ptssince 2013

from 12.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.1%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 50.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.4%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 24.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.7%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 26.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.9%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 13.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.9%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 3.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.3%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 70.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.9%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 39.6% 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)35.2%(160)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.7%(108)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.7%(149)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.6%(30)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 455 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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