Pawnee County is a county of 15,795 people in Oklahoma. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 17% of adults. 80% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $131,500, having more than doubled since 2000. The foreign-born share is 1%. There are 28 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $58,738, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 38%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Pawnee County
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree10.4% → 16.9%(+6.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Hispanic share0.6% → 3.9%(+3.3 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$92,883 → $131,500(+42%)US over the same years: +67%
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)21%(225)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)11.5%(123)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era52.4%(562)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.7%(29)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.4%(37)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,073 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 County, decade by decade
Pawnee County 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
15,575
$50,879
$92,883
10.4%
26.4
2000
16,612
$57,675
$95,090
12.1%
38.2
2010
16,577
$57,628
$112,352
16.1%
41.8
2020
15,553
$61,803
$119,871
17.7%
51.4
2024
15,795
$58,738
$131,500
16.9%
50.5
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.
