Pawnee County, Oklahoma

Pawnee County has a population of 15,795 and has grown 3.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $131,500, about 2.2 times the county's median household income of $58,738.

Home price
$131,500
Income
$58,738
Population
15,795
Unemployment
4.4%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$131,500county
Median gross rent$864county
Median year homes here were built1978county
Share of homes built before 198055.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile23.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant16.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented20.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,335(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,006county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$818county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,336county
Home insurance / yr$5,010(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living86(statewide)
Median household income$58,738county
Family health premium / yr$23,050(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,468(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.591(statewide)
Poverty rate18.2%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home4.3%county
Unemployment rate4.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force53.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.0%county
Share of workers employed by government18.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.8%county
Economic output per resident$28,965county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.67%county
Top state income tax4.50%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.50%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.06%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time28.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service31 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport34729county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.3 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here3county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station78 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.9%county
Traffic deaths25.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-6.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher16.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.3%county
Public schools in the county8county
Public school enrollment2456county
Students per full-time teacher16.2county
Free lunch eligible69.2%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution31 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians25county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter9.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance12.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year18.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year15.7%county
Frequent mental distress18.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.1%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population15,795county
Land area in square miles568county
People per square mile of land27.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store2.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+3.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-7county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age41.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.1%county
Share of households that are one person26.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.5%county
Second languages3.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls62.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents302county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents6county
Households that moved in527county
Households that moved away462county
Average income of arriving households$46,657county
Average income of departing households$43,091county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year2county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings25.1%(statewide)
Violent crime rate423(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature60.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation42.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.58 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F57 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing75 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days197 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 11county
Average first fall frostOct 26county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$164county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh11.8¢county
Household electricity use1,302 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity43.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas36.0%county
Homes heated by propane14.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.9%county
Homes heated by wood4.2%county
Households with broadband81.8%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk35.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk79.2county
Landslide risk71.8county
Hail risk69.9county
Earthquake risk32.4county
Tornado risk70.0county
Tropical cyclone risk13.7county
Extreme heat risk73.3county
Winter weather risk49.5county
Strong wind risk60.3county
Wildfire risk86.8county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Pawnee County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Oklahoma figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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