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Pawnee County, OK

Demographic and economic profile of Pawnee County, OK, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Pawnee County is a small rural Oklahoma county with a population of 15,689 that has contracted 4.5% over five years, reflecting broader rural outmigration pressures. The labor force participation rate is low at 54.5%, only 16.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings stand at $40,437, pointing to a workforce that is modestly educated and competitively priced. Housing costs are low—median home value of $125,700 and median rent of $872/month—with a homeownership rate of 79.5%, though a poverty rate of 17.0% and GDP per capita of $23,564 signal constrained local economic output.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

15,689

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$58,738

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.5% since 2018

Pawnee County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone12,026 (76.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,680 (10.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone1,442 (9.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone210 (1.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race165 (1.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone131 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish186
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island63
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic34
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic14
  5. 5.Arabic10

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,073

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$23,564

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$28,961

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,465
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)771
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)747
  4. 4.Construction (Group)612
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities495

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,005
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,250
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,076
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,074
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,016

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.75×)391
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.43×)648
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.43×)441
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.35×)516
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 1.18×)765

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$125,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$872/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999697 (14.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999659 (13.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999321 (6.6%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999319 (6.6%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999289 (6.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999258 (5.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

54.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,437

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,127 (80.7%)
  • Carpooled692 (10.9%)
  • Worked At Home272 (4.3%)
  • Walked185 (2.9%)
  • Other44 (0.7%)
  • Bicycle19 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.