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Pawnee County, Kansas (KS)

County population in 2022: 6,290 (68% urban, 32% rural); it was 7,233 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 918
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 928
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 2,038
Renter-occupied apartments: 819 (it was 701 in 2000)
% of renters here:

26%
State:

32%

Land area: 754 sq. mi.

Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 8 people per square mile   (low).

March 2022 cost of living index in Pawnee County: 75.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (30.5%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (14.9%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 54%
  • Government: 28%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 15%
  • Unpaid family work: 2%
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  • Races in Pawnee County, KS (2022)
    • 5,16582.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 4877.8%Hispanic or Latino
    • 3355.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 1752.8%Two or more races
    • 661.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age:

46.7 years
Kansas median age:

37.6 years
Males: 3,444  (54.8%)
Females: 2,846  (45.2%)
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Average household size:
Pawnee County:

2.0 people
Kansas:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $53,502 ($35,175 in 1999)
This county:

$53,502
Kansas:

$68,925

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $515 (lower quartile is $330, upper quartile is $685)
This county:

$515
State:

$772


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $102,372 (it was $50,000 in 2000)
Pawnee:

$102,372
Kansas:

$206,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $58,589 - $180,162

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $134,782
Here:

$134,782
State:

$264,181

Mobile homes: $25,783
Here:

$25,783
State:

$74,712

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,169
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $387

Institutionalized population: 1,010

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 3
  • Burglaries: 28
  • Thefts: 1
  • Auto thefts: 0

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 2
  • Burglaries: 13
  • Thefts: 10
  • Auto thefts: 1
Pawnee County, KS map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 0 buildings
  • 2021: 1 building, cost: $240,000
  • 2020: 1 building, cost: $75,000
  • 2019: 1 building, cost: $200,000
  • 2018: 0 buildings
  • 2017: 3 buildings, average cost: $166,700
  • 2016: 1 building, cost: $200,000
  • 2015: 1 building, cost: $80,000
  • 2014: 0 buildings
  • 2013: 21 buildings, average cost: $130,000
  • 2012: 0 buildings
  • 2011: 0 buildings
  • 2010: 12 buildings, average cost: $104,900
  • 2009: 6 buildings, average cost: $160,000
  • 2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $165,000
  • 2007: 10 buildings, average cost: $100,000
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $80,000
  • 2005: 6 buildings, average cost: $116,100
  • 2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $143,100
  • 2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $83,000
  • 2002: 1 building, cost: $89,700
  • 2001: 12 buildings, average cost: $62,700
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $60,000
  • 1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $100,000
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $100,000
  • 1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $80,000
Number of permits per 10,000 Pawnee, KS residents
Average permit cost in Pawnee, KS

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,181 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,248 (1.7%)

Distribution of median household income in Pawnee, KS in 2022
Distribution of house value in Pawnee, KS in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Pawnee, KS in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 12.3%
Pawnee County:

12.3%
Kansas:

12.0%
(10.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 65.5% for Black residents, 6.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 3.1% for American Indian residents, 15.6% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 46.7 years old
(Males: 43.0 years old, Females: 48.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 48.0 years old, Black residents: 48.5 years old, American Indian residents: 33.1 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 30.0 years old, Other race residents: 29.7 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pawnee County is $381 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $497 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $647 a month.

Cities in this county include: Larned, Burdett, Garfield, Rozel.

Pawnee County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

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Neighboring counties: Lincoln County, Nevada , Essex County, Virginia , Sullivan County, Indiana , Mercer County, Kentucky , Spencer County, Kentucky .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

1.7%
Kansas:

2.0%

Unemployment by year in Pawnee, KS
County total employment by year in Pawnee, KS
County average yearly wages by year in Pawnee, KS

Current college students: 177
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 69 (52.6% naturalized citizens)

Pawnee County:

1.1%
Whole state:

7.1%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 162010 or later
  • 02000 to 2009
  • 31990 to 1999
  • 201980 to 1989
  • 581970 to 1979
  • 8Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.8%

Pawnee County marital status for males Pawnee County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,408
  • One, attached: 32
  • Two: 212
  • 3 or 4: 137
  • 5 to 9: 25
  • 10 to 19: 21
  • 20 or more: 63
  • Mobile homes: 176

Housing units in Pawnee County with a mortgage: 705 (28 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 29 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13

Here:

98.2% with mortgage
State:

97.8% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Pawnee County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Mainline Protestant1,5138
Catholic1,1681
Evangelical Protestant1,0129
Black Protestant1191
Other31
None3,158-
Pawnee County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 2
Pawnee County:

3.12 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.96 / 10,000 pop.



Number of convenience stores (with gas): 2
Pawnee County:

3.12 / 10,000 pop.
Kansas:

3.84 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 3
This county:

4.68 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.33 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Pawnee County:

9.1%
Kansas:

8.1%

Adult obesity rate:
Pawnee County:

29.4%
State:

27.9%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

11.9%
State:

13.4%

Agriculture in Pawnee County:

Average size of farms: 1210 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $324,383
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $135.59
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 77.57%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $309,612
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 44.34%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $141,633
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.88%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 14.93
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.02%
Corn for grain: 27225 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 110171 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 13798 harvested acres

Earthquake activity:

Pawnee County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kansas state average. It is 718% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 174.3 miles away from Pawnee County center
On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 227.4 miles away from the county center
On 2/13/2016 at 17:07:06, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 5.2 mi) earthquake occurred 119.8 miles away from the county center
On 11/12/2014 at 21:40:00, a magnitude 4.9 (4.9 MW, Depth: 2.5 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 107.0 miles away from the county center
On 6/22/2019 at 08:50:24, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MW, Depth: 1.9 mi) earthquake occurred 72.9 miles away from Pawnee County center
On 1/19/2020 at 19:08:42, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 68.0 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Kansas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4504, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Kansas Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding,landslides,and Mudslides, Incident Period: April 28, 2019, FEMA Id: 4449, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
  • Kansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 13, 2017 - January 16, 2017, FEMA Id: 4304, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • Kansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2015 to June 21, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4230: July 20, 2015, FEMA Id: 4230, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
  • Kansas Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: July 22, 2013 to August 16, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4150: October 22, 2013, FEMA Id: 4150, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
  • Kansas Snowstorm, Incident Period: February 20, 2013 to February 23, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4112: April 26, 2013, FEMA Id: 4112, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
  • Kansas Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 07, 2010 to July 21, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1932: August 10, 2010, FEMA Id: 1932, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Kansas Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 22, 2008 to June 16, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1776: July 09, 2008, FEMA Id: 1776, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Kansas Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 06, 2007 to December 19, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1741: February 01, 2008, FEMA Id: 1741, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • Kansas Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 06, 2007 to December 19, 2007, Emergency Declared EM-3282: December 12, 2007, FEMA Id: 3282, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • 9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Pawnee County (19) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 11, Storms: 10, Tornadoes: 7, Winter Storms: 5, Winds: 3, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Pawnee

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 2,402 (72.3%)
  • Carpooled: 312 (9.4%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 88 (2.6%)
  • Bicycle: 2 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 123 (3.7%)
  • Worked at home: 401 (12.1%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (21%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Retail trade (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Other services, except public administration (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (27%)
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Public administration (14%)
  • Retail trade (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Management occupations (19%)
  • Transportation occupations (12%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Material moving occupations (7%)
  • Sales and related occupations (6%)
  • Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (14%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (10%)
  • Management occupations (10%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
  • Sales and related occupations (6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (54%)
  • Scotland (17%)
  • Canada (9%)
  • El Salvador (6%)
  • Russia (3%)
  • Japan (1%)
  • Sweden (0%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Pawnee County


  • German (29%)
  • American (15%)
  • English (11%)
  • Irish (3%)
  • Scotch-Irish (2%)
  • Austrian (1%)
  • Scandinavian (1%)

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Pawnee County, Kansas in 2010:

  • 367 people in state prisons
  • 364 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
  • 213 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 58 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 16 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 8 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities

People in group quarters in Pawnee County, Kansas in 2000:

  • 338 people in other types of correctional institutions
  • 237 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 114 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 85 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 57 people in nursing homes
  • 43 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 43 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 19 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 11 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $59,374.

7.42% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($38,851 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.42%
Kansas average:

6.64%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.57% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($34,669 average AGI)
0.85% relocated from other states ($4,189 average AGI)
Pawnee County:

0.85%
Kansas average:

3.37%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Barton County, KS  1.40% ($39,545 average AGI)


6.83% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($39,206 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.83%
Kansas average:

6.88%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.80% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($34,112 average AGI)
1.02% relocated to other states ($5,094 average AGI)
Pawnee County:

1.02%
Kansas average:

3.62%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Barton County, KS  1.37% ($26,031 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.2

Births per 1000 population in Pawnee County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Pawnee County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 15.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.6

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Pawnee County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 8.3%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.8%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Pawnee County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Pawnee County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Pawnee County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Pawnee County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Pawnee County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Pawnee County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 1,316 (1,156 aged, 160 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 104 (8%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Pawnee County, Kansas in 1999 - 2019:

  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (12)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (11)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (11)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (10)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 14.72
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 3,988
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 809
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 49,242

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 831
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,217
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 30

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 13
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 104

Household type by relationship:

Households: 6,290
  • Male householders: 1,239 (553 living alone), Female householders: 1,211 (553 living alone)
  • 1,082 spouses (1,082 opposite-sex spouses), 155 unmarried partners, (136 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,192 children (1,139 natural, 26 adopted, 28 stepchildren), 42 grandchildren, 17 brothers or sisters, 132 parents, 43 foster children, 109 other relatives, 107 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 948

Size of family households: 563 2-persons, 205 3-persons, 171 4-persons, 105 5-persons, 37 6-persons, 41 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,105 1-person, 232 2-persons.

683 married couples with children.
85 single-parent households (14 men, 71 women).

97.9% of residents of Pawnee speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $49,062,000 ($7,220 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,142,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $17,935,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $10,058,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,820,000
Federal grants: $6,624,000
Federal procurement contracts: $706,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,919,000 ($683,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $593,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,088,000
Federal Government insurance: $26,113,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 334
Here:

50 per 1000 residents
State:

75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 472
Here:

70 per 1000 residents
State:

47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +8
Here:

+1 per 1000 residents
State:

+14 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -351
Here -52 per 1000 residents
State -21 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Pawnee County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.18 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.4
State:

6.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.8
State:

4.4

Year house built in Pawnee County, Kansas
  • Year house built in Pawnee County, Kansas
  • 02020 or later
  • 1462010 to 2019
  • 3402000 to 2009
  • 1221990 to 1999
  • 2151980 to 1989
  • 2881970 to 1979
  • 2441960 to 1969
  • 5171950 to 1959
  • 2041940 to 1949
  • 9861939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Pawnee County, Kansas
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Pawnee County, Kansas
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Pawnee County, Kansas
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 203 rooms
  • 1554 rooms
  • 3195 rooms
  • 2946 rooms
  • 2727 rooms
  • 1188 rooms
  • 3529+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pawnee County, Kansas
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pawnee County, Kansas
  • 111 room
  • 22 rooms
  • 1253 rooms
  • 2504 rooms
  • 2065 rooms
  • 996 rooms
  • 1187 rooms
  • 48 rooms
  • 959+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Pawnee County, Kansas
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Pawnee County, Kansas
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Pawnee County, Kansas
  • 0no bedroom
  • 241 bedroom
  • 3982 bedrooms
  • 7223 bedrooms
  • 2954 bedrooms
  • 855+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pawnee County, Kansas
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pawnee County, Kansas
  • 13no bedroom
  • 1971 bedroom
  • 4002 bedrooms
  • 1753 bedrooms
  • 864 bedrooms
  • 375+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Pawnee County, Kansas in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Pawnee County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Pawnee County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 38no vehicle
  • 3321 vehicle
  • 5742 vehicles
  • 3753 vehicles
  • 1284 vehicles
  • 855+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Pawnee County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Pawnee County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 185no vehicle
  • 4201 vehicle
  • 2242 vehicles
  • 293 vehicles
  • 524 vehicles
  • 95+ vehicles

86.1% of Pawnee County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 15% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 93% lived in Kansas.

Pawnee County:

86.1%
State average:

85.3%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 4,526
  • Other state: 1,611
  • Northeast: 120
  • Midwest: 551
  • South: 447
  • West: 503
Year householders moved into unit in Pawnee County, KS
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Pawnee County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 67.7%Utility gas
  • 14.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 9.8%Electricity
  • 4.2%Other fuel
  • 3.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.5%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 60.3%Electricity
  • 35.9%Utility gas
  • 3.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 110
Here:

28.8%
Kansas:

14.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 20
Here:

7.0%
Kansas:

10.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
Kansas:

15.4%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Pawnee County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $11,583,000
  • Charges - Other: $342,000
    Regular Highways: $141,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $72,000
    Solid Waste Management: $38,000
    Parks and Recreation: $15,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $116,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $2,438,000
    General - Other: $2,126,000
    Health - Other: $1,326,000
    Police Protection: $518,000
    Corrections - Other: $465,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $447,000
    Correctional Institutions: $428,000
    Central Staff Services: $336,000
    Financial Administration: $329,000
    Solid Waste Management: $299,000
    General Public Buildings: $183,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $162,000
    Libraries: $45,000
    Air Transportation: $33,000
    Parks and Recreation: $9,000
    Transit Utilities: $6,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $3,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $385,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $328,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $2,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,620,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,620,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $473,000
    Interest Earnings: $6,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Health - Other: $147,000
    General - Other: $120,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $21,000
    Regular Highways: $14,000
    Corrections - Other: $7,000
    Parks and Recreation: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,324,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $2,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $404,000
    Highways: $316,000
    General Local Government Support: $22,000
  • Tax - Property: $5,726,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,779,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $68,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $61,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $12,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $2,482,000

Pawnee County government finances - Revenue in 2017:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $11,583,000
  • Charges - Other: $342,000
    Regular Highways: $141,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $72,000
    Solid Waste Management: $38,000
    Parks and Recreation: $15,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $116,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $2,438,000
    General - Other: $2,126,000
    Health - Other: $1,326,000
    Police Protection: $518,000
    Corrections - Other: $465,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $447,000
    Correctional Institutions: $428,000
    Central Staff Services: $336,000
    Financial Administration: $329,000
    Solid Waste Management: $299,000
    General Public Buildings: $183,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $162,000
    Libraries: $45,000
    Air Transportation: $33,000
    Parks and Recreation: $9,000
    Transit Utilities: $6,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $3,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $385,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $328,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $2,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,620,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,620,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $473,000
    Interest Earnings: $6,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Health - Other: $147,000
    General - Other: $120,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $21,000
    Regular Highways: $14,000
    Corrections - Other: $7,000
    Parks and Recreation: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,324,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $2,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $404,000
    Highways: $316,000
    General Local Government Support: $22,000
  • Tax - Property: $5,726,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,779,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $68,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $61,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $12,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $2,482,000

Pawnee County government finances - Debt in 2017:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $11,583,000
  • Charges - Other: $342,000
    Regular Highways: $141,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $72,000
    Solid Waste Management: $38,000
    Parks and Recreation: $15,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $116,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $2,438,000
    General - Other: $2,126,000
    Health - Other: $1,326,000
    Police Protection: $518,000
    Corrections - Other: $465,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $447,000
    Correctional Institutions: $428,000
    Central Staff Services: $336,000
    Financial Administration: $329,000
    Solid Waste Management: $299,000
    General Public Buildings: $183,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $162,000
    Libraries: $45,000
    Air Transportation: $33,000
    Parks and Recreation: $9,000
    Transit Utilities: $6,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $3,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $385,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $328,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $2,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,620,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,620,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $473,000
    Interest Earnings: $6,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Health - Other: $147,000
    General - Other: $120,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $21,000
    Regular Highways: $14,000
    Corrections - Other: $7,000
    Parks and Recreation: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,324,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $2,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $404,000
    Highways: $316,000
    General Local Government Support: $22,000
  • Tax - Property: $5,726,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,779,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $68,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $61,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $12,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $2,482,000

Pawnee County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $11,583,000
  • Charges - Other: $342,000
    Regular Highways: $141,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $72,000
    Solid Waste Management: $38,000
    Parks and Recreation: $15,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $116,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $2,438,000
    General - Other: $2,126,000
    Health - Other: $1,326,000
    Police Protection: $518,000
    Corrections - Other: $465,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $447,000
    Correctional Institutions: $428,000
    Central Staff Services: $336,000
    Financial Administration: $329,000
    Solid Waste Management: $299,000
    General Public Buildings: $183,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $162,000
    Libraries: $45,000
    Air Transportation: $33,000
    Parks and Recreation: $9,000
    Transit Utilities: $6,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $3,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $385,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $328,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $2,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,620,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,620,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $473,000
    Interest Earnings: $6,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Health - Other: $147,000
    General - Other: $120,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $21,000
    Regular Highways: $14,000
    Corrections - Other: $7,000
    Parks and Recreation: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,324,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $2,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $404,000
    Highways: $316,000
    General Local Government Support: $22,000
  • Tax - Property: $5,726,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,779,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $68,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $61,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $12,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $2,482,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 64
  • Number of aged recipients: 6
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 58
  • Number of recipients under 18: 10
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 43
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 11
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 15
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 30
Most common first names in Pawnee County, KS among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John6875.3 years
Mary5779.7 years
William5580.2 years
George3979.4 years
Charles3874.0 years
Robert3769.7 years
James3472.2 years
Ruth2979.2 years
Ralph2677.6 years
Harold2478.3 years
Most common last names in Pawnee County, KS among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith6380.8 years
Miller2980.0 years
Johnson2674.9 years
Brown2177.5 years
Wilson2076.2 years
Vratil1977.8 years
Davis1775.8 years
Yeager1782.9 years
Lewis1678.3 years
Fox1578.2 years
Businesses in Pawnee County, KS
NameCountNameCount
Ace Hardware1Pizza Hut1
Alco Stores1Rodeway Inn1
FedEx1SONIC Drive-In1
Ford1Subway1
H&R Block1U-Haul1
Kroger2UPS2
La-Z-Boy1Wendy's1
MasterBrand Cabinets1