Demographics of Pawnee County, Oklahoma

Pawnee County, Oklahoma had 16,029 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +476 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Pawnee County, in four figures

16,029
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.1%
Change since July 2020: +476 people.; 41.6 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $58,738 ±$4,056
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Pawnee County, Oklahoma's population grew 3.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pawnee County, Oklahoma's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Pawnee County, Oklahoma's population grew 3.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pawnee County, Oklahoma's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	15,553	100.0	100.0
2021	15,703	101.0	100.2
2022	15,679	100.8	100.7
2023	15,871	102.0	101.6
2024	16,036	103.1	102.5
2025	16,029	103.1	103.1

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Population of Pawnee County, Oklahoma on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	15,553	+2	−6	0	+5
2021	15,703	+150	−134	+1	+284
2022	15,679	−24	−98	0	+82
2023	15,871	+192	−80	+2	+270
2024	16,036	+165	−108	+4	+269
2025	16,029	−7	−111	+4	+100

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.6 ±1.0: for men 40.9 ±1.2 and for women 42.4 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Pawnee County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Under 5	894 ±51	5.7% ±0.3	6.1% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,771 ±154	17.5% ±1.0	17.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,186 ±103	7.5% ±0.6	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,714 ±168	23.5% ±1.1	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,056 ±173	25.7% ±1.1	23.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,174 ±220	20.1% ±1.4	16.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $58,738 ±$4,056, and income per person $29,179 ±$1,437, in 2024 dollars. The median is $65,039 ±$439 in Oklahoma and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Pawnee County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Under $25,000	1,234 ±166	20.2% ±2.7	17.5% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,402 ±155	23.0% ±2.5	20.9% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,151 ±157	18.8% ±2.5	18.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	833 ±109	13.6% ±1.8	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	825 ±119	13.5% ±1.9	16.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	340 ±102	5.6% ±1.7	7.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	323 ±90	5.3% ±1.5	7.2% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Pawnee County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Oklahoma	United States
All ages	2,831 ±370	18.2% ±2.4	15.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	881 ±165	24.3% ±4.3	20.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,331 ±198	17.2% ±2.5	14.8% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	619 ±129	14.8% ±3.0	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Pawnee County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pawnee County	Oklahoma	United States
Housing units	7,326 ±31	1,775,127 ±745	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.4% ±1.5	88.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.6% ±1.6	12.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.5% ±2.2	65.8% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.5% ±2.1	34.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$131,500 ±$12,198	$199,800 ±$1,121	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$864 ±$62	$1,014 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±2	1980 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Pawnee County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Hispanic or Latino	615 ±0	3.9% ±<0.1	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,741 ±51	74.3% ±0.3	62.1% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	131 ±53	0.8% ±0.3	6.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	40 to 122	0.3% to 0.8%	2.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1,442 ±173	9.1% ±1.1	6.6% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 131	0% to 0.8%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	12 to 58	0.1% to 0.4%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,690 ±182	10.7% ±1.2	8.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Pawnee County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Born in the state	11,535 ±306	73.0% ±1.9	59.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,955 ±295	25.0% ±1.9	32.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	36 to 112	0.2% to 0.7%	1.2% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	231 ±107	1.5% ±0.7	6.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	61 to 197	0.4% to 1.2%	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	30 to 174	0.2% to 1.1%	3.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Pawnee County among the counties of Oklahoma

44th of 77 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Oklahoma page.

Counties of Oklahoma near Pawnee County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Texas County	20,322	−4.6%
Adair County	19,828	+1.9%
Woodward County	19,827	−2.8%
McIntosh County	19,758	+4.3%
Marshall County	16,255	+6.0%
Pawnee County	16,029	+3.1%
Kingfisher County	15,795	+4.1%
Atoka County	14,609	+3.1%
Craig County	14,518	+2.6%
Choctaw County	14,059	−1.0%
Murray County	13,805	−0.5%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026