Population 3,255 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Pawnee
Household size in Pawnee
| Period | Pawnee | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.39 | 2.69 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.56 | 2.71 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.56 | 2.66 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.36 | 2.58 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.03 | −0.11 | −0.03 |
Households in Pawnee are small: just 2.36 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Pawnee
| Period | Pawnee | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 42.4 | 37.6 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 37.3 | 38.5 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 39.2 | 39.6 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 42.9 | 40.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | +0.5 | +2.6 | +2.3 |
Pawnee skews older than the country: its median age is 42.9, against 40.1 nationally.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Pawnee
| Period | Pawnee | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.4% | 11.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 8.7% | 11.7% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 13.7% | 11.1% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 10.6% | 11.3% | 11.6% |
| Change | +1.2 pts | −0.4 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head just over one in ten households in Pawnee (10.6%), a little below the national share of 11.6%. The picture is much the same across Illinois.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Pawnee
Renters in Pawnee
| Period | Pawnee | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 13.2% | 30.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 21.1% | 33.1% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 19.7% | 33.9% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 17.9% | 32.9% | 34.8% |
| Change | +4.7 pts | +2.1 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 17.9% of households in Pawnee rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Among homeowners, 39.8% have no mortgage at all, about the same as nationally. The renter share has risen 4.7 points since 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Pawnee
| Period | Pawnee | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.8% | 10.0% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 3.9% | 10.1% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 12.0% | 9.8% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 8.4% | 8.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | +0.6 pts | −1.9 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy in Pawnee is close to the national rate: 8.4% of homes are empty, against 9.6%.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Pawnee
| Period | Pawnee | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1966 | 1966 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1968 | 1967 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1973 | 1968 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1972 | 1970 | 1980 |
| Change | +7 | +4 | +6 |
Housing in Pawnee leans older: the median home dates to 1972, against 1980 nationally. The picture is much the same across Illinois.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Pawnee
| Period | Pawnee | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $731 | $953 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $733 | $1,028 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $822 | $1,165 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $905 | $1,428 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$173 | +$475 | +$606 |
Rent in Pawnee runs $905 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 29.0% of household income on rent, just under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Pawnee
Bachelor's degrees in Pawnee
| Period | Pawnee | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 26.6% | 31.2% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 23.3% | 32.4% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 23.0% | 34.7% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 34.7% | 37.7% | 35.6% |
| Change | +8.2 pts | +6.5 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are about as common in Pawnee as nationally: 34.7% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's or higher, against 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Pawnee
| Period | Pawnee | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 90.6% | 86.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 92.8% | 87.5% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 95.9% | 89.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 95.0% | 90.3% | 89.3% |
| Change | +4.4 pts | +4.0 pts | +4.3 pts |
High school completion is high in Pawnee: 95.0% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Pawnee
| Period | Pawnee | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.6% | 8.7% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 4.2% | 10.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.3% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 4.2% | 6.0% | 5.4% |
| Change | +0.6 pts | −2.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
Jobs have been a little easier to find in Pawnee than nationally: unemployment was 4.2%, against 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Pawnee compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pawnee | 2.36 | 42.9 | 10.6% | 17.9% | 8.4% | 1972 | $905 | 34.7% | 95.0% | 4.2% |
| Sicily | 2.41 | 37.2 | 3.7% | 11.3% | 14.4% | 1955 | $924 | 15.7% | 93.6% | 1.7% |
| Divernon | 2.46 | 38.3 | 8.0% | 20.5% | 6.6% | 1969 | $1,381 | 22.3% | 91.8% | 3.7% |
| Glenarm | 3.01 | 36.2 | 8.7% | 5.2% | 3.8% | 1986 | $1,421 | 37.1% | 97.3% | 2.0% |
| New City | 2.43 | 55.1 | 3.3% | 3.1% | 5.5% | 1982 | $1,477 | 20.2% | 100.0% | 0.1% |
| Tovey | 2.40 | 36.1 | 3.1% | 10.2% | 15.0% | 1955 | $935 | 15.2% | 93.6% | 1.8% |
| Bulpitt | 2.44 | 41.4 | 5.0% | 12.2% | 6.4% | 1972 | $699 | 12.7% | 90.8% | 7.1% |
| Thomasville | 2.40 | 47.5 | 4.7% | 18.3% | 9.8% | 1961 | $736 | 26.1% | 91.0% | 0.5% |
| Chatham | 2.59 | 36.6 | 6.7% | 17.5% | 4.2% | 1992 | $1,209 | 55.1% | 98.3% | 3.4% |
| Kincaid | 2.10 | 51.8 | 6.0% | 23.4% | 8.2% | 1958 | $956 | 9.0% | 94.8% | 5.8% |
| Auburn | 2.53 | 40.0 | 9.2% | 15.8% | 2.2% | 1976 | $1,221 | 28.0% | 96.0% | 5.4% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Pawnee. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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