Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety31#10,769/15,637
Economy11#13,842/15,631
Housing62#5,647/14,977
Health8#14,367/15,609
Healthcare14#13,509/15,650
Environment8#14,284/15,453
Education14#13,507/15,649
Infrastructure26#11,514/15,650
Community19#12,748/15,651
Leisure & amenities11#13,967/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Pawnee, Oklahoma ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Pawnee County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Time spent in the emergency room · low78 min
99/100Oklahoma 122 minUnited States 170 minOct 2024–Sep 2025Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesPawnee County value
Average commute time · low18.1 min
90/100Oklahoma 22.4 minUnited States 26.4 min2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08013
Home price to income ratio · low2.4×
83/100Oklahoma 3.1×United States 4.1×2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25077
Public libraries · high1.3 /10k
81/100Oklahoma 0.5 /10kUnited States 0.5 /10k2024Institute of Museum and Library ServicesPawnee County value
Effective property tax rate · low0.64%
76/100Oklahoma 0.79%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090
Dentists · high82 /100k
74/100Oklahoma 65 /100kUnited States 75 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstitutePawnee County value

Weaknesses

Access to exercise opportunities · low33.5%
3/100Oklahoma 70.7%United States 84.5%2022 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstitutePawnee County value
Restaurants and bars · low3.7 /10k
4/100Oklahoma 8.3 /10kUnited States 9.0 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsPawnee County value
Arts, entertainment and recreation · low1.3 /10k
4/100Oklahoma 3.7 /10kUnited States 5.5 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsPawnee County value
Uninsured residents (under 65) · high22.1%
5/100Oklahoma 14.4%United States 9.8%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B27010
Life expectancy · low71.4 yrs
6/100Oklahoma 74.0 yrsUnited States 77.6 yrs2021-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstitutePawnee County value
Average weekly wage · low$905
6/100Oklahoma $1,173United States $1,5142025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsPawnee County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationFalling
2,068 (2015-2019) → 1,886 (2020-2024)
−8.8%5 yearsCensus table B01003US 328,329,953 → 340,003,797
New homes permittedWorsening
0.5 /1k (2021) → 0.0 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
−100%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
60.1% (2015-2019) → 78.5% (2020-2024)
+18 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Child poverty rateImproving
29.3% (2015-2019) → 16.9% (2020-2024)
−12 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%
Poverty rateImproving
23.3% (2015-2019) → 14.9% (2020-2024)
−8.4 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 12.3% → 12.1%
Rent-burdened householdsWorsening
48.5% (2015-2019) → 55.7% (2020-2024)
+7.3 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Pawnee, Oklahoma improved on 4 of 13 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 8 moved within the margin of error and 1 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved4

Poverty−8.4 points23.3% → 14.9%
Child poverty−12 points29.3% → 16.9%
Broadband+18 points60.1% → 78.5%
Household income+24%$33,375 → $41,471

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 13 measures

Change of every measure of Pawnee, Oklahoma between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	18.2 min2015-2019	18.1 min2020-2024	−0.1 min	Within the margin of error	48%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.0%2015-2019	18.2%2020-2024	+3.2 points	Within the margin of error	53%
Broadband subscriptions	60.1%2015-2019	78.5%2020-2024	+18 points	Improved	88%
Child poverty rate	29.3%2015-2019	16.9%2020-2024	−12 points	Improved	86%
Effective property tax rate	0.36%2015-2019	0.64%2020-2024	+0.3 points	Little change	2%
High school diploma or higher	86.5%2015-2019	87.7%2020-2024	+1.2 points	Within the margin of error	49%
Home price to income ratio	2.2×2015-2019	2.4×2020-2024	+0.2×	Within the margin of error	70%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.5262015-2019	0.4392020-2024	−0.086	Within the margin of error	94%
Median household income	$33,3752015-2019	$41,4712020-2024	+24%	Improved	42%
Poverty rate	23.3%2015-2019	14.9%2020-2024	−8.4 points	Improved	90%
Rent as share of income	28.1%2015-2019	32.4%2020-2024	+4.3 points	Within the margin of error	26%
Rent-burdened households	48.5%2015-2019	55.7%2020-2024	+7.3 points	Within the margin of error	31%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	25.6%2015-2019	22.2%2020-2024	−3.5 points	Within the margin of error	79%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Pawnee, Oklahoma five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Pawnee, Oklahoma in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Pawnee, Oklahoma itself moved −2.2 points in standing on average over the same 10 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

1,886 residents (±189)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 30–39 women (+3.9 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

1,886 residents (±189)

Pawnee, Oklahoma
Oklahoma share

White63%1,195
Black1.1%†21
Hispanic or Latino3.6%†68
Asian0.0%0
American Indian and Alaska Native26%485
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%0
Other or two or more races6.2%†117

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Black (−2.7 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

1,316 residents (±135)

Pawnee, Oklahoma
Oklahoma share

No high school diploma12%†162
High school or GED36%480
Some college26%339
Associate degree7.3%†96
Bachelor's degree13%†172
Graduate degree5.1%†67

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

754 households (±94)

Pawnee, Oklahoma
Oklahoma share

Under $25k23%175
$25k–50k37%277
$50k–75k15%†116
$75k–100k10%†78
$100k–150k9.0%†68
$150k–200k2.8%†21
$200k or more2.5%†19

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $25k (−11.4 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

754 households (±94)

Pawnee, Oklahoma
Oklahoma share

Own67%506
Rent33%248

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

178 households (±48)

Pawnee, Oklahoma
Oklahoma share

Under $75036%†64
$750–1,00046%†81
$1,000–1,50019%†33

Home values

506 homes (±88)

Pawnee, Oklahoma
Oklahoma share

Under $150k81%412
$150k–250k15%†75
$250k–400k3.8%†19

Age of homes

1,015 homes (±83)

Pawnee, Oklahoma
Oklahoma share

2010 or later3.6%†37
2000–20094.7%†48
1980–199915%152

Size of homes

1,015 homes (±83)

Pawnee, Oklahoma
Oklahoma share

Studio0.8%†8
1 bedroom8.0%†81
2 bedrooms30%300

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

706 workers (±108)

Pawnee, Oklahoma
Oklahoma share

Drive alone75%532
Carpool21%†146
Public transit0.0%0
Walk1.8%†13
Bike0.7%†5
Work from home1.4%†10
Other0.0%0

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Carpool (+9.0 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

696 workers (±109)

Pawnee, Oklahoma
Oklahoma share

Under 15 min59%411
15–29 min11%†76
30–44 min22%†154

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Tulsa, OK

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Pawnee County, the county holding most of Pawnee's residents.

Pawnee County has 263 employer establishments, 166 for every 10,000 residents (0.67× the US rate of 248; 0.70× Oklahoma's), with 2,972 paid employees at an average annual pay of $52,867. The Census Bureau also counts 1,058 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 263; 1,058 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 166; US 248 · Oklahoma 237
Paid employees: 2,972
Average annual pay: $52,867; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Pawnee County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Specialty trade contractors	23	14.5	0.94×About typical	88	$45,648	132
Ambulatory health care services	21	13.2	0.63×Fewer than typical	135	$48,896	27
Restaurants and other eating places	21	13.2	0.72×Fewer than typical	342	$13,798	12
Building equipment contractors	16	10.1	1.68×More than typical	60	$47,683	24
Religious organizations	14	8.8	1.59×More than typical	56	$17,196	—
Limited-service restaurants	10	6.3	0.79×Fewer than typical	235	$11,728	—
Insurance agencies and brokerages	9	5.7	1.29×Too few to compare	26	$37,615	11
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors	9	5.7	1.72×Too few to compare	25	$54,760	10
Gasoline stations	8	5	1.55×Too few to compare	54	$45,444	—
Electrical contractors and wiring installation	6	3.8	1.53×Too few to compare	22	$29,591	11
Full-service restaurants	6	3.8	0.49×Too few to compare	91	$19,297	7
Offices of physicians	6	3.8	0.58×Too few to compare	20	$56,550	4

Rank places for an industry Open Pawnee County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 15,871 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $69.2K of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Pawnee, Oklahoma: $36.68 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $69.2K; +14% vs FY2025
Per resident: $36.68; US $1,994
Sole-source: 29%; US 30%
Single offer: 7.9%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Indian Health Service$68.4K99%
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission$4080.6%
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources$3360.5%

Top recipients

ADVANCED IMAGING MANAGEMENT, LLC$13.3K19%
CRUTCHO CREEK FARMS LLC$12.7K18%
PRIME PHYSICIANS TRI PROVIDERS LLC$12.6K18%
CHENEGA GOVERNMENT MISSION SOLUTIONS, LLC$4,1396.0%
ENCODE, INC.$3,8225.5%

Spending by fiscal year

33.6KFY2017
40.9KFY2018
34.7KFY2019
55.3KFY2020
53.1KFY2021
52.4KFY2022
145KFY2023
118.9KFY2024

Top industries (NAICS)

Medical and diagnostic laboratories · 6215$19K28%
Employment services · 5613$15.7K23%
Nonresidential building construction · 2362$11.7K17%
Offices of other health practitioners · 6213$6,6269.6%
Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing · 3391$6,6249.6%
Other ambulatory health care services · 6219

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Pawnee, Oklahoma, so they do not add up across cities.

Pawnee, Oklahoma's figures are part of those of Pawnee County, OK ($6M in FY2026), never added to them: 1.2% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Pawnee is mostly in Pawnee County.

See federal money in Pawnee County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Pawnee, Oklahoma is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Frank D. LucasR-OK-3 · 100% of residentsWith party 97%Missed 1.6%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Pawnee County9100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

Tulsa, OK42

Other cities and towns in Pawnee County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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