Pawnee is a very small city located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 1,939 people and just one neighborhood, Pawnee is the 179th largest community in Oklahoma.
Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Pawnee is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Pawnee is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Pawnee who work in office and administrative support (13.26%), food service (11.50%), and sales jobs (10.96%).
Also of interest is that Pawnee has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Being a small city, Pawnee does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Pawnee are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.38% of adults in Pawnee have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Pawnee in 2022 was $24,942, which is middle income relative to Oklahoma, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $99,768 for a family of four. However, Pawnee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Pawnee is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pawnee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pawnee residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Pawnee include German, English, Irish, French, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Pawnee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Native American languages and Vietnamese.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
The neighborhood has a greater proportion of government workers living in it than 97.5% of the neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. This is a unique feature of this neighborhood, and one that shapes its character.
There is an especially high percentage of incarcerated people (2.2%) living in the neighborhood.
In addition, if you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Pawnee is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in OK, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 88.5% of the neighborhoods in Oklahoma. If you are considering retiring to Oklahoma, this is a good neighborhood to look at.
Regardless of the means by which residents commute, this neighborhood has a length of commute that is notable. Residents of the neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 57.4% of the residents have a commute time from home to work (one way) of less than fifteen minutes. This is a higher proportion of residents enjoying a short trip to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 95.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Native American and Danish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 19.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American ancestry and 2.1% have Danish ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 5.3% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Native American languages at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.7% of the neighborhoods in America.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Pawnee are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 87.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 15.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 61.2% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 34.5% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 29.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (19.8%), and 15.7% in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 95.8% of households. Some people also speak Native American languages (5.3%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Pawnee, OK, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Native American (19.2%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (13.1%), and residents who report English roots (10.8%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (8.5%), along with some French ancestry residents (4.2%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (57.4% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (84.3%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (8.5%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.