16.0% of Pawnee, OK residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was about the same as the poverty level of 15.7% across the entire state of Oklahoma. 12.8% of high school graduates and 26.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 26.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 46.3%. For comparison, it was 30.8% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Pawnee, OK
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Pawnee:
16.0%
Whole state:
15.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Pawnee:
8.0%
Whole state:
7.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Pawnee:
26.0%
Oklahoma:
21.8%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 17.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Pawnee:
32.9%
Oklahoma:
24.5%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
46.3%
Residents above poverty level:
30.8%
Poverty by age in Pawnee, OK
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Pawnee,OK (percentage below poverty level)
27.3%Under 5 years
27.3%5 years
7.7%6 to 11 years
26.3%12 to 14 years
19.6%15 years
20.5%16 and 17 years
26.3%18 to 24 years
9.3%25 to 34 years
5.2%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
24.8%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Pawnee,OK (percentage below poverty level)
9.3%Under 5 years
1.9%6 to 11 years
41.7%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
28.1%16 and 17 years
9.0%18 to 24 years
12.3%25 to 34 years
21.6%35 to 44 years
41.1%45 to 54 years
11.9%55 to 64 years
12.6%65 to 74 years
10.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Pawnee,OK (% below half of poverty level)
5.7%Under 6 years
5.6%6 to 11 years
5.8%12 to 17 years
16.6%18 to 24 years
6.7%25 to 34 years
6.0%35 to 44 years
19.9%45 to 54 years
7.7%55 to 64 years
2.5%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Pawnee, OK
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Pawnee, OK (%)
13.7%White
49.3%Black
23.4%American Indian
0.0%Asian
0.0%Other race
29.8%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Pawnee, OK (absolute numbers)
158White
5Black
100American Indian
0Asian
0Other race
522+ races
16.5%Below poverty level
83.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Pawnee, OK
Children below poverty level:
Pawnee, Oklahoma:
17.1%
State:
19.5%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Pawnee:
12.8%
Oklahoma:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Pawnee:
26.3%
Oklahoma:
28.7%
17.5%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
82.5%Female, no husband present
7.4%Worked full-time, year-round
7.4%Worked part-time
85.2%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
57.1%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
42.9%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
3.7%1999 to 2000
0.9%1995 to 1998
7.5%1990 to 1994
9.3%1980 to 1989
13.1%1970 to 1979
10.3%1960 to 1969
10.3%1950 to 1959
13.1%1940 to 1949
31.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
2.7%1999 to 2000
2.5%1995 to 1998
4.2%1990 to 1994
12.1%1980 to 1989
16.7%1970 to 1979
14.4%1960 to 1969
12.6%1950 to 1959
10.5%1940 to 1949
24.3%1939 or earlier
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