Pawnee City, Nebraska Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 1,033. Estimated population in July 2024: 946 (-8.4% change)
Males: 445 (43.1%), Females: 588 (56.9%)

Pawnee County

Zip code: 68420

Demographics

Median resident age: 50.3 years
Median household income: $23,587
Median house value: $29,000

Population by Race

Races in Pawnee City:

• White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
• Hispanic (0.7%)
• Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (35.9%), Irish (10.6%), English (9.5%), United States (7.0%), Czech (6.7%), Swedish (4.4%).

Elevation: 1180 feet

Land area: 1.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Pawnee City

• High school or higher: 78.3%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
• Unemployed: 4.0%
• Mean travel time to work: 17.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pawnee City city

• Never married: 15.6%
• Now married: 55.5%
• Separated: 1.6%
• Widowed: 16.3%
• Divorced: 11.0%

0.3% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -11 (-1.1%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Pawnee City:

• PAWNEE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (PO BOX 313 600 I STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Pawnee City:

• JOHNSON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; TECUMSEH, NE)
• NEMAHA VALLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; SENECA, KS)
• SABETHA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; SABETHA, KS)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pawnee City:

• LINCOLN MUNI (about 66 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)
• MANHATTAN RGNL (about 76 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Abbreviation: MHK)
• EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 84 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Pawnee City:

• PAWNEE CITY MUNICIPAL (about 3 miles; PAWNEE CITY, NE; Abbreviation: 50K)
• TECUMSEH MUNICIPAL (about 19 miles; TECUMSEH, NE; Abbreviation: 0G3)
• SENECA MUNI (about 20 miles; SENECA, KS; Abbreviation: 62K)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pawnee City:

• UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 62 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)
• SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 62 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
• KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Full-time enrollment: 19,210)
• BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
• WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 79 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,472)
• UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 82 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
• CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)

Schools

Public high school in Pawnee City:

• PAWNEE CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL (Students: 144; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Pawnee City:

• PAWNEE CITY ELEMENTARY SCH (Students: 164; Grades: PK – 06)

Libraries

Library in Pawnee City:

• PAWNEE CITY CARNEGIE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $78,949; Location: 730 G STREET; 11,811 books; 429 audio materials; 746 video materials; 28 serial subscriptions)