page_title: Pawnee County, Kansas
section_title: Demographics
hierarchical_section_title: Pawnee County, Kansas / Demographics
context_page_description: Pawnee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 6,973. The largest city and county seat is Larned.
  The county is named after the Pawnee Tribe.
context_section_description: As of the census of 2000, there were 7,233 people, 2,739 households, and 1,785 families residing in the county.  The population density was 10 people per square mile (4/km²).  There were 3,114 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (2/km²).  The racial makeup of the county was 90.96% White, 5.00% Black or African American, 0.95% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 1.22% from other races, and 1.30% from two or more races.  4.16% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
  There were 2,739 households, out of which 29.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.80% were married couples living together, 7.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.80% were non-families. 32.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.91.
  In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.20% under the age of 18, 7.30% from 18 to 24, 25.40% from 25 to 44, 24.60% from 45 to 64, and 18.50% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 112.00 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.70 males.
  The median income for a household in the county was $35,175, and the median income for a family was $45,634. Males had a median income of $26,751 versus $20,931 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,584.  About 5.40% of families and 11.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.00% of those under age 18 and 9.90% of those age 65 or over.
caption: Age pyramid