PawneeTX
81 people live in this town, settled in 1948.
Is Pawnee a good place to live?
Pawnee’s median age is 60.1 years, above both the Texas town median (35.9 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Only 4 of the 643 Texas towns we compare have a higher owner-occupancy rate than Pawnee. Pawnee has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
81 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Pawnee: who provides what
Pawnee is unincorporated, so Bee County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Pawnee.
The biggest natural risk in Pawnee is hurricanes, at a high overall level
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 78% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Pawnee after 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2021. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 43% come from hurricanes and 32% from inland flooding.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The schools Pawnee’s kids attend
Its one school is below. The public schools here belong to Pawnee ISD. The town’s only public school teaches 630 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pawnee El / J H/HSLargest public high schoolGrades PK–11 | Grades PK–11 | 630 | C |
NCES · EDFacts
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Pawnee stands out in Texas and nationally, with fewer of its adults who have been diagnosed with depression
In Pawnee, 26% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. The town beats the Texas average on 5 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 11.
| Pawnee | Typical Texas town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 12% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 22% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Pawnee | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults in frequent mental distress | 13.8% | 16.9% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 17.4% | 21.2% |
| More adults with diabetes | 19.1% | 12.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Pawnee
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Pawnee; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Pawnee residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
About Pawnee
Census-designated place in Texas, United States
Pawnee is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bee County, Texas, United States. The population was 140 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 5.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 384 ft
- ZIP code
- 78145
Questions about Pawnee
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pawnee, TX a good place to live?
Pawnee has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.