Town guide

Pawnee, Texas

Pawnee is a community in Karnes County, Texas, home to about 81 people across 5.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 78145, and parts of 78119 are in Pawnee too.

Population8115 per sq mi
Median home value$216,000Census, as estimated by owners

ZIP codes in Pawnee

2 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Pawnee

Distances

Nearest major airportSan Antonio International Airport (SAT)64 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+San Antonio, TX62 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Pawnee; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Pawnee

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Pawnee had 140 residents in the 2020 census, down 30% since 2000.

It’s the 1681st largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.

Karnes County grew from 8,681 residents in 1900 to 14,710 in 2020.

Pawnee population by census2000: 201, 2010: 166, 2020: 140201200016620101402020

Karnes County, 1900–2020

Karnes County population, 1900 to 20201900: 8,681, 1910: 14,942, 1920: 19,049, 1930: 23,316, 1940: 19,248, 1950: 17,139, 1960: 14,995, 1970: 13,462, 1980: 13,593, 1990: 12,455, 2000: 15,446, 2010: 14,824, 2020: 14,7109K’00’1019K’20’3019K’40’5015K’60’7014K’80’9015K’00’1015K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 96°F in summer, and winter lows average 44°F. About 32.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near PawneeJan: high 66°F, low 44°F, 1.8 in; Feb: high 69°F, low 47°F, 1.6 in; Mar: high 75°F, low 54°F, 2.5 in; Apr: high 81°F, low 60°F, 2.3 in; May: high 87°F, low 67°F, 3.1 in; Jun: high 92°F, low 72°F, 3.5 in; Jul: high 94°F, low 73°F, 3.2 in; Aug: high 96°F, low 73°F, 2.8 in; Sep: high 90°F, low 70°F, 4.1 in; Oct: high 84°F, low 61°F, 2.9 in; Nov: high 75°F, low 53°F, 2.5 in; Dec: high 67°F, low 45°F, 1.8 in66°44°Jan1.869°47°Feb1.675°54°Mar2.581°60°Apr2.387°67°May3.192°72°Jun3.594°73°Jul3.296°73°Aug2.890°70°Sep4.184°61°Oct2.975°53°Nov2.567°45°Dec1.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Beeville 5 Ne, TX weather station (23 miles away).

Jobs in Karnes County

5,230 jobs at 328 businesses in Karnes County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Karnes CountyMining, oil and gas: 1,296 jobs; Administrative and support: 767 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 560 jobs; Retail trade: 530 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 460 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 385 jobs; Construction: 271 jobs; Wholesale trade: 207 jobsMining, oil and gas 25% Administrative and support 15% Hotels and restaurants 11% Retail trade 10% Health care and social assistance 9% Transportation and warehousing 7% Construction 5% Wholesale trade 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

Nearest hospitals

  • Otto Kaiser Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Kenedy7.8 miles
  • Christus Spohn Hospital BeevilleGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Beeville25.2 miles
  • Connally Memorial Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Floresville33.4 miles

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.

Places in and around Pawnee

Museums

  • Kenedy Museum4.9 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Pawnee

Public schools here are run by Pawnee ISD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Pawnee El / J H/HsPawneePre-K–11630Public8.3 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Kenedy and Tulsita.

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