Polk County, WI Demographic Data
Polk County, WI Summary
Polk County is located in Wisconsin
- Population: 43,920
- Area: 956.41 sq. miles
- Land Area: 913.96 sq. miles
- Water Area: 42.45 sq. miles
- Population Density: 45.92 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,162.40 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Polk County, WI Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
21,579
50%
50.8
Male
21,904
50%
49.2
Total Population
43,483
323,128,000
Polk County, WI Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,270
5.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,724
6.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,851
6.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,615
6.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,120
4.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
4,394
10.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
5,018
11.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
6,699
15.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
3,455
7.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
3,318
7.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
4,570
10.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
2,422
5.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,027
2.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
33,921
78.0%
77.2
Female
16,899
49.8%
51.3
Male
17,022
50.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
32,563
74.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
9,924
22.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
8,019
18.4%
15.2
Female
4,202
52.4%
55.8
Male
3,817
47.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
45
0.0%
0.0
Polk County, WI Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
43,072
99.1%
96.8
White
41,878
96.3%
72.6
Black or African American
170
0.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
471
1.1%
0.8
Asian
217
0.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
24
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
93
0.2%
1.3
Filipino
40
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
18
0.0%
0.2
Korean
14
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
13
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
15
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
336
0.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
411
0.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
782
1.8%
17.8
Mexican
575
1.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
61
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
26
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
120
0.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
42,701
98.2%
82.2
Polk County, WI Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
595
1.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,633
5.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
12,077
39.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
7,019
22.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
3,522
11.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
4,211
13.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,846
6.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,228
7.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
28,675
92.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
6,057
19.6%
31.2
Polk County, WI Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
8,208
23.0%
33.7%
Now Married
20,374
57.2%
47.5
Divorced
4,476
12.6%
11.0%
Separated
237
0.7%
2.0
Widowed
2,343
6.6
5.8%
Polk County, WI Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
40,186
97.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,027
2.5%
21.6%
Spanish
506
1.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
295
0.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
159
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
67
0.2%
1.1%
Polk County, WI Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
800
4.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
873
4.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
2,080
11.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
2,051
11.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,910
16.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
3,818
21.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
2,522
13.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
2,217
12.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
563
3.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
354
1.9%
6.4
Median household income
52,039
57,617
Per capita income
27,066
31,128
Polk County, WI Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
928
4.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,664
7.8%
9.8
Construction
1,545
7.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
4,564
21.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
834
3.9%
6.6
Information
257
1.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
4,941
23.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
789
3.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,325
6.2%
11.4
Public administration
752
3.5%
4.6
Retail trade
2,304
10.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
896
4.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
425
2.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
2,628
12.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
6,224
29.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
4,529
21.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
4,412
20.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
3,431
16.2%
18.1%
Polk County, WI Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
20,861
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
16,815
80.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,950
9.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
58
0.3%
5.1
Walked
623
3.0%
2.7
Other means
232
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
1,183
5.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
29.4
26.6
Polk County, WI Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
692
3.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
4,864
26.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
7,068
38.9%
37.1
3 or more
5,564
30.6%
21.0
Polk County, WI Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
18,188
74.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
14,141
77.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
4,047
22.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
6,095
25.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Polk County, WI Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
24,283
1 room
334
1.4%
2.4
2 rooms
782
3.2%
2.7
3 rooms
2,126
8.8%
9.1
4 rooms
4,019
16.6%
16.5
5 rooms
4,507
18.6%
19.8
6 rooms
4,099
16.9%
17.8
7 rooms
3,133
12.9%
12.0
8 rooms
2,471
10.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
2,812
11.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Polk County, WI Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
24,283
1-unit, detached
19,383
79.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
612
2.5%
5.9
2-units
467
1.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
326
1.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
592
2.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
327
1.3%
4.4
20 or more units
477
2.0%
9.0
Mobile home
2,082
8.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
17
0.1%
0.1
Polk County, WI Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
4,041
16.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,316
5.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,756
7.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,802
7.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
3,648
15.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2,861
11.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
4,148
17.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
4,456
18.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
196
0.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
59
0.2%
1.4%
Polk County, WI Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
5,648
31.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
6,934
38.1%
4.7
Electricity
2,558
14.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
538
3.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
3
0.0%
0.1
Wood
2,191
12.0%
1.9
Solar energy
11
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
228
1.3%
0.5
No fuel used
77
0.4%
1.1
Polk County, WI Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
9,206
47295100.0
Less than $500
122
1.3%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
206
2.2%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
262
2.8%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
819
8.9%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
2,114
23.0%
20.1%
$500 to $999
2,151
23.4%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
3,532
38.4%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
3,225
35.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,585
17.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,172
12.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
800
8.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
2,381
26.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
43
0.0%
0.0%
Polk County, WI Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,721
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
49
1.3%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
622
16.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
702
18.9%
10.7%
$500 to $999
2,348
63.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
326
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
732
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
594
16.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
439
11.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
564
15.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
568
15.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
353
9.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,164
31.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
365
0.0%
0.0%
Polk County, WI Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
14,141
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,031
7.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,096
14.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
3,503
24.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
2,949
20.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
2,866
20.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,365
9.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
291
2.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
40
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
156,000
205,000
