Polk County, Nebraska Demographics

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Polk County is 15th in Nebraska out of 93 other counties in Income per household

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Polk County Rank Nebraska US
Current population (2012) 5,320 53rd 1,855,525 313,914,040
Size in square miles 438.4 83rd 76,824.2 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 12.3 40th 23.8 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Polk County Rank Nebraska US
Residents younger than 5 5.9% 50th 7.1% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 24.0% 33rd 25.0% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 19.9% 49th 13.9% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Polk County Rank Nebraska US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 91.8% 37th 90.3% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 16.1% 63rd 27.8% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Polk County Rank Nebraska US
Race - White 98.1% 30th 89.9% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.3% 56th 4.8% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.2% 86th 1.3% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.2% 74th 2.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 24th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.1% 43rd 1.9% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 3.3% 50th 9.7% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 95.2% 40th 81.4% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Polk County Rank Nebraska US
Female residents 50.0% 53rd 50.3% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 2.0% 33rd 6.0% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Polk County Rank Nebraska US
Housing units 2,729 50th 801,185 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 6.0% 56th 19.5% 25.9%
Households 2,220 53rd 715,703 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 73.7% 52nd 68.3% 66.1%
Home median value $89,500 35th $125,400 $186,200
People per household 2.3 48th 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 3 61st 6,116 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Polk County Rank Nebraska US
Income per capita $24,650 23rd $26,113 $27,915
Income per household $50,298 15th $50,695 $52,762
Income below poverty line 8.2% 79th 12.0% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Polk County Rank Nebraska US
Non-farm private establishments 145 54th 51,553 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 871 60th 797,681 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 645 40th 159,665 27,092,908
Retail sales $35,465 61st $26,486,612 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $6,843 60th $14,965 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $1,141 65th $2,685,580 $613,795,732

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