Statewide Claims to Fame

Polk County is 1st in Oregon out of 36 other counties in Female residents

Polk County is 6th in Oregon out of 36 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Polk County is 7th in Oregon out of 36 other counties in Income per household

Polk County is 7th in Oregon out of 36 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Polk County is 7th in Oregon out of 36 other counties in Race - Asian

Polk County is 7th in Oregon out of 36 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Polk County is 8th in Oregon out of 36 other counties in People per household

Polk County is 8th in Oregon out of 36 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Polk County is 9th in Oregon out of 36 other counties in Race - Two or More

Polk County is 10th in Oregon out of 36 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Main Cities Within Polk County, Oregon

Polk County, Oregon Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Polk County Rank Oregon US
Current population (2012) 76,353 14th 3,899,353 313,914,040
Size in square miles 740.8 30th 95,988.0 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 101.8 7th 39.9 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Polk County Rank Oregon US
Residents younger than 5 5.9% 14th 6.0% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 23.6% 10th 22.1% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 15.8% 25th 14.9% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Polk County Rank Oregon US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 89.8% 11th 88.9% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 28.2% 6th 29.0% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Polk County Rank Oregon US
Race - White 91.1% 25th 88.3% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.7% 15th 2.0% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 2.4% 10th 1.8% 1.2%
Race - Asian 2.0% 7th 4.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.4% 7th 0.4% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 3.4% 9th 3.5% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 12.6% 10th 12.2% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 79.9% 26th 77.8% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Polk County Rank Oregon US
Female residents 51.5% 1st 50.5% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 7.4% 13th 9.8% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Polk County Rank Oregon US
Housing units 30,760 15th 1,684,193 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 19.8% 8th 23.3% 25.9%
Households 28,111 13th 1,509,554 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 67.2% 17th 63.1% 66.1%
Home median value $231,900 14th $252,600 $186,200
People per household 2.6 8th 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 81 15th 10,608 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Polk County Rank Oregon US
Income per capita $24,794 11th $26,561 $27,915
Income per household $52,865 7th $49,850 $52,762
Income below poverty line 12.7% 29th 14.8% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Polk County Rank Oregon US
Non-farm private establishments 1,298 18th 106,340 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 10,795 18th 1,341,841 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 5,614 14th 348,154 27,092,908
Retail sales $375,062 20th $50,370,919 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $5,007 35th $13,494 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $0 36th $7,555,764 $613,795,732

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