Statewide Claims to Fame

Polk County is 9th in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Home ownership rate

Polk County is 14th in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Polk County is 15th in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Polk County is 17th in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Home median value

Polk County is 17th in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Size in square miles

Polk County is 19th in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Polk County, Wisconsin Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Polk County Rank Wisconsin US
Current population (2012) 43,610 34th 5,726,398 313,914,040
Size in square miles 914.0 17th 54,157.8 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 48.4 37th 105 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Polk County Rank Wisconsin US
Residents younger than 5 5.7% 35th 6.1% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 22.8% 25th 23.0% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 17.3% 33rd 14.4% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Polk County Rank Wisconsin US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 91.7% 15th 89.8% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 18.9% 36th 26.0% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Polk County Rank Wisconsin US
Race - White 97.0% 24th 88.2% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.3% 71st 6.5% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 1.1% 19th 1.1% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.5% 49th 2.5% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 72nd 0.0% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.1% 37th 1.7% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 1.6% 54th 6.2% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 95.7% 14th 82.8% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Polk County Rank Wisconsin US
Female residents 49.8% 40th 50.4% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 1.4% 51st 4.6% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Polk County Rank Wisconsin US
Housing units 24,218 32nd 2,634,781 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 10.4% 52nd 25.4% 25.9%
Households 18,323 32nd 2,279,738 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 80.4% 9th 69.1% 66.1%
Home median value $167,100 17th $169,700 $186,200
People per household 2.4 32nd 2.4 2.6
Building permits (last year) 68 40th 12,041 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Polk County Rank Wisconsin US
Income per capita $25,139 32nd $27,192 $27,915
Income per household $49,527 30th $52,374 $52,762
Income below poverty line 10.2% 52nd 12.0% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Polk County Rank Wisconsin US
Non-farm private establishments 1,097 33rd 138,045 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 11,626 37th 2,354,284 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 4,606 27th 433,797 27,092,908
Retail sales $423,199 36th $72,283,321 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $9,580 52nd $12,904 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $41,813 39th $9,247,311 $613,795,732

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