Polk County, Oregon Demographics

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

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

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
	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
	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
	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