Polk County, Wisconsin Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

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

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

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
	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
	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
	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