Polk County, MN Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Polk county minnesota dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Subject	Number	Percent

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	8,889	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	508	5.7
Kindergarten	382	4.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,888	43.7
High school (grades 9-12)	2,082	23.4
College or graduate school	2,029	22.8

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	20,203	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,964	9.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,680	8.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	6,409	31.7
Some college, no degree	4,822	23.9
Associate degree	1,780	8.8
Bachelor's degree	2,477	12.3
Graduate or professional degree	1,071	5.3

Percent high school graduate or higher	82.0	(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	17.6	(X)

MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over	24,863	100.0
Never married	6,536	26.3
Now married, except separated	14,050	56.5
Separated	282	1.1
Widowed	2,144	8.6
Female	1,796	7.2
Divorced	1,851	7.4
Female	1,030	4.1

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years	177	100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren	69	39.0

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	23,165	100.0
Civilian veterans	3,233	14.0

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years	7,769	100.0
With a disability	570	7.3

Population 21 to 64 years	16,043	100.0
With a disability	2,582	16.1
Percent employed	57.4	(X)
No disability	13,461	83.9
Percent employed	80.6	(X)

Population 65 years and over	4,891	100.0
With a disability	1,868	38.2

RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over	29,456	100.0
Same house in 1995	18,253	62.0
Different house in the U.S. in 1995	10,961	37.2
Same county	5,963	20.2
Different county	4,998	17.0
Same state	2,216	7.5
Different state	2,782	9.4
Elsewhere in 1995	242	0.8

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	31,369	100.0
Native	30,669	97.8
Born in United States	30,584	97.5
State of residence	17,918	57.1
Different state	12,666	40.4
Born outside United States	85	0.3
Foreign born	700	2.2
Entered 1990 to March 2000	305	1.0
Naturalized citizen	244	0.8
Not a citizen	456	1.5

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)	700	100.0
Europe	128	18.3
Asia	141	20.1
Africa	58	8.3
Oceania	42	6.0
Latin America	193	27.6
Northern America	138	19.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	29,456	100.0
English only	27,057	91.9
Language other than English	2,399	8.1
Speak English less than 'very well	626	2.1
Spanish	1,204	4.1
Speak English less than "very well"	302	1.0
Other Indo-European languages	1,006	3.4
Speak English less than "very well"	226	0.8
Asian and Pacific Island languages	111	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	73	0.2

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population	31,369	100.0
Total ancestries reported	41,315	131.7
Arab	51	0.2
Czech¹	1,185	3.8
Danish	480	1.5
Dutch	519	1.7
English	1,171	3.7
French (except Basque)¹	2,807	8.9
French Canadian¹	901	2.9
German	8,969	28.6
Greek	16	0.1
Hungarian	17	0.1
Irish¹	2,368	7.5
Italian	188	0.6
Lithuanian	25	0.1
Norwegian	13,585	43.3
Polish	1,230	3.9
Portuguese	21	0.1
Russian	262	0.8
Scotch-Irish	306	1.0
Scottish	340	1.1
Slovak	40	0.1
Subsaharan African	72	0.2
Swedish	2,597	8.3
Swiss	29	0.1
Ukrainian	167	0.5
United States or American	495	1.6
Welsh	71	0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)	9	0.0
Other ancestries	3,394	10.8

(X) Not applicable.
¹ The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19

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