Polk County, WI Census Data

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Wisconsin



Polk County, Wisconsin

People QuickFactsPolk CountyWisconsin
Population, 2005 estimate 44,3295,536,201
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 7.3%3.2%
Population, 2000 41,3195,363,675
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005 5.3%6.1%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005 22.8%23.4%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005 14.8%13.0%
Female persons, percent, 2005 49.9%50.5%
White persons, percent, 2005 (a)97.7%90.1%
Black persons, percent, 2005 (a)0.3%6.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a)1.1%0.9%
Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a)0.3%2.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a)0.0%0.0%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005 0.6%1.0%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b)0.9%4.5%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2005 97.0%86.0%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 61.4%56.5%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 1.0%3.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 3.0%7.3%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 85.9%85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 15.6%22.4%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 6,860790,917
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 28.720.8
Housing units, 2005 23,4582,498,500
Homeownership rate, 2000 80.2%68.4%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 9.7%26.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $100,200$112,200
Households, 2000 16,2542,084,544
Persons per household, 2000 2.512.50
Median household income, 2003 $44,341$46,538
Per capita money income, 1999 $19,129$21,271
Persons below poverty, percent, 2003 7.2%9.0%
Business QuickFactsPolk CountyWisconsin
Private nonfarm establishments, 2004 1,211144,1161
Private nonfarm employment, 2004 12,6642,435,1431
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2004 7.8%0.8%1
Nonemployer establishments, 2004 3,293310,724
Total number of firms, 2002 4,062393,241
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA1.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 24.2%26.5%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 663,090124,664,004
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 80,00968,510,712
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 319,12459,978,700
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $7,463$11,025
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 31,2816,885,765
Building permits, 2005 43135,334
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 198,45231,553,8771
Geography QuickFactsPolk CountyWisconsin
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 91754,310
Persons per square mile, 2000 45.198.8
FIPS Code 09555
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area None

1: Includes data not distributed by county.


(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report
Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:06:57 EST
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