Polk County, Wisconsin QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts Polk County Wisconsin
?  Population, 2000 41,3195,363,675
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 18.8%9.6%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 5.9%6.4%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 26.2%25.5%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 15.1%13.1%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 97.6%88.9%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2%5.7%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.1%0.9%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.3%1.7%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) ZZ
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2%1.6%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 0.7%1.2%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 50.0%50.6%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 0.8%3.6%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 97.1%87.3%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 17,5582,432,154
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 2,573548,970
?  Housing units, 2000 21,1292,321,144
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 80.2%68.4%
?  Households, 2000 16,2542,084,544
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.512.50
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 34.1%33.9%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $36,282$39,800
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 8.9%9.2%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 12.5%14.3%

Business QuickFacts Polk County Wisconsin
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 1,063138,635
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 11,6252,319,343
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 36.8%19.0%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 2,471255,299
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 628,141117,382,992
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 221,59350,520,463
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $5,792$9,715
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 NA7,619
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 91899,357
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 41135,570
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 138,65522,603,768
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 1,602201,633

Geography QuickFacts Polk County Wisconsin
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 91754,310
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 45.198.8
?  Metropolitan Area None 

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

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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