Polk County, NE Demographic Data
Polk County, NE Summary
Polk County is located in Nebraska
- Population: 5,371
- Area: 440.64 sq. miles
- Land Area: 438.35 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.30 sq. miles
- Population Density: 12.18 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,679.79 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Polk County, NE Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,658
51%
50.8
Male
2,584
49%
49.2
Total Population
5,242
323,128,000
Polk County, NE Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
243
4.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
367
7.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
369
7.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
342
6.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
266
5.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
454
8.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
548
10.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
712
13.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
394
7.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
479
9.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
537
10.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
336
6.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
195
3.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,026
76.8%
77.2
Female
2,041
50.7%
51.3
Male
1,985
49.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
3,863
73.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,350
25.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,068
20.4%
15.2
Female
579
54.2%
55.8
Male
489
45.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
46
0.0%
0.0
Polk County, NE Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
5,200
99.2%
96.8
White
5,094
97.2%
72.6
Black or African American
12
0.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
47
0.9%
0.8
Asian
15
0.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
4
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
11
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
32
0.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
42
0.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
227
4.3%
17.8
Mexican
166
3.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
2
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
59
1.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
5,015
95.7%
82.2
Polk County, NE Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
81
2.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
134
3.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,173
32.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
978
26.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
503
13.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
575
15.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
211
5.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
215
5.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,440
94.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
786
21.5%
31.2
Polk County, NE Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
882
20.7%
33.7%
Now Married
2,677
62.8%
47.5
Divorced
332
7.8%
11.0%
Separated
70
1.6%
2.0
Widowed
302
7.1
5.8%
Polk County, NE Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
4,710
94.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
289
5.8%
21.6%
Spanish
232
4.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
27
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
15
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
15
0.3%
1.1%
Polk County, NE Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
89
4.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
74
3.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
198
9.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
195
9.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
304
14.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
502
23.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
293
13.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
285
13.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
75
3.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
97
4.6%
6.4
Median household income
57,991
57,617
Per capita income
30,947
31,128
Polk County, NE Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
502
18.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
123
4.4%
9.8
Construction
163
5.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
574
20.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
132
4.8%
6.6
Information
37
1.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
405
14.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
98
3.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
113
4.1%
11.4
Public administration
102
3.7%
4.6
Retail trade
244
8.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
145
5.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
128
4.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
392
14.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
970
35.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
468
16.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
597
21.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
339
12.3%
18.1%
Polk County, NE Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,726
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,116
77.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
313
11.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
98
3.6%
2.7
Other means
20
0.7%
1.8
Worked at home
179
6.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.4
26.6
Polk County, NE Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
85
4.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
442
20.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
819
38.8%
37.1
3 or more
766
36.3%
21.0
Polk County, NE Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,112
78.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,650
78.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
462
21.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
595
22.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Polk County, NE Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,707
1 room
52
1.9%
2.4
2 rooms
60
2.2%
2.7
3 rooms
156
5.8%
9.1
4 rooms
281
10.4%
16.5
5 rooms
394
14.6%
19.8
6 rooms
522
19.3%
17.8
7 rooms
361
13.3%
12.0
8 rooms
317
11.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
564
20.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Polk County, NE Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,707
1-unit, detached
2,399
88.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
19
0.7%
5.9
2-units
5
0.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
28
1.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
25
0.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
51
1.9%
4.4
20 or more units
7
0.3%
9.0
Mobile home
173
6.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Polk County, NE Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
915
33.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
192
7.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
192
7.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
355
13.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
395
14.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
167
6.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
289
10.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
185
6.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
17
0.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Polk County, NE Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
944
44.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
377
17.9%
4.7
Electricity
673
31.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
5
0.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
46
2.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
63
3.0%
0.5
No fuel used
4
0.2%
1.1
Polk County, NE Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
736
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
4
0.5%
10.3%
Less than $500
14
1.9%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
22
3.0%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
95
12.9%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
260
35.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
341
46.3%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
438
59.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
97
13.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
65
8.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
63
8.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
73
9.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Polk County, NE Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
372
41,631,300
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,500 to $2,999
9
2.4%
1.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
42
11.3%
28.3%
Less than $500
113
30.4%
10.7%
$500 to $999
208
55.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
90
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
626
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
148
39.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
42
11.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
41
11.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
22
5.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
40
10.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
79
21.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
90
0.0%
0.0%
Polk County, NE Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,650
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
283
17.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
522
31.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
363
22.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
172
10.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
191
11.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
78
4.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
18
1.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
23
1.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
102,300
205,000
