Polk County, Minnesota

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Key figures

Statistic	Polk County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States	Rank
Total Population	30,705	5,739,445	334,922,499	1457th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$73,107	$89,062	$80,734	962nd of 3,221
Median Age	39.8	38.8	38.9	2174th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	28.0%	39.4%	35.7%	919th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$222,800	$329,300	$332,700	1159th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$855	$1,280	$1,413	1708th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.9%	9.3%	12.5%	1971st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.6%	4.1%	5.2%	2179th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	15.6	72.1	n/a	2453rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.1%	8.7%	14.1%	1969th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.4	n/a	n/a	981st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	71.3%	72.2%	65.2%	2114th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	18.6	22.7	26.4	2769th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.8%	17.6%	15.1%	2457th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.6%	n/a	n/a	2623rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.2%	48.9%	46.9%	1200th of 3,222
Broadband Access	87.9%	n/a	n/a	706th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Polk County, Minnesota

Statistic	Polk County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	84.0%	75.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.9%	6.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.0%	6.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	5.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.7%	4.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	28.6	41.1	61.4

Age in Polk County, Minnesota

Statistic	Polk County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Median Age	39.8	38.8	38.9
Under 18 %	24.5%	22.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.0%	8.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.3%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.8%	13.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.3%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.1%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Polk County, Minnesota

Statistic	Polk County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Households	12,360	2,307,955	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	63.0%	62.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.2%	28.7%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.8%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.1%	29.7%	28.7%
Never Married	29.7%	33.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Polk County, Minnesota

Statistic	Polk County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Per Capita Income	$37,371	$48,237	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	18.0%	11.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.8%	15.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.1%	19.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.7%	13.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.9%	9.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	26.5%	22.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.0%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Polk County, Minnesota

Statistic	Polk County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Housing Units	14,697	2,545,030	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	72.1%	66.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	14.4%	19.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	15.9%	9.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,971.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.7%	27.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	33.3%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,245	$3,357	n/a

Education in Polk County, Minnesota

Statistic	Polk County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Less than High School	6.2%	6.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	28.4%	23.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	37.4%	31.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	19.0%	25.6%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.0%	13.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Polk County, Minnesota

Statistic	Polk County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.3%	68.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.3%	68.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.6%	1.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	6.2%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	51.3%	32.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.0%	4.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.4%	6.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Polk County, Minnesota

Statistic	Polk County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Born in State of Residence	51.7%	67.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.1%	5.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.0%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.0%	87.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.5%	4.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.5%	12.7%	16.7%

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