Polk County, Nebraska

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Polk County, Nebraska is among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Polk County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States	Rank
Total Population	5,225	1,978,707	334,922,499	2876th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$69,768	$76,475	$80,734	1211th of 3,221
Median Age	43.4	37.2	38.9	1096th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	20.0%	34.6%	35.7%	2004th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$189,900	$238,600	$332,700	1516th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$681	$1,072	$1,413	2828th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.9%	10.6%	12.5%	2878th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.3%	3.0%	5.2%	3087th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	11.9	25.8	n/a	2580th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.6%	8.0%	14.1%	1710th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.6	n/a	n/a	585th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.9%	66.5%	65.2%	803rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	20.8	19.2	26.4	2393rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.7%	11.0%	15.1%	847th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.1%	n/a	n/a	1439th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	58.2%	48.8%	46.9%	275th of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.5%	n/a	n/a	1138th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Polk County, Nebraska

Statistic	Polk County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	75.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.3%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	4.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	18.3	41.3	61.4

Age in Polk County, Nebraska

Statistic	Polk County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Median Age	43.4	37.2	38.9
Under 18 %	22.3%	24.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.3%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.6%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.4%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.2%	23.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.2%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Polk County, Nebraska

Statistic	Polk County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Households	2,114	797,847	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	66.0%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.2%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	7.8%	13.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.1%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	24.3%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Polk County, Nebraska

Statistic	Polk County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Per Capita Income	$37,673	$41,751	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	11.9%	13.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	22.7%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.4%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.8%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.9%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	25.5%	26.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.9%	8.2%	n/a

Housing in Polk County, Nebraska

Statistic	Polk County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Housing Units	2,531	863,444	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	87.2%	71.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.2%	17.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	16.5%	7.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,960.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.1%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	21.2%	27.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,888	$3,549	n/a

Education in Polk County, Nebraska

Statistic	Polk County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Less than High School	6.0%	7.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	34.9%	25.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	39.1%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	13.5%	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.4%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Polk County, Nebraska

Statistic	Polk County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Labour Force Participation	67.3%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.5%	76.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.0%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	40.3%	41.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.8%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.1%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Polk County, Nebraska

Statistic	Polk County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Born in State of Residence	79.4%	64.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.9%	3.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.7%	4.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.9%	87.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.0%	8.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.7%	9.5%	16.7%

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