Polk County, Minnesota (MN)

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% of renters here:	26%
State:	25%

This county:	10.9%
Whole state:	7.9%

This county:	3.8%
Whole state:	3.2%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (28.2%), Retail trade (12.1%).

Type of workers:

Polk County, Minnesota business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Polk County, Minnesota:

Median resident age:	38.2 years
Minnesota median age:	35.4 years

Males: 15,537	(49.5%)
Females: 15,832	(50.5%)

Polk County:	2.5 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

This county	$38,766
Minnesota:	$52,024

Polk County	$126,249
Minnesota:	$198,800

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 11
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 16
• Burglaries: 47
• Thefts: 162
• Auto thefts: 12

Area name: Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Polk County is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $559 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $708 a month.

Cities in this county include: Crookston, East Grand Forks, Fosston, Fertile, McIntosh, Erskine, Fisher, Climax, Winger, Mentor.

Neighboring counties: Clearwater County , Grand Forks County, North Dakota , Mahnomen County , Marshall County , Traill County, North Dakota , Norman County , Pennington County , Red Lake County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Polk County: Win-E-Mac Golf Course (A), Marcoux Corners (B), Edgewater Golf Course (C), School Number 173 (D), Tin School (E), School Number 29 (F), Brick School (G), Valley View School (H), Hixon Station (I), Sand Hill Camp (J). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Polk County include: Saint Charles Church (A), Asphult Church (B), Rodnes Church (C), Froen Church (D), Poplar Lake Church (E), Bethany Church (F), Bethel Church (G), Bethlehem Church (H), Our Saviors Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Fairview Cemetery (1), Lone Star Cemetery (2), Faith Cemetery (3), Holy Trinity Cemetery (4), Zion Cemetery (5), Concordia Cemetery (6), Cross Lake Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Agnes Lake (A), Island Lake (B), Alex Lake (C), Syverson Lake (D), Tamarack Lake (E), Hill River Lake (F), Tee Lake (G), Arthur, Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Grand Marais Creek (A), Gentilly River (B), Garden Slough (C), Sugar Bush Creek (D), Maple Creek (E), Upper Badger Creek (F), Kripple Creek (G), Kittleson Creek (H), Burnham Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Polk County include: Bee Lake State Wildlife Management Area (1), Belgium State Wildlife Management Area (2), Stipa State Wildlife Management Area (3), Hill River State Wildlife Management Area (4), Brandsvold State Wildlife Management Area (5), Castor State Wildlife Management Areas (6), Lessor State Wildlife Management Area (7), Hasselton State Wildlife Management Area (8), Pembina State Wildlife Management Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	3.5%
Minnesota:	4.7%

Current college students: 2,029
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 700 (35% naturalized citizens)

Polk County:	2.2%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 16.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 69.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,232
• One, attached: 354
• Two: 253
• 3 or 4: 341
• 5 to 9: 342
• 10 to 19: 670
• 20 or more: 720
• Mobile homes: 1,063
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 33

Housing units in Polk County with a mortgage: 3,767 (494 second mortgage, 326 home equity loan, 32 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,580

Polk County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Minnesota state average. It is 1.8 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 10 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/31/1975, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado killed 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 10,954 (77%) Carpooled: 1,543 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 44 (0%) Taxi: 9 (0%) Motorcycle: 4 (0%) Bicycle: 22 (0%) Walked: 758 (5%) Other means: 87 (1%) Worked at home: 765 (5%)

6.19% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,008 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.19%
Minnesota average:	7.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.63% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($11,203 average AGI)
3.55% relocated from other states ($17,806 average AGI)

Polk County:	3.55%
Minnesota average:	2.24%

from Grand Forks County, ND	1.79% ($32,507 average AGI)
from Marshall County, MN	0.26% ($30,933)
from Red Lake County, MN	0.24% ($17,571)
from Pennington County, MN	0.22% ($18,560)
from Clay County, MN	0.18% ($30,476)
from Clearwater County, MN	0.16% ($21,056)
from Cass County, ND	0.15% ($19,706)

7.26% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,344 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.26%
Minnesota average:	7.84%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.06% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($13,046 average AGI)
4.20% relocated to other states ($15,297 average AGI)

Polk County:	4.20%
Minnesota average:	2.37%

to Grand Forks County, ND	1.73% ($24,358 average AGI)
to Cass County, ND	0.43% ($26,440)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.32% ($30,973)
to Clay County, MN	0.28% ($21,455)
to Pennington County, MN	0.25% ($22,724)
to Beltrami County, MN	0.22% ($94,960)
to Marshall County, MN	0.19% ($34,500)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 2.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,685 (5,074 aged, 611 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 25,295 (6,657 male householders, 1,458 female householders)

  6,790 spouses, 9,464 children (8,863 natural, 187 adopted, 414 stepchildren), 174 grandchildren, 123 brothers or sisters, 90 parents, 120 other relatives, 419 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,558 (1,793 male householders (1,510 living alone)), 2,145 female householders (1,964 living alone)), 620 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,516 (683 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,570 2-persons, 1,667 3-persons, 1,609 4-persons, 851 5-persons, 334 6-persons, 84 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,474 1-person, 387 2-persons, 35 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.

91.9% of residents of Polk County speak English at home.
4.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (34% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 31% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $239,939,000 ($7709 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $22,231,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $75,826,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $40,543,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $32,339,000
Federal grants: $62,222,000
Federal procurement contracts: $18,234,000 ($15,960,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $10,774,000 ($3,206,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $9,950,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $27,097,000
Federal Government insurance: $235,291,000

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+5 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Here:	-8 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.75 millions of gallons per day (7% from ground, 93% from surface)

Here:	6.3
State:	6.6

Here:	4.0
State:	3.7

62% of Polk County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in Minnesota.

Polk County:	62.5%
State average:	58.1%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 17918
• Northeast: 204
• Midwest: 10288
• South: 1034
• West: 1140

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $39,300

Here:	10.1%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Here:	5.2%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Here:	4.2%
Minnesota:	24.6%

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