Polk County, Nebraska (NE)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.6%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (18.1%), Manufacturing (12.6%).

Type of workers:

Polk County, Nebraska business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Polk County, Nebraska:

Median resident age:	41.6 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Males: 2,827	(50.1%)
Females: 2,812	(49.9%)

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Polk County:	2.4 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

This county:	$45,368
Nebraska:	$47,085

This county:	$346
State:	$497

Polk County:	$94,599
Nebraska:	$122,200

Detached houses: $126,266

Here:	$126,266
State:	$152,590

Townhouses or other attached units: $68,532

Here:	$68,532
State:	$157,382

In 2-unit structures: $96,923

Here:	$96,923
State:	$134,316

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $41,239

Here:	$41,239
State:	$103,899

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $75,454

Here:	$75,454
State:	$181,921

Mobile homes: $25,265

Here:	$25,265
State:	$29,187

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $45,000

Here:	$45,000
State:	$71,559

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 5
• Thefts: 27
• Auto thefts: 1

This county:	5.8%
Whole state:	9.7%

This county:	2.3%
Whole state:	4.0%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Polk County is $418 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $502 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $637 a month.

Cities in this county include: Stromsburg, Osceola, Shelby, Polk.

Neighboring counties: Butler County , Hamilton County , Merrick County , Platte County , Seward County , York County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Polk County: Durant (A), Ryan Hill Country Club (B), Polk Bible Camp (C), Polk County Fair Grounds (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Polk County include: Saint Andrews Church (A), Swedish Lutheran Church (B), Swede Plain Church (C), Fairview Church (D), Saint Marys Church (E), Wayland Church (F), Valley Church (G), Saint Johns Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Thelen Cemetery (1), Beulah Cemetery (2), Laclede Cemetery (3), Hoffer Cemetery (4), Polk Cemetery (5), Palo Cemetery (6), Wesley Chapel Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Anderson Reservoir (A), Ransom Reservoir (B), Hopwood Reservoir (C), Berck Reservoir (D), Stevens Reservoir (E), Buchta Reservoir (F), Burritt Reservoir (G), Olson Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: South Channel Platte River (A), Davis Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	3.4%
Nebraska:	4.4%

Current college students: 152
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 46 (39% naturalized citizens)

Polk County:	0.8%
Whole state:	4.4%

Mean travel time to work: 19.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 58.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,352
• One, attached: 10
• Two: 22
• 3 or 4: 29
• 5 to 9: 34
• 10 to 19: 21
• 20 or more: 27
• Mobile homes: 213
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Housing units in Polk County with a mortgage: 556 (36 second mortgage, 42 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 724

Here:	43.4% with mortgage
State:	64.8% with mortgage

Polk County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Nebraska state average. It is 4.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/30/1968, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Polk County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Nebraska state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/20/2002 at 04:29:40, a magnitude 3.5 (3.3 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 58.2 miles away from Polk County center
On 8/9/1997 at 17:46:03, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 47.1 miles away from the county center
On 2/6/1996 at 15:10:28, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 91.9 miles away from the county center
On 7/18/1990 at 02:47:03, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 74.3 miles away from Polk County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,098 (76%) Carpooled: 281 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 1 (0%) Motorcycle: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 9 (0%) Walked: 122 (4%) Other means: 9 (0%) Worked at home: 231 (8%)

5.60% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,612 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.60%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.68% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($24,569 average AGI)
0.92% relocated from other states ($4,043 average AGI)

Polk County:	0.92%
Nebraska average:	2.84%

from Platte County, NE	0.92% ($27,947 average AGI)
from York County, NE	0.87% ($27,667)
from Butler County, NE	0.58% ($34,167)

7.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,439 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.73%
Nebraska average:	7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.32% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($22,470 average AGI)
1.41% relocated to other states ($5,976 average AGI)

Polk County:	1.41%
Nebraska average:	3.31%

to York County, NE	1.13% ($24,458 average AGI)
to Platte County, NE	1.04% ($30,227)
to Lancaster County, NE	0.66% ($35,286)
to Douglas County, NE	0.52% ($14,273)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,088 (1,027 aged, 61 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 4,691 (1,385 male householders, 177 female householders)

  1,438 spouses, 1,588 children (1,458 natural, 38 adopted, 92 stepchildren), 24 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 24 other relatives, 43 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 787 (345 male householders (296 living alone)), 345 female householders (328 living alone)), 97 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 161 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 805 2-persons, 274 3-persons, 265 4-persons, 150 5-persons, 53 6-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 624 1-person, 48 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 4 5-persons.

97.3% of residents of Polk County speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $39,017,000 ($7215 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $213,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $13,692,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $6,807,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $13,571,000
Federal grants: $3,387,000
Federal procurement contracts: $333,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,227,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $486,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,856,000
Federal Government insurance: $44,455,000

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	66 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Here:	-41 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.06 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.7
State:	6.5

Here:	6.1
State:	4.2

67% of Polk County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Nebraska.

Polk County:	67.1%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 4754
• Northeast: 60
• Midwest: 451
• South: 119
• West: 202

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $26,300

Here:	3.4%
Nebraska:	14.6%

Here:	1.4%
Nebraska:	10.8%

Here:	13.4%
Nebraska:	20.0%

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