Polk County, Wisconsin (WI)

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• • 41,25499.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 8632.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 5131.2%Two or more races
  • 3971.0%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 2300.6%Asian alone
  • 1770.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 740.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 260.06%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $222,620

Here:	$222,620
State:	$243,674

Townhouses or other attached units: $196,200

Here:	$196,200
State:	$212,164

In 2-unit structures: $282,486

Here:	$282,486
State:	$191,549

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $125,142

Here:	$125,142
State:	$185,896

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $181,685

Here:	$181,685
State:	$204,140

Mobile homes: $70,444

Here:	$70,444
State:	$56,469

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $92,843

Here:	$92,843
State:	$69,466

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 9
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 13
• Burglaries: 179
• Thefts: 155
• Auto thefts: 40

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 9
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 167
• Thefts: 165
• Auto thefts: 32

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,716 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $2,581 (1.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Polk County is $457 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $600 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $738 a month.

Cities in this county include: Amery, Alden, Osceola, St. Croix Falls, Garfield, Eureka, Frederic, Luck, Black Brook, Apple River.

Neighboring counties: Penobscot County, Maine , Forest County , Multnomah County, Oregon , Tillamook County, Oregon , Park County, Montana , Langlade County .

Current college students: 1,120
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 538 (62.4% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1122010 or later
• 1112000 to 2009
• 1331990 to 1999
• 451980 to 1989
• 331970 to 1979
• 180Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 61.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 19,874
• One, attached: 529
• Two: 554
• 3 or 4: 372
• 5 to 9: 537
• 10 to 19: 331
• 20 to 49: 502
• 50 or more: 15
• Mobile homes: 2,053
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3

Housing units in Polk County with a mortgage: 9,109 (274 second mortgage, 1,069 home equity loan, 34 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,665

Religion statistics for Polk County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Polk County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Wisconsin Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4520-WI: April 4, 2020, FEMA Id: 4520, Natural disaster type: Other
• Wisconsin Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: July 18, 2019 - July 20, 2019, FEMA Id: 4459, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Wisconsin Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3249: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3249, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Wisconsin Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: September 02, 2002 to September 06, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1432: September 10, 2002, FEMA Id: 1432, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Wisconsin Flooding, Incident Period: April 10, 2001 to July 06, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1369: May 11, 2001, FEMA Id: 1369, Natural disaster type: Flood
• Wisconsin Severe Storms, Tornadoes And Flooding, Incident Period: May 26, 2000 to July 19, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1332: June 24, 2000, FEMA Id: 1332, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Wisconsin Winds, Hail & Rain, Incident Period: August 05, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3048: October 03, 1977, FEMA Id: 3048, Natural disaster type: Wind
• Wisconsin Drought, Incident Period: June 17, 1976, Emergency Declared EM-3014: June 17, 1976, FEMA Id: 3014, Natural disaster type: Drought
• Wisconsin TORNADOES, SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: April 21, 1965, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-192: April 21, 1965, FEMA Id: 192, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood

6.10% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($51,403 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.05% relocated from other counties in Wisconsin ($20,758 average AGI)
3.05% relocated from other states ($30,645 average AGI)

Polk County:	3.05%
Wisconsin average:	1.91%

from St. Croix County, WI	1.26% ($45,524 average AGI)
from Barron County, WI	0.51% ($33,860)
from Washington County, MN	0.44% ($60,432)
from Burnett County, WI	0.34% ($38,984)
from Chisago County, MN	0.34% ($56,097)
from Ramsey County, MN	0.27% ($74,060)
from Hennepin County, MN	0.27% ($101,020)

5.41% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($46,930 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.70% relocated to other counties in Wisconsin ($20,311 average AGI)
2.71% relocated to other states ($26,619 average AGI)

Polk County:	2.71%
Wisconsin average:	2.13%

to St. Croix County, WI	0.97% ($45,858 average AGI)
to Barron County, WI	0.46% ($34,012)
to Burnett County, WI	0.39% ($35,157)
to Washington County, MN	0.33% ($48,117)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.27% ($46,612)
to Ramsey County, MN	0.27% ($55,061)
to Chisago County, MN	0.25% ($41,600)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 10.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.4

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Polk County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 9,718 (2,725 living alone), Female householders: 8,952 (2,600 living alone)

• 10,004 spouses (9,967 opposite-sex spouses), 1,367 unmarried partners, (1,349 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 11,022 children (10,032 natural, 316 adopted, 685 stepchildren), 587 grandchildren, 129 brothers or sisters, 256 parents, 17 foster children, 292 other relatives, 802 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 514

Size of family households: 6,630 2-persons, 2,319 3-persons, 1,872 4-persons, 871 5-persons, 388 6-persons, 148 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,322 1-person, 991 2-persons, 76 3-persons, 44 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

6,033 married couples with children.
2,267 single-parent households (853 men, 1,414 women).

97.8% of residents of Polk speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (74% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $198,452,000 ($4,522 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $12,432,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $98,033,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $37,863,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,713,000
Federal grants: $33,144,000
Federal procurement contracts: $15,378,000 ($9,773,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,319,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,275,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $16,832,000
Federal Government insurance: $18,763,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.70 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Polk County, Wisconsin
• 4962014 or later
• 3102010 to 2013
• 4,5962000 to 2009
• 4,1191990 to 1999
• 2,9391980 to 1989
• 3,8701970 to 1979
• 1,7571960 to 1969
• 1,6451950 to 1959
• 1,2881940 to 1949
• 3,7381939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Polk County, Wisconsin

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Polk County, Wisconsin
• 361 room
• 1052 rooms
• 4553 rooms
• 1,6314 rooms
• 2,6955 rooms
• 2,7276 rooms
• 2,4397 rooms
• 2,0028 rooms
• 2,6829+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Polk County, Wisconsin
• 951 room
• 1852 rooms
• 9143 rooms
• 8434 rooms
• 8565 rooms
• 3836 rooms
• 3027 rooms
• 1608 rooms
• 1829+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Polk County, Wisconsin

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Polk County, Wisconsin
• 50no bedroom
• 4811 bedroom
• 3,5242 bedrooms
• 7,0543 bedrooms
• 2,9964 bedrooms
• 6595+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Polk County, Wisconsin
• 103no bedroom
• 9651 bedroom
• 1,5222 bedrooms
• 9583 bedrooms
• 2564 bedrooms
• 1045+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Polk County, Wisconsin in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Polk County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 276no vehicle
• 2,9911 vehicle
• 5,9222 vehicles
• 3,7193 vehicles
• 1,2344 vehicles
• 6505+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Polk County in renter-occupied apartments
• 423no vehicle
• 1,8341 vehicle
• 1,1592 vehicles
• 3353 vehicles
• 754 vehicles
• 795+ vehicles

89.4% of Polk County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Wisconsin.

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

• This state: 24,346
• Other state: 18,596
• Northeast: 476
• Midwest: 16,109
• South: 872
• West: 1,250

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 476
• Number of aged recipients: 60
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 416
• Number of recipients under 18: 61
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 322
• Number of recipients older than 64: 93
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 221
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 179