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Polk County, OR

90,549 Population
740.9 square miles 122.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.5 ±1.1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Oregon: 40.8 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$40,087 ±$1,798 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Oregon: $45,821 ±$605
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$99,349 ±$7,823 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Oregon: $85,220 ±$1,399
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

10.4% ±2.7% (9,219  ±2,347) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Oregon: 11.8% 493,796 (±0.5% / ±19,583)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

25.3 minutes ±0.6 (839,240  ±38,581) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Oregon: 23 37,691,044 (±0.1 / ±270,854)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

33,637 ±1,045 Number of households
  • Oregon: 1,744,270 ±7,249
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0.1 (88,146  ±79) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Oregon: 2.4 4,166,848
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.4% ±2.4% (976  ±528) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Oregon: 4.4% 43,778 (±0.4% / ±4,027)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

35,715 ±34 Number of housing units
  • Oregon: 1,896,851 ±179
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$472,800 ±$17,176 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Oregon: $497,500 ±$3,618
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

11.5% ±3% (10,300  ±2,664.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Oregon: 13% 550,507 (±0.5% / ±19,917.1)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93% ±6.3% (56,164  ±3,871.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Oregon: 92.3% 2,847,453 (±0.9% / ±27,500.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
34.3% ±3.9% (20,708  ±2,377.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Oregon: 37.8% 1,167,445 (±0.6% / ±17,005.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

7.6% (6,845  ±1,458) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Oregon: 10% 429,125
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

8.3% ±1.8% (5,947  ±1,281) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Oregon: 6.8% 233,276 (±0.2% / ±6,971)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
5,947 Total veterans ±1,281 4,790 Male ±1,109 1,157 Female ±690

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