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Polk township, Washington County, IN

2,702 Population
35.8 square miles 75.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.9 ±10.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Washington County: 41.5 ±0.4
  • a little higher than the figure in Indiana: 38.1 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$35,251 ±$5,908 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Washington County: $31,007 ±$1,592
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Indiana: $38,351 ±$197
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$91,439 ±$12,544 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Washington County: $64,641 ±$6,009
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Indiana: $71,957 ±$352
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

5.7% ±3.6% (153  ±98) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Washington County: 14.5% † 4,009 (±2.6% / ±721)
  • about half the rate in Indiana: 12.3% 821,528 (±0.2% / ±13,330)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

41.6 minutes ±7.2 (55,085  ±12,069) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Washington County: 31.5 382,295 (±2.1 / ±29,823)
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in Indiana: 24.1 70,277,840 (±0.1 / ±387,394)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,016 ±131 Number of households
  • Washington County: 11,229 ±207
  • Indiana: 2,716,009 ±6,039
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.3 (2,702  ±26) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Washington County: 2.5 27,884 (±0.1 / ±15)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Indiana: 2.5 6,671,685
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

1.7% ±2.7% (9  ±14) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Washington County: 6.1% † 365 (±1.9% / ±113)
  • about one-third of the rate in Indiana: 5.4% 85,809 (±0.2% / ±2,404)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,160 ±158 Number of housing units
  • Washington County: 12,222 ±41
  • Indiana: 2,976,568 ±617
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$212,300 ±$57,652 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Washington County: $172,200 ±$8,565
  • a little less than the amount in Indiana: $218,200 ±$739
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6.7% ±4.4% (179  ±117.1) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Washington County: 10.7% † 2,974 (±2.1% / ±572.9)
  • about half the rate in Indiana: 12.7% 860,071 (±0.2% / ±12,028.6)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

91.8% ±10.6% (1,685  ±264.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Washington County: 87.8% 17,354 (±3.7% / ±737)
  • about the same as the rate in Indiana: 90.4% 4,153,503 (±0.4% / ±16,066.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
12.8% ±6.2% (235  ±115.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington County: 14.5% † 2,858 (±1.7% / ±327)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Indiana: 29.5% 1,354,639 (±0.2% / ±9,464)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

1.1% ±1.1% (30  ±30) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Washington County: 0.7% 192
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Indiana: 6.3% 431,255
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.2% ±4.6% (142  ±93) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Washington County: 6.5% † 1,418 (±1.2% / ±265)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Indiana: 6.3% 328,414 (±0.1% / ±4,168)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
142 Total veterans ±93 132 Male ±92 10 Female ±11

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