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Polk township, Nodaway County, MO

13,968 Population
120.3 square miles 116.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

29.3 ±1.3 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Nodaway County: 33.7 ±0.5
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Missouri: 39 ±0.2
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$29,174 ±$1,729 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Nodaway County: $30,440 ±$1,194
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Missouri: $39,695 ±$221
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$57,294 ±$2,871 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Nodaway County: $59,315 ±$3,123
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Missouri: $70,702 ±$325
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

19.7% ±3.4% (2,282  ±395) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Nodaway County: 17.1% † 3,122 (±2.3% / ±414)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 757,180 (±0.2% / ±12,002)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

12.4 minutes ±1.1 (81,160  ±8,193) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Nodaway County: 15.8 146,565 (±1 / ±10,458)
  • about half the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • about half the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

5,552 ±199 Number of households
  • Nodaway County: 8,460 ±201
  • Missouri: 2,508,227 ±6,821
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.1 ±0.1 (11,560  ±64) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Nodaway County: 2.2 18,157 (±0.1 / ±46)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,028,070
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.6% ±2.1% (190  ±89) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Nodaway County: 5.1% † 281 (±1.7% / ±93)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 75,813 (±0.2% / ±2,448)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

6,166 ±156 Number of housing units
  • Nodaway County: 9,536 ±48
  • Missouri: 2,825,287 ±1,043
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$212,500 ±$11,929 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Nodaway County: $177,500 ±$14,896
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Missouri: $230,300 ±$880
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

19.2% ±2.5% (2,652  ±348.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Nodaway County: 15.1% † 3,101 (±1.7% / ±355.9)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 773,364 (±0.2% / ±10,610.2)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.7% ±5.8% (7,401  ±494.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Nodaway County: 95.2% 11,852 (±4.1% / ±519.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in Missouri: 91.9% 3,897,379 (±0.3% / ±14,557)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
34.2% ±3.8% (2,644  ±303.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Nodaway County: 27.9% 3,473 (±2.4% / ±305.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in Missouri: 32.4% 1,374,703 (±0.2% / ±8,698.6)
  • a little less than 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

2.9% ±0.7% (409  ±91) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Nodaway County: 2.1% 435
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Missouri: 4.5% 277,967
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5% ±1.1% (604  ±126) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Nodaway County: 5.7% † 981 (±0.8% / ±142)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Missouri: 7.3% 347,543 (±0.1% / ±4,380)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
604 Total veterans ±126 571 Male ±125 33 Female ±27

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