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West Sweden town, Polk County, WI

581 Population
32.4 square miles 17.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

55.8 ±7.6 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Polk County: 46.5 ±0.2
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Wisconsin: 40.1 ±0.1

Economics

$36,802 ±$5,476 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Polk County: $39,402 ±$829
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Wisconsin: $42,019 ±$272
$66,500 ±$8,163 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Polk County: $76,208 ±$1,997
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Wisconsin: $75,670 ±$402

6.9% ±2.5% (40  ±16) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Polk County: 8.3% † 3,708 (±0.8% / ±370)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Wisconsin: 10.6% 609,003 (±0.2% / ±9,415)

31.8 minutes ±9.8 (7,430  ±1,564) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Polk County: 29.5 577,540 (±1.1 / ±24,236)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Wisconsin: 22.2 58,354,164 (±0.1 / ±264,478)

Families

272 ±39 Number of households
  • Polk County: 18,829 ±333
  • Wisconsin: 2,446,028 ±5,477
2.1 ±0.1 (581  ±90) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Polk County: 2.4 44,831 (±0 / ±23)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Wisconsin: 2.4 5,751,376

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

334 ±48 Number of housing units
  • Polk County: 24,377 ±87
  • Wisconsin: 2,750,750 ±1,389

$216,000 ±$18,996 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Polk County: $241,200 ±$6,143
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Wisconsin: $247,400 ±$937

7.8% ±3.7% (45  ±22.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Polk County: 8.9% † 3,988 (±1% / ±436.3)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Wisconsin: 12.2% 710,503 (±0.2% / ±9,287.6)

Social

92.6% ±2.9% (439  ±59) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Polk County: 93.6% 31,108 (±2.3% / ±774.3)
  • about the same as the rate in Wisconsin: 93.4% 3,800,152 (±0.3% / ±13,179.8)
18.4% ±5.8% (87  ±29.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Polk County: 23.7% 7,865 (±1.2% / ±403.6)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Wisconsin: 32.8% 1,333,128 (±0.2% / ±7,717.1)

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

2.8% ±2.2% (16  ±13) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Polk County: 1.2% 542
  • about half the rate in Wisconsin: 5.1% 299,804

8.2% ±3.1% (40  ±16) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Polk County: 8.2% 2,963 (±0.7% / ±249)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 6.4% 296,513 (±0.1% / ±3,305)
40 Total veterans ±16 38 Male ±16 2 Female ±2

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