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West Sweden town, Polk County, WI

748 Population
32.4 square miles 23.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

46.8 ±11.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Polk County: 46.7 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Wisconsin: 40.2 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$35,741 ±$6,373 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Polk County: $41,288 ±$943
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Wisconsin: $43,373 ±$237
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$72,778 ±$12,560 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Polk County: $77,219 ±$2,446
  • a little less than the amount in Wisconsin: $77,485 ±$455
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

4.3% ±2.3% (32  ±18) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Polk County: 8.2% † 3,671 (±0.9% / ±419)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Wisconsin: 10.6% 610,030 (±0.2% / ±8,470)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

28.8 minutes ±9.3 (8,370  ±1,841) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Polk County: 29.8 575,800 (±1.2 / ±26,580)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Wisconsin: 22.2 57,625,472 (±0.1 / ±288,608)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

294 ±52 Number of households
  • Polk County: 19,542 ±239
  • Wisconsin: 2,479,480 ±5,787
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.2 (748  ±147) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Polk County: 2.3 45,046 (±0 / ±26)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Wisconsin: 2.3 5,774,449
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

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

Housing

368 ±56 Number of housing units
  • Polk County: 24,558 ±69
  • Wisconsin: 2,778,572 ±1,533
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$231,400 ±$17,379 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Polk County: $271,900 ±$7,974
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Wisconsin: $266,500 ±$1,051
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

17.1% ±17.6% (128  ±134.1) Moved since previous year
  • nearly double the rate in Polk County: 8.8% † 3,993 (±1% / ±464.9)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Wisconsin: 11.8% 688,830 (±0.2% / ±8,943.9)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

89.2% ±2.5% (464  ±58.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Polk County: 94.1% 31,575 (±2.4% / ±792.3)
  • a little less than the rate in Wisconsin: 93.6% 3,835,965 (±0.3% / ±13,109.8)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
18.5% ±5.2% (96  ±29.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Polk County: 24.3% 8,164 (±1.2% / ±413.5)
  • about half the rate in Wisconsin: 33.4% 1,368,736 (±0.2% / ±7,930)
  • about half 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

2.8% ±1.7% (21  ±13) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Polk County: 1.2% 537
  • about half the rate in Wisconsin: 5.2% 306,979
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.4% ±3% (42  ±18) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Polk County: 7.8% 2,842 (±0.6% / ±201)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 6.2% 288,078 (±0.1% / ±3,278)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
42 Total veterans ±18 40 Male ±17 2 Female ±3

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