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Polk town, Washington County, WI

3,970 Population
30.8 square miles 128.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

50.9 ±6 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Washington County: 43.8 ±0.3
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Wisconsin: 40.2 ±0.1
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$50,009 ±$7,179 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Washington County: $49,106 ±$1,220
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Wisconsin: $43,373 ±$237
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$98,676 ±$17,365 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Washington County: $96,359 ±$2,602
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Wisconsin: $77,485 ±$455
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

1.8% ±2.3% (71  ±91) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in Washington County: 5.8% † 7,938 (±0.7% / ±893)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Wisconsin: 10.6% 610,030 (±0.2% / ±8,470)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

31 minutes ±5.1 (46,370  ±11,844) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Washington County: 26.4 1,668,760 (±0.5 / ±47,667)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Wisconsin: 22.2 57,625,472 (±0.1 / ±288,608)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,506 ±148 Number of households
  • Washington County: 57,070 ±393
  • Wisconsin: 2,479,480 ±5,787
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.3 (3,956  ±36) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Washington County: 2.4 136,955 (±0 / ±29)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Wisconsin: 2.3 5,774,449
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

16.1% ±8.3% (102  ±56) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Washington County: 4.8% † 1,333 (±0.8% / ±212)
  • more than double the rate in Wisconsin: 4.9% 64,374 (±0.2% / ±1,985)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,645 ±170 Number of housing units
  • Washington County: 59,380 ±56
  • Wisconsin: 2,778,572 ±1,533
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$455,300 ±$60,943 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Washington County: $344,800 ±$5,406
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Wisconsin: $266,500 ±$1,051
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

3.7% ±3.3% (146  ±128.1) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Washington County: 7.7% † 10,489 (±0.9% / ±1,270.5)
  • about one-third of the rate in Wisconsin: 11.8% 688,830 (±0.2% / ±8,943.9)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

96.1% ±11.8% (2,768  ±385.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Washington County: 95.8% 94,869 (±2.2% / ±2,161.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 93.6% 3,835,965 (±0.3% / ±13,109.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
36.7% ±6.2% (1,057  ±191.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Washington County: 35.2% 34,817 (±1.3% / ±1,234.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 33.4% 1,368,736 (±0.2% / ±7,930)
  • a little higher 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

1.4% ±1.1% (55  ±45) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Washington County: 2.9% 3,959
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Wisconsin: 5.2% 306,979
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

10.4% ±5.8% (328  ±186) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Washington County: 6.5% 7,040 (±0.5% / ±555)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Wisconsin: 6.2% 288,078 (±0.1% / ±3,278)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
328 Total veterans ±186 328 Male ±186 N/A Female ±10

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