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People QuickFacts |
Polk County |
Oregon |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
77,074 | 3,790,060 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
23.6% | 10.8% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
62,380 | 3,421,437 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
5.9% | 6.3% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
21.9% | 23.0% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
15.7% | 13.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
51.6% | 50.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
93.2% | 90.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.8% | 2.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
1.9% | 1.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
1.7% | 3.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.2% | 0.3% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 |
2.1% | 2.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
11.1% | 10.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
82.6% | 80.5% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
47.7% | 46.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
6.5% | 8.5% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
10.0% | 12.1% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
85.5% | 85.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
25.3% | 25.1% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
10,896 | 593,301 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
23.4 | 22.2 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
27,528 | 1,609,595 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
68.4% | 64.3% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
18.0% | 23.1% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$142,700 | $152,100 |
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Households, 2000 |
23,058 | 1,333,723 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.62 | 2.51 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$47,540 | $48,735 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$19,282 | $20,940 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
10.8% | 13.0% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Polk County |
Oregon |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
1,290 | 110,6841 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
14,364 | 1,461,6641 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
12.3% | 7.8%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
4,074 | 248,194 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
4,399 | 299,505 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.0% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 3.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
4.9% | 2.1% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
32.2% | 29.5% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
301,205 | 45,864,552 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
63,650 | 56,855,958 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
279,105 | 37,896,022 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$4,306 | $10,756 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 5,527,223 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
168 | 21,1011 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
379,490 | 25,241,8421 |
