| | People QuickFacts | Polk County | Wisconsin |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 43,610 | 5,726,398 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 44,205 | 5,686,986 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | -1.3% | 0.7% |
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Population, 2010 | 44,205 | 5,686,986 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 23.2% | 23.2% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 16.6% | 13.9% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 49.7% | 50.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 97.2% | 88.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.3% | 6.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.1% | 1.1% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.4% | 2.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.1% | 1.6% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 1.6% | 6.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 95.9% | 83.1% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 91.0% | 85.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 1.4% | 4.6% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 3.0% | 8.5% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 91.7% | 89.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 18.9% | 26.0% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 3,973 | 431,479 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 28.2 | 21.5 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 24,218 | 2,634,781 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 80.4% | 69.1% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 10.4% | 25.4% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $167,100 | $169,700 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 18,323 | 2,279,738 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.39 | 2.42 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $25,139 | $27,192 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $49,527 | $52,374 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 10.2% | 12.0% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Polk County | Wisconsin |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 1,118 | 139,5541 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 11,801 | 2,320,6961 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 0.5 | -3.91 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 3,363 | 331,692 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 4,606 | 433,797 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.6% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.6% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.0% | 1.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 27.3% | 25.9% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 958,520 | 163,563,195 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 134,275 | 59,996,244 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 423,199 | 72,283,321 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $9,580 | $12,904 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 41,813 | 9,247,311 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 46 | 9,939 |