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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Polk County is $29,567, which is higher than the state average of $27,339 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Polk County median household income is $54,375, which has grown by 43.78% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 33.50% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Polk County residents spend 19.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 17.7 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #8

Polk County	29,567 USD
Nebraska	27,339 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Polk County	29,906 USD
Nebraska	29,063 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Polk County	40,817 USD
Nebraska	34,967 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Polk County	21,654 USD
Nebraska	23,440 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #12

Polk County	54,375 USD
Nebraska	52,400 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Polk County	69,263 USD
Nebraska	68,081 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #48

Polk County	43.78%
Nebraska	33.50%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Polk County		Nebraska		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	30.03%	$18,703, see rank	23.60%	$14,303	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.24%	$18,073, see rank	27.63%	$17,983	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.16%	$3,950, see rank	2.18%	$2,801	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	12.56%	$15,397, see rank	13.78%	$19,991	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Polk County	66,090 USD
Nebraska	66,188 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Polk County	83,210 USD
Nebraska	81,503 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Polk County	Nebraska	U.S.
White	$54,444, see rank	$54,303	$56,900
Hispanic	$39,375, see rank	$39,328	$42,396
One Race, Other	$54,219, see rank	$40,862	$40,300
Two or More Races	$63,438, see rank	$39,139	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Polk County	Nebraska	U.S.
less than 25	$23,636, see rank	$26,753	$25,788
25 to 44	$58,977, see rank	$56,879	$58,398
45 to 64	$63,542, see rank	$65,436	$65,027
65 or over	$39,044, see rank	$36,868	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Polk County	Nebraska	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	4,230, see rank	1,442,692	248,775,628
Male¹	2,085, 49.29%, see rank	49.20%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,583, 75.92%, see rank	75.44%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	2, 0.10%, see rank	0.56%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,581, 75.83%, see rank	74.88%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,546, 97.79%, see rank	94.29%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	35, 2.21%, see rank	5.71%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	502, 24.08%, see rank	24.56%	30.72%
Female¹	2,145, 50.71%, see rank	50.80%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,303, 60.75%, see rank	65.68%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,303, 60.75%, see rank	65.60%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,253, 96.16%, see rank	94.91%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	50, 3.84%, see rank	5.09%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	842, 39.25%, see rank	34.32%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Polk County	Nebraska	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,732, 100%	945,395	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,087, 76.39%, see rank	81.19%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	291, 10.65%, see rank	9.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.69%	5.06%
Walked	107, 3.92%, see rank	2.77%	2.78%
Other Means	22, 0.81%, see rank	1.27%	1.79%
Worked at Home	225, 8.24%, see rank	4.45%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Polk County	19.0 minutes
Nebraska	17.7 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Polk County	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,799	957,508	143,435,233
Male¹	1,546, 55.23%, see rank	52.34%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	526, 34.02%, see rank	32.31%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	100, 6.47%, see rank	12.07%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	172, 11.13%, see rank	17.50%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	116, 7.50%, see rank	2.29%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	195, 12.61%, see rank	9.44%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	358, 23.16%, see rank	19.80%	17.94%
Female¹	1,253, 44.77%, see rank	47.66%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	472, 37.67%, see rank	38.81%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	273, 21.79%, see rank	21.95%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	376, 30.01%, see rank	31.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	27, 2.15%, see rank	0.45%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	93, 7.42%, see rank	6.49%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Polk County	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,799, 100%	957,508	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	497, 17.76%, see rank	4.56%	1.96%
Construction	214, 7.65%, see rank	6.48%	6.17%
Manufacturing	360, 12.86%, see rank	10.72%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	132, 4.72%, see rank	2.75%	2.75%
Retail Trade	208, 7.43%, see rank	11.63%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	174, 6.22%, see rank	5.66%	4.93%
Information	36, 1.29%, see rank	1.98%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	100, 3.57%, see rank	7.46%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	114, 4.07%, see rank	8.24%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	565, 20.19%, see rank	23.91%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	151, 5.39%, see rank	7.83%	9.49%
Public Administration	131, 4.68%, see rank	4.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	117, 4.18%, see rank	4.52%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Polk County	%	Nebraska	U.S.
Population in Poverty	434	8.39%, see rank	12.86%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	87	5.68%, see rank	8.86%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.