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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Polk County is $26,356, which is lower than the state average of $27,907 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Polk County median household income is $49,679, which has grown by 20.63% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 20.43% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Polk County residents spend 29.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 21.4 minutes and is higher 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, #23

Polk County	26,356 USD
Wisconsin	27,907 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	28,707 USD
Wisconsin	30,477 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	34,772 USD
Wisconsin	36,343 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	23,047 USD
Wisconsin	25,134 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #34

Polk County	49,679 USD
Wisconsin	52,738 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Polk County	62,584 USD
Wisconsin	68,319 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #47

Polk County	20.63%
Wisconsin	20.43%
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		Wisconsin		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.33%	$12,963, see rank	25.59%	$11,413	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	34.92%	$18,345, see rank	29.74%	$18,277	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.96%	$2,469, see rank	2.24%	$3,370	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.24%	$19,989, see rank	17.90%	$20,958	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	60,414 USD
Wisconsin	67,232 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Polk County	71,947 USD
Wisconsin	82,125 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	Wisconsin	U.S.
White	$49,922, see rank	$55,187	$56,900
Black	$30,694, see rank	$26,968	$35,600
Hispanic	$46,094, see rank	$36,826	$42,396
Asian	$40,417, see rank	$53,887	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$30,625, see rank	$36,537	$37,170
One Race, Other	$38,750, see rank	$34,348	$40,300
Two or More Races	$34,375, see rank	$41,659	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Polk County	Wisconsin	U.S.
less than 25	$27,926, see rank	$26,082	$25,788
25 to 44	$54,321, see rank	$58,482	$58,398
45 to 64	$59,986, see rank	$65,718	$65,027
65 or over	$34,004, see rank	$35,445	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Polk County	Wisconsin	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	35,091, see rank	4,561,244	248,775,628
Male¹	17,577, 50.09%, see rank	49.26%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	12,215, 69.49%, see rank	71.21%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	12,215, 69.49%, see rank	71.11%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	11,226, 91.90%, see rank	91.99%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	989, 8.10%, see rank	8.01%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	5,362, 30.51%, see rank	28.79%	30.72%
Female¹	17,514, 49.91%, see rank	50.74%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	10,690, 61.04%, see rank	63.79%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	10,690, 61.04%, see rank	63.77%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	9,812, 91.79%, see rank	93.65%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	878, 8.21%, see rank	6.35%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	6,824, 38.96%, see rank	36.21%	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	Wisconsin	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	20,709, 100%	2,804,563	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	16,691, 80.60%, see rank	80.43%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,089, 10.09%, see rank	8.62%	9.59%
Public Transportation	48, 0.23%, see rank	1.84%	5.06%
Walked	535, 2.58%, see rank	3.33%	2.78%
Other Means	180, 0.87%, see rank	1.70%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,166, 5.63%, see rank	4.08%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Polk County	29.0 minutes
Wisconsin	21.4 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	Wisconsin	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	21,038	2,852,018	143,435,233
Male¹	11,226, 53.36%, see rank	51.53%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,765, 24.63%, see rank	30.59%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,341, 11.95%, see rank	12.76%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,354, 12.06%, see rank	16.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	292, 2.60%, see rank	1.59%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,290, 11.49%, see rank	7.85%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,192, 28.43%, see rank	24.96%	17.94%
Female¹	9,812, 46.64%, see rank	48.47%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,338, 34.02%, see rank	38.18%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,173, 22.15%, see rank	21.62%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,024, 30.82%, see rank	31.12%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	61, 0.62%, see rank	0.45%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	42, 0.43%, see rank	0.26%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,156, 11.78%, see rank	8.10%	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	Wisconsin	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	21,038, 100%	2,852,018	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	881, 4.19%, see rank	2.50%	1.96%
Construction	1,643, 7.81%, see rank	5.26%	6.17%
Manufacturing	4,681, 22.25%, see rank	18.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	517, 2.46%, see rank	2.70%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,249, 10.69%, see rank	11.34%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	812, 3.86%, see rank	4.34%	4.93%
Information	258, 1.23%, see rank	1.67%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	783, 3.72%, see rank	6.12%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,376, 6.54%, see rank	8.05%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,335, 20.61%, see rank	23.28%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,810, 8.60%, see rank	8.69%	9.49%
Public Administration	839, 3.99%, see rank	3.54%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	854, 4.06%, see rank	4.15%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Polk County	%	Wisconsin	U.S.
Population in Poverty	4,856	11.27%, see rank	13.26%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,003	8.06%, see rank	8.95%	11.47%

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