Polk County, Nebraska demographics

Population: 5,223
Median age: 44.5

Median household income: 66,486

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Polk County, Nebraska.

Population

20215,223
20205,208
20195,225
20185,255
20175,244
20165,242
20155,271
20145,307
20135,342
20125,371
20115,393
20105,412
20095,164

Polk County, NE cities

Osceola city - 834

Polk village - 323

Shelby village - 731

Stromsburg city - 1,010

Census data for Polk County, Nebraska

Demographic and housing estimates in Polk County, Nebraska

Total population
Total population5,223
Male2,566
Female2,657
Population by age
Total population5,223
Under 5 years264
5 to 9 years286
10 to 14 years418
15 to 19 years374
20 to 24 years268
25 to 34 years479
35 to 44 years543
45 to 54 years660
55 to 59 years268
60 to 64 years508
65 to 74 years664
75 to 84 years268
85 years and over223
Median age (years)44.5
Under 18 years1,197
16 years and over4,206
18 years and over4,026
21 years and over3,737
62 years and over1,429
65 years and over1,155
Population by race
Total population5,223
One race5,043
   White4,945
   Black or African American2
   American Indian and Alaska Native6
   Asian0
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander0
   Some other race90
Two or more races180
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population3,950
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population1,959
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population1,991

Social characteristics in Polk County, Nebraska

Households by type
Total households1,958
Family households (families)1,204
Married-couple family90
Male householder, no wife present, family357
Female householder, no husband present, family300
Nonfamily households307
Average household size746
Average family size2.63

Economic characteristics in Polk County, Nebraska

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households1,958
Less than $10,00071
$10,000 to $14,99940
$15,000 to $24,999111
$25,000 to $34,999165
$35,000 to $49,999275
$50,000 to $74,999441
$75,000 to $99,999309
$100,000 to $149,999352
$150,000 to $199,999144
$200,000 or more50
Median household income (dollars)66,486

Housing characteristics in Polk County, Nebraska

Housing occupancy
Total housing units2,544
Occupied housing units1,958
Vacant housing units586
Units in structure
Total housing units2,544
1-unit, detached2,226
1-unit, attached13
2 units15
3 or 4 units20
5 to 9 units38
10 to 19 units23
20 or more units8
Mobile home201
Boat, RV, van, etc.0
Year structure built
Total housing units2,544
Built 2014 or later0
Built 2010 to 201387
Built 2000 to 2009206
Built 1990 to 1999182
Built 1980 to 1989129
Built 1970 to 1979420
Built 1960 to 1969313
Built 1950 to 1959110
Built 1940 to 1949155
Built 1939 or earlier942
Rooms
Total housing units2,544
1 room27
2 rooms25
3 rooms230
4 rooms222
5 rooms345
6 rooms362
7 rooms448
8 rooms241
9 rooms or more644
Median rooms6.6
Bedrooms
Total housing units2,544
No bedroom27
1 bedroom178
2 bedrooms614
3 bedrooms926
4 bedrooms626
5 or more bedrooms173
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units1,958
Owner-occupied1,661
Renter-occupied297
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.63
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.65
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units1,958
Moved in 2017 or later110
Moved in 2015 to 2016346
Moved in 2010 to 2014356
Moved in 2000 to 2009411
Moved in 1990 to 1999275
Moved in 1989 and earlier460
Value
Owner-occupied units1,661
Less than $50,000178
$50,000 to $99,999463
$100,000 to $149,999318
$150,000 to $199,999200
$200,000 to $299,999344
$300,000 to $499,999114
$500,000 to $999,99935
$1,000,000 or more9
Median (dollars)124,400
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units1,661
Housing units with a mortgage645
Housing units without a mortgage1,016
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent240
Less than $50088
$500 to $999111
$1,000 to $1,49937
$1,500 to $1,9990
$2,000 to $2,4990
$2,500 to $2,9990
$3,000 or more4
Median (dollars)621
No rent paid57

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