Polk, WI (Wisconsin) Houses and Residents
| Polk: | $451,062 |
| Wisconsin: | $252,800 |
Total population: 3,937 (Urban population: 216 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 3,559 (101 farm, 3,458 nonfarm))
Houses: 1,359 (1,286 occupied: 1,174 owner occupied, 112 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 9% |
| State: | 32% |
Housing density: 43 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $195,715.
Median contract rent in 2022: $871 (lower quartile is $631, upper quartile is $1,061)
Median gross rent in Polk, WI in 2022: $1,079
Housing units in Polk with a mortgage: 679 (78 second mortgage, 144 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 262
Household type by relationship:
Households: 130,744- In family households: 113,136 (29,954 male householders, 7,160 female householders)
31,191 spouses, 39,460 children (37,061 natural, 899 adopted, 1,500 stepchildren), 1,190 grandchildren, 595 brothers or sisters, 622 parents, foster children, 504 other relatives, 2,036 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 17,608 (6,886 male householders (5,237 living alone)), 7,605 female householders (6,602 living alone)), 3,117 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1,143 (910 institutionalized population)
25,616 married couples with children.
4,449 single-parent households (1,219 men, 3,230 women).
95.2% of residents of Polk speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English well).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 37% speak English well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 124 (2.8%)
(129.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 7.8 |
| State: | 6.5 |
| Here: | 5.8 |
| State: | 4.1 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Polk, Wisconsin
- 0no bedroom
- 201 bedroom
- 942 bedrooms
- 6133 bedrooms
- 3834 bedrooms
- 645+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Polk, Wisconsin
- 0no bedroom
- 301 bedroom
- 142 bedrooms
- 493 bedrooms
- 194 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Polk in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 0no vehicle
- 1911 vehicle
- 5872 vehicles
- 2443 vehicles
- 1054 vehicles
- 475+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Polk in renter-occupied apartments
- 0no vehicle
- 391 vehicle
- 732 vehicles
- 03 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Polk, Wisconsin
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 103 rooms
- 394 rooms
- 1345 rooms
- 2906 rooms
- 2297 rooms
- 2478 rooms
- 2259+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Polk, Wisconsin
- 01 room
- 202 rooms
- 03 rooms
- 144 rooms
- 315 rooms
- 176 rooms
- 117 rooms
- 118 rooms
- 89+ rooms
Polk, WI household income distribution
- 2,102Less than $10,000
- 2,608$10,000 to $19,999
- 5,442$20,000 to $29,999
- 3,271$30,000 to $39,999
- 3,943$40,000 to $49,999
- 4,733$50,000 to $59,999
- 4,958$60,000 to $74,999
- 8,991$75,000 to $99,999
- 8,148$100,000 to $124,999
- 6,223$125,000 to $149,999
- 6,471$150,000 to $199,999
- 5,871$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 55.9%
Number of people working at home: 305 (12.1% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 76
- 5 to 9 minutes: 176
- 10 to 14 minutes: 274
- 15 to 19 minutes: 310
- 20 to 24 minutes: 260
- 25 to 29 minutes: 258
- 30 to 34 minutes: 266
- 35 to 39 minutes: 192
- 40 to 44 minutes: 112
- 45 to 59 minutes: 84
- 60 to 89 minutes: 76
- 90 or more minutes: 39
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,745 (78.3%)
- Carpooled: 308 (13.8%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 14 (0.6%)
- Walked: 17 (0.8%)
- Other means: 39 (1.7%)
- Worked at home: 107 (4.8%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Polk, Wisconsin
- 161995 to March 2000
- 01990 to 1994
- 01985 to 1989
- 81980 to 1984
- 181975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 01965 to 1969
- 37Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- German: 2,325 (52.9%)
- Irish: 524 (11.9%)
- Polish: 345 (7.9%)
- French: 236 (5.4%)
- Other: 174 (4.0%)
- English: 118 (2.7%)
- Norwegian: 115 (2.6%)
- United States: 114 (2.6%)
- Dutch: 77 (1.8%)
- Italian: 77 (1.8%)
- Czech: 52 (1.2%)
- Danish: 38 (0.9%)
- Greek: 32 (0.7%)
- Swedish: 32 (0.7%)
- Scotch-Irish: 31 (0.7%)
- Swiss: 30 (0.7%)
- Welsh: 26 (0.6%)
- French Canadian: 19 (0.4%)
- Hungarian: 19 (0.4%)
- Scottish: 7 (0.2%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Polk: | 43.0% (34) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.6% (5,022) |
| Polk: | 25.3% (20) |
| Wisconsin: | 7.2% (13,863) |
| Polk: | 19.0% (15) |
| Wisconsin: | 0.4% (833) |
| Polk: | 12.7% (10) |
| Wisconsin: | 0.8% (1,483) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3,195
- Other state: 494
- Northeast: 26
- Midwest: 373
- South: 75
- West: 20
72% of Polk residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Wisconsin.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 21
- 9th grade: 9
- 10th grade: 9
- 11th grade: 31
- 12th grade, no diploma: 49
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 507
- Less than 1 year of college: 129
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 131
- Associate degree: 132
- Bachelor's degree: 194
- Master's degree: 59
- Professional school degree: 10
- Doctorate degree: 8
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 9
- 9th grade: 0
- 10th grade: 8
- 11th grade: 17
- 12th grade, no diploma: 0
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 493
- Less than 1 year of college: 83
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 170
- Associate degree: 127
- Bachelor's degree: 158
- Master's degree: 92
- Professional school degree: 31
- Doctorate degree: 10
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,287
- One, attached: 25
- Two: 14
- 3 or 4: 23
- 5 to 9: 10
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.0%
- 66.4%Utility gas
- 16.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 11.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 5.6%Electricity
- 0.6%Wood
- 44.6%Utility gas
- 35.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 12.5%Electricity
- 7.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 24.9% |
| Wisconsin: | 16.4% |
| Here: | 7.3% |
| Wisconsin: | 9.1% |
| Here: | 20.6% |
| Wisconsin: | 18.1% |
