Wisconsin

Polk County

Snapshot
Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
European
94.8%
Other
5.2%

Compared with Wisconsin and the United States

Polk Countynext to the state and national figures used elsewhere on this site. A dash means the figure isn’t published at that level of geography.

MetricPolk CountyWisconsinUnited States
Non-Hispanic White94.8%77.7%58%
Hispanic1.9%8.8%—
American Indian and Alaska Native0.9%0.8%—
Black or African American0.5%6.3%—
East Asian0.3%1.6%—
Indian0.1%0.7%—

Cost of living

Incomes and housing costs in Polk County next to Wisconsin and the nation. Price levels are published for states, not counties.

MetricPolk CountyWisconsinUnited States
Price level (US = 100)—94.1 (−5.9%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Housing price level (US = 100)—79.3 (−20.7%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Median household income$77,219$77,485$80,734
Median home value$271,900$266,500$332,700
Home price to income3.5×3.4×4.1×
Median gross rent$957/mo$1,087/mo$1,413/mo
Rent to income14.9%16.8%21.0%