Polk County Information
Polk in
Nebraska occupies
441 square miles and has a 2006 population of
5,349, a change from a 2000 population of
5,639 and
5,655 in 1990.
11.9% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
9.6% percent is 25-35, and
12% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
acts of violent crime reported in
Polk in 2004, a change from
3 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
81 people:
2.7% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
2.2%.
Read more about
Polk, Nebraska in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Polk | |
| State | Nebraska | |
| Land Area | 441 sq. miles | Ranked 2,382 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 5,349 | Ranked 2,812 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 5,394 | |
| Population 2000 | 5,639 | Ranked 2,812 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 5,655 | Ranked 2,787 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 99.4% | |
| African American | .1% | |
| Asian American | .5% | |
| Native American | .3% | |
| Pacific Islander | % | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6.3% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 12.7% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 11.9% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 9.6% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 12% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 15.8% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 11.3% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 8.5% | |
| Population 75 and up | 12% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | | 3 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | | |
| Robberies | | |
| Aggravated Assaults | | |
| Total Property Crimes | 33 | 75 |
| Burglaries | 5 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 27 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 1 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 3,023 | 3,051 |
| Unemployed Population | 81 | 66 |
| Unemployment Rate | 2.7% | 2.2% |
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