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Polk County, OR

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Overview for Polk County, OR
Part of: Salem OR, Metropolitan Area
 
Map of Polk County Polk County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 741.0 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 105.4 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 76.5%. On the 2000 census form, 97.3% of the population reported only one race, with 0.4% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 8.8% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.62 persons compared to an average family size of 3.07 persons.

In 2008 manufacturing was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $30,900. Per capita income declined by 1.7% between 1998 and 2008 (adjusted for inflation).

 

People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value Industry Overview (2008)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2009) 78,122 Covered Employment 18,330
   Growth (%) since 1990 57.7%    Average wage per job $29,904
Households (2000) 23,058 Manufacturing - % all jobs in County 14.7%
Labor Force (persons) (2009) 39,891    Average wage per job $30,900
Unemployment Rate (2009) 9.2 Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County 1.7%
Per Capita Personal Income (2008) $29,772    Average wage per job $35,139
Median Household Income (2008) $53,506 Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County 10.9%
Poverty Rate (2008) 11.9    Average wage per job $27,774
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 85.5 Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County 1.4%
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 25.3    Average wage per job $32,938

  

 

 
 
 

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