Polk County, WI Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Polk county wisconsin dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school10,202100.0
Nursery school, preschool4964.9
Kindergarten5345.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8)5,19851.0
High school (grades 9-12)2,85428.0
College or graduate school1,12011.0
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over27,725100.0
Less than 9th grade1,3234.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma2,5889.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)11,39541.1
Some college, no degree6,08121.9
Associate degree2,0227.3
Bachelor's degree2,96510.7
Graduate or professional degree1,3514.9
Percent high school graduate or higher85.9(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher15.6(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over32,634100.0
Never married7,15321.9
Now married, except separated19,63860.2
Separated3321.0
Widowed2,3147.1
Female
1,9105.9
Divorced3,1979.8
Female
1,6205.0
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years425100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren17340.7
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over30,466100.0
Civilian veterans4,56715.0
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years9,793100.0
With a disability8628.8
Population 21 to 64 years22,698100.0
With a disability3,74216.5
Percent employed
62.7(X)
No disability18,95683.5
Percent employed
83.6(X)
Population 65 years and over5,820100.0
With a disability2,25638.8
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over38,868100.0
Same house in 199523,88461.4
Different house in the U.S. in 199514,80738.1
Same county
7,62419.6
Different county
7,18318.5
Same state
2,8817.4
Different state
4,30211.1
Elsewhere in 19951770.5
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population41,319100.0
Native40,91499.0
Born in United States
40,72498.6
State of residence
24,25158.7
Different state
16,47339.9
Born outside United States
1900.5
Foreign born4051.0
Entered 1990 to March 2000
1470.4
Naturalized citizen
2200.5
Not a citizen
1850.4
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)405100.0
Europe14736.3
Asia7117.5
Africa51.2
Oceania92.2
Latin America8019.8
Northern America9323.0
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over38,868100.0
English only37,68897.0
Language other than English1,1803.0
Speak English less than 'very well
3170.8
Spanish
4601.2
Speak English less than "very well"
1480.4
Other Indo-European languages
6251.6
Speak English less than "very well"
1380.4
Asian and Pacific Island languages
270.1
Speak English less than "very well"
100.0
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population41,319100.0

Total ancestries reported

51,539124.7
Arab380.1
Czech15951.4
Danish2,2315.4
Dutch7171.7
English2,4766.0
French (except Basque)12,1945.3
French Canadian18722.1
German14,90636.1
Greek480.1
Hungarian900.2
Irish13,8829.4
Italian7081.7
Lithuanian240.1
Norwegian8,80221.3
Polish1,3503.3
Portuguese160.0
Russian1530.4
Scotch-Irish3420.8
Scottish5261.3
Slovak510.1
Subsaharan African130.0
Swedish6,20615.0
Swiss1840.4
Ukrainian700.2
United States or American1,8074.4
Welsh2070.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)30.0
Other ancestries3,0287.3
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19


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