2022 population: 5,166 ( 240 from 2010 , 43 from 2020)
Land area: 438.7 square miles
Population density: 11.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,698	90.94%	9.4%
Black:	18	0.35%	200.0%
Indian:	21	0.41%	110.0%
Asian:	16	0.31%	100.0%
2+ races:	71	1.37%	77.5%
Hispanic:	342	6.62%	119.2%

Total non-White:	468	9.06%	112.7%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	110	10.6
Deaths:	227	21.8
Net Migration:	65	6.2
Net Immigration:	10	1.0

Change in White population:	-488	-9.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	248	4.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
5,406
5,186	95.93%
6	0.11%
10	0.18%
8	0.15%
40	0.74%
156	2.89%
220	4.07%

2000
5,639
5,543	98.30%
1	0.02%
7	0.12%
5	0.09%
21	0.37%
61	1.08%
96	1.70%

1990
5,675
5,649	99.54%
0	0.00%
13	0.23%
1	0.02%
n/a
12	0.21%
26	0.46%

1980
6,320
6,274	99.27%
10	0.16%
34	0.54%
2	0.03%
n/a
0	0.00%
46	0.73%

1970
6,468
6,460	99.88%
2	0.03%
5	0.08%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
8	0.12%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
567	10.1
580	10.3
-536	-9.5
18	0.3

-357	-6.3
124	2.2

Number	Rate
1990's
639	11.3
832	14.7
-25	-0.4
2	0.0

-106	-1.9
70	1.2

Number	Rate
1980's
775	12.3
794	12.6
-670	-10.6
n/a

-625	-9.9
-20	-0.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-223	-3.4
n/a

-186	-2.9
38	0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Polk County, NE

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
43.4
1,175	22.7%
3,991	77.3%
1,163	22.5%

2,019
2.53

1,363	67.5%
1,189	87.2%
58	4.3%
656	32.5%

2010
Number	Percent
45.3
1,318	24.4%
4,088	75.6%
1,069	19.8%

2,212
2.39

1,522	68.8%
1,318	86.6%
87	5.7%
690	31.2%

2000
Number	Percent
41.2
1,417	25.1%
4,222	74.9%
1,201	21.3%

2,252
2.43

1,562	69.4%
1,427	91.4%
63	4.0%
690	30.6%

1990
Number	Percent
39.6
1,541	27.2%
4,134	72.8%
1,304	23.0%

2,223
2.48

1,602	72.1%
1,469	91.7%
57	3.6%
621	27.9%

1980
Number	Percent
35.4
1,852	29.3%
4,468	70.7%
1,265	20.0%

2,352
2.63

1,761	74.9%
1,623	92.2%
32	1.8%
591	25.1%

2022 Housing Data for Polk County, NE

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	68	3.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	51	2.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	57	2.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	44	2.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	35	1.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	97	4.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	117	5.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	63	3.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	123	6.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	205	10.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	264	13.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	272	13.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	203	10.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	177	8.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	162	8.0%
$200,000 or more	81	4.0%

Median Household Income	67,695
Per Capita Income	34,344

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	91
Compared to U.S.	85

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	87	4.3%
Public Assistance	64	3.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	137	6.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,309	82.1%
Unemployed	52	1.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,361	84.0%
Not in Labor Force	451	16.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		17.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	907	719	55.8%
Non-Profit	66	215	23.5%
Self-Employed	382	137	73.6%

Local Government	89	142	38.5%
State Government	10	25	28.6%
Federal Government	38	10	79.2%

Total Private + Self	1,289	856	60.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	203	392	34.1%
Total	1,492	1,248	54.5%

Pct. Govt.	11.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	536	19.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	555	20.3%
Professional, Technical	459	16.8%
Service Occupations	337	12.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	159	5.8%
All others	853	31.1%

White Collar		56.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	489	17.8%
Health care and social assistance	405	14.8%
Manufacturing	382	13.9%
Retail trade	260	9.5%
Educational services	206	7.5%
Construction	172	6.3%
Other services	153	5.6%
Transportation and warehousing	118	4.3%
Public administration	117	4.3%
Finance and insurance	106	3.9%
Wholesale trade	83	3.0%
Accommodation and food services	73	2.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	50	1.8%
Utilities	35	1.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	32	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	30	1.1%
Information	20	0.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	9	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	286	5.52%
Puerto Rican	11	0.21%
Cuban	6	0.12%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	4	0.08%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	4	0.08%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	14	0.27%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	10	0.19%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	4	0.08%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,594	93.8%
Spanish	259	5.3%
German, other Germanic	17	0.3%
Arabic	8	0.2%
Chinese	8	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	4	0.1%
Other Indo-European	4	0.1%
Other	3	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,931	37.3%
Swedish	884	17.1%
Irish	421	8.1%
English	390	7.5%
Polish	284	5.5%
Czech	267	5.2%
American	144	2.8%
Dutch	125	2.4%
Danish	121	2.3%
French	111	2.1%
Italian	98	1.9%
Norwegian	72	1.4%
Swiss	67	1.3%
European	66	1.3%
Scottish	36	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,082	98.1%
Not a citizen	100	1.9%

Native	5,036	97.2%
Foreign-born	146	2.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
69	1.9%	215	6.0%	1,295	36.0%	1,351	37.5%	487	13.5%	181	5.0%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	69	1.9%
9-12 Years	215	6.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,295	36.0%
Some College	1,351	37.5%
Bach. Degree	487	13.5%
Grad Degree	181	5.0%
Average years of education: 13.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,699	2,669	30	1.1%	2.4%
1991	2,646	2,598	48	1.8%	2.7%
1992	2,611	2,566	45	1.7%	2.8%
1993	2,545	2,490	55	2.2%	2.8%
1994	2,606	2,552	54	2.1%	2.6%
1995	2,620	2,568	52	2.0%	2.6%
1996	2,495	2,445	50	2.0%	2.7%
1997	2,381	2,342	39	1.6%	2.4%
1998	2,359	2,311	48	2.0%	2.5%
1999	2,376	2,329	47	2.0%	2.7%

2000	3,019	2,951	68	2.3%	2.8%
2001	3,038	2,955	83	2.7%	3.1%
2002	3,041	2,945	96	3.2%	3.7%
2003	3,063	2,953	110	3.6%	3.9%
2004	3,054	2,948	106	3.5%	3.9%
2005	3,049	2,951	98	3.2%	3.8%
2006	3,050	2,968	82	2.7%	3.0%
2007	2,967	2,886	81	2.7%	2.9%
2008	3,027	2,944	83	2.7%	3.2%
2009	3,036	2,922	114	3.8%	4.7%

2010	2,954	2,833	121	4.1%	4.7%
2011	3,001	2,898	103	3.4%	4.4%
2012	2,987	2,898	89	3.0%	3.9%
2013	2,991	2,891	100	3.3%	3.7%
2014	2,964	2,870	94	3.2%	3.3%
2015	2,921	2,847	74	2.5%	3.0%
2016	2,898	2,821	77	2.7%	3.1%
2017	2,901	2,832	69	2.4%	2.9%
2018	2,905	2,835	70	2.4%	2.9%
2019	2,933	2,853	80	2.7%	3.0%

2020	2,912	2,824	88	3.0%	4.2%
2021	2,950	2,891	59	2.0%	2.7%
2022	2,925	2,866	59	2.0%	2.3%
2023	2,885	2,829	56	1.9%	2.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,537
Median Value	$152,700

Occupied	2,019	79.6%
Vacant	518	20.4%

Owned	1,638	81.1%
Rented	381	18.9%
Median Rent	$636

Single-Family Units	2,239	88.3%
Detached	2,221	87.5%
Attached	18	0.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	72	2.8%
Mobile Homes	179	7.1%

Polk County, NE

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Polk County, NE

2022 Housing Data for Polk County, NE

2022 Income & Employment Data for Polk County, NE

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Polk County, NE

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Polk County, NE

Historical Labor Force Data for Polk County, NE