What is the population of Polk County, Oregon?

The population of Polk County, Oregon is 89,129, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Polk County, Oregon?

The median household income in Polk County, Oregon is $82,305, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Polk County, Oregon is $198,465, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Polk County, Oregon is 5.2%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income C

Education C

Metric	Polk County	Oregon Avg	U.S. Average
Population	89,129	4,237,185	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	119.9	43.0	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	1.77%	0.88%	0.57%
Median age	39.0	40.3	37.1
Households	32,562	1,701,186	128,459,983

Year	Polk County

Group	Share

Polk County has a the economy index of C, which means it is somewhat prosperous.

Metric	Polk County	Oregon Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$82,305	$80,923	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	6.01%	6.04%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	5.4%	5.2%

Metric	Polk County	Oregon Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$198,465	$406,286	$242,182
Median rent	$1,270	$1,449	$1,342
Homeownership rate	64.6%	63.4%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Polk County	Oregon Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	22.8	20.3	22.5
Work from home	16.0%	17.0%	13.4%

Polk County has a education index of C, which means it is somewhat educated.

Metric	Polk County	Oregon Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.1%	32.7%	31.6%
Average household size	2.66	2.44	2.54

Polk County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Polk County	Oregon Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	79.3	78.8	78.3
Self-rated poor health	14.5%	15.8%	16.3%
Smokers	16.0%	17.0%	19.0%