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| Metric | 2010–2025 | Polk | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 5,225 | 5,898 | 0 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | n/a | — | |
| Median household income | $69,768 | $70,325 | 45 | ||
| Poverty rate | 7.9% | 11.1% | 9 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 20.0% | 21.5% | 18 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | n/a | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $189,900 | $162,700 | 82 | ||
| Median gross rent | $681 | $699 | 18 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 16.5% | 18.5% | 45 | ||
| Worked from home | 11.7% | 8.6% | 73 |
PolkPeer median
PolkPeer median
| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | — |
| Housing units | — | — | — |
| Median household income | — | — | — |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | — |
| Median gross rent | — | — | — |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | — |
| Worked from home | — | — | — |
| Poverty rate | — | — | — |
| Restaurants & bars | 11.5 | US 21.3 | below US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 0.0 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 0.0 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 15.3 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 7.7 | US 21.0 | below US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 0.0 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 0.0 | US 2.1 | below US rate |
| Construction | 28.7 | US 24.3 | above US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boone, NE | 85 | 5,356 | — | $74,947 | 19.7% |
| Alfalfa, OK | 82 | 5,696 | — | $64,615 | 20.1% |
| Day, SD | 81 | 5,437 | — | $66,033 | 22.0% |
| Antelope, NE | 81 | 6,305 | — | $66,105 | 20.5% |
| Osceola, IA | 80 | 6,100 | — | $69,239 | 16.7% |
| Ellsworth, KS | 79 | 6,360 | — | $65,560 | 22.7% |
| Wilkin, MN | 78 | 6,371 | — | $71,410 | 23.0% |
| Grant, MN | 78 | 6,127 | — | $73,917 | 21.0% |
| Kingsbury, SD | 77 | 5,244 | — | $74,000 | 23.1% |
| Dixon, NE | 76 | 5,545 | — | $72,454 | 23.4% |