Polk County, Oregon

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 88,553
Median household income: $81,318
Median home value: $419,500

Home to 88,553 residents, Polk County is one of Oregon's counties. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $81,318 is in line with the Oregon median ($80,426).

From 2019 to 2023, Polk County's population grew 6.6% from 83,037 to 88,553, while its median household income rose 29.7% from $62,691 to $81,318.

The median resident is 37.6 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 88,553
Median age: 37.6 yrs
Median household income: $81,318
Median home value: $419,500
Median gross rent: $1,270
Housing units: 34,446
Homeownership rate: 64.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

83,03788,553

Median household income

$62,691$81,318

Median home value

$265,200$419,500

Median gross rent

$994$1,270

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	83,037	$62,691	$265,200	$994
2020	84,730	$65,665	$290,100	$1,043
2021	86,347	$70,238	$319,000	$1,120
2022	87,600	$77,353	$382,200	$1,219
2023	88,553	$81,318	$419,500	$1,270

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 2412.0%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,672	5.3%
5 to 17	14,890	16.8%
18 to 24	10,660	12.0%
25 to 34	10,910	12.3%
35 to 44	10,825	12.2%
45 to 54	9,918	11.2%
55 to 64	10,050	11.3%
65 to 74	9,657	10.9%
75 and over	6,971	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	66,358	74.9%
Black or African American	461	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	966	1.1%
Asian	1,567	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	366	0.4%
Some other race	429	0.5%
Two or more races	4,947	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13,459	15.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.2%

High school graduate23.8%

Some college or associate's37.4%

Bachelor's degree18.7%

Graduate or professional degree11.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,779	8.2%
High school graduate	13,892	23.8%
Some college or associate's	21,792	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	10,913	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6,955	11.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone68.9%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.6%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home16.0%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	27,449	68.9%
Carpooled	3,873	9.7%
Public transit	255	0.6%
Walked	1,167	2.9%
Bicycle	272	0.7%
Worked from home	6,356	16.0%
Other means	439	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9,342	27.9%
15 to 29 min	11,114	33.2%
30 to 44 min	7,312	21.9%
45 to 59 min	2,498	7.5%
60+ min	3,189	9.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.66
Poverty rate: 12.2% (10,581 of 86,433)

	Count	Share
Family households	22,413	68.8%
Nonfamily households	10,161	31.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	32,574	94.6%
Vacant	1,872	5.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	21,040	64.6%
Renter-occupied	11,534	35.4%

1-unit, detached67.3%

1-unit, attached3.4%

2 to 4 units8.2%

5 to 19 units8.4%

20 or more units6.1%

Mobile home & other6.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	23,196	67.3%
1-unit, attached	1,159	3.4%
2 to 4 units	2,835	8.2%
5 to 19 units	2,886	8.4%
20 or more units	2,099	6.1%
Mobile home & other	2,271	6.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 41053
State: Oregon
Land area: 741 sq mi
Water area: 3.22 sq mi
Center point: 44.9004, -123.3986