Pennington County vs. Polk County
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Pennington County (MN) Polk County (MN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 14,178 31,529
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 1.8% -0.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 13,930 31,600
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 13,930 31,600
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.3% 7.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent 22.7% 24.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 18.3% 18.0%
Female persons, percent 50.4% 49.8%
White alone, percent 93.4% 92.0%
Black or African American alone, percent 1.4% 2.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 2.0% 1.8%
Asian alone, percent 0.9% 1.2%
Two or More Races, percent 2.3% 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 3.8% 6.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 90.4% 86.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018 1,056 2,032
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 2.2% 3.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 6,552 15,039
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 74.1% 73.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $142,100 $158,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,152 $1,277
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $451 $491
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $690 $707
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 17.2% 18.3%
Building permits, 2018 108 95
Households, 2014-2018 5,970 12,516
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.33 2.42
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 88.8% 87.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 3.9% 6.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 86.0% 84.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 76.7% 78.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 92.5% 91.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 20.1% 24.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 7.7% 9.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 4.3% 5.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 70.5% 66.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 66.7% 62.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 53,807 48,703
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 108,337 154,445
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 233,507 331,598
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $16,591 $10,555
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 13.7 18.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $59,036 $57,151
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $30,625 $28,856
Persons in poverty, percent 9.2% 12.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017 390 760
Total employment, 2017 8,912 9,346
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 384,683 343,112
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -4.7% -0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 936 2,220
All firms, 2012 975 2,968
Men-owned firms, 2012 585 1,712
Women-owned firms, 2012 244 781
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 898 2,688
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 121 410
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 772 2,359
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 19.2%
Population per square mile, 2010 22.6 16.0
Land area in square miles, 2010 616.57 1,971.13
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Pennington county (MN) and Polk county (MN) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.