Polk County vs. Marion County

Polk County (OR)Marion County (OR)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)85,234346,868
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)13.0%10.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)75,407315,343
Population, Census, April 1, 201075,403315,335
Persons under 5 years, percent5.8%6.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.8%24.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.9%15.7%
Female persons, percent51.1%50.2%
White alone, percent89.7%88.7%
Black or African American alone, percent1.1%1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent2.5%2.6%
Asian alone, percent2.1%2.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.4%1.0%
Two or More Races, percent4.1%3.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent14.3%27.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent77.5%65.0%
Veterans, 2014-20185,85921,310
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20188.0%12.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)32,513127,332
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201865.4%59.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$242,600$225,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,525$1,495
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$494$502
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$927$941
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201320.6%23.6%
Building permits, 20183111,373
Households, 2014-201829,692116,861
Persons per household, 2014-20182.682.78
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201882.8%83.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201814.0%25.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201892.4%91.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201884.3%83.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.4%85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201830.1%22.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.4%10.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.7%10.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.9%61.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201855.5%57.1%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)168,5541,786,967
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)424,6502,540,329
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)100,9093,190,000
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)360,6703,862,230
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$4,724$12,070
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.923.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$58,344$56,097
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$27,492$26,143
Persons in poverty, percent12.7%14.5%
Total employer establishments, 20171,4508,267
Total employment, 201714,663107,121
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)527,2144,266,342
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.1%2.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20174,48217,605
All firms, 20124,91722,621
Men-owned firms, 20122,12011,071
Women-owned firms, 20122,0457,676
Minority-owned firms, 20124543,581
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,25317,898
Veteran-owned firms, 20124231,932
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20124,22919,003
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20071.8%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%3.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.2%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20074.3%6.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.8%27.2%
Population per square mile, 2010101.8266.7
Land area in square miles, 2010740.791,182.33

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Polk county (OR) and Marion county (OR) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.