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People QuickFactsPolk CountyOregon
Population, 2003 estimate 65,995 3,559,596
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 5.8% 4.0%
Population, 2000 62,380 3,421,399
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 25.9% 20.4%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 85.5% 85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 25.3% 25.1%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 23.4 22.2 
Housing units, 2002 25,193 1,495,582
Homeownership rate, 2000 68.4% 64.3%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 18.0% 23.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $142,700 $152,100 
Households, 2000 23,058 1,333,723
Persons per household, 2000 2.62 2.51
Median household income, 1999 $42,311 $40,916
Per capita money income, 1999 $19,282 $20,940

Business QuickFactsPolk CountyOregon
Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2001 1,147 101,003
Private nonfarm employment, 2001 12,767 1,364,924
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001 -0.2% 0.7%
Nonemployer establishments, 2000 3,218 212,165
Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 357,399 47,665,990
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 232,428 33,396,849
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $3,881 $10,297
Housing units authorized by building permits, 2002 260 22,186
Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000) 237,774 19,839,214

Geography QuickFactsPolk CountyOregon
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 741 95,997
Persons per square mile, 2000 84.2 35.6
Metropolitan Area Salem, OR PMSA  
FIPS Code 053 41

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