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Overview for Polk County, NE
Polk County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 438.8 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 12.4 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population declined by 12.8%. On the 2000 census form, 99.6% of the population reported only one race, with <0.1% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 1.1% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.43 persons compared to an average family size of 2.97 persons.
In 2005 health care and social assistance was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $18,149. Per capita income grew by 12.1% between 1994 and 2004 (adjusted for inflation).
People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value
Industry Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2005)
5,421
Covered Employment
1,393
Growth (%) since 1990
-4.1%
Average wage per job
$24,077
Households (2000)
2,259
Manufacturing – % all jobs in County
1.2%
Labor Force (persons) (2005)
3,118
Average wage per job
$14,596
Unemployment Rate (2005)
3.2
Transportation & Warehousing – % all jobs in County
3.5%
Per Capita Personal Income (2004)
$29,399
Average wage per job
$31,743
Median Household Income (2003)
$39,052
Health Care, Social Assist. – % all jobs in County
D
Poverty Rate (2003)
7.4
Average wage per job
D
H.S. Diploma or More – % of Adults 25+ (2000)
86.6
Finance and Insurance – % all jobs in County
D
Bachelor’s Deg. or More – % of Adults 25+ (2000)
13.5
Average wage per job
D
1. CROSS County
Enrollment: ELEM-STROMSBURG
Address: 1270 123rd Rd, Stromsburg, NE 68666
Phone: (402) 764-2156
County: Polk County
Enrollment: 184
Grades: PK-6
2. CROSS County
Enrollment: HS-STROMSBURG
Address: 1270 123rd Rd, Stromsburg, NE 68666
Phone: (402) 764-2156
County: Polk County
Enrollment: 137
Grades: 9-12
3. CROSS County
Enrollment: MS-BENEDICT
Address: 1270 123rd Rd, Stromsburg, NE 68666
Phone: (402) 764-2156
County: Polk County
Enrollment: 86
Grades: 6-8
4. HIGH PLAINS COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
Address: 345 S Pine, Polk, NE 68654
Phone: (402) 765-3331
County: Polk County
Enrollment: 104
Grades: 9-12
5. HIGH PLAINS ELEMENTARY/POLK
Address: 260 S Pine, Polk, NE 68654
Phone: (402) 765-2271
County: Polk County
Enrollment: 41
Grades: PK-6
6. OSCEOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Address: 341 S Kimmel, Osceola, NE 68651
Phone: (402) 747-2091
County: Polk County
Enrollment: 122
Grades: PK-6
7. OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL
Address: 565 S Kimmel, Osceola, NE 68651
Phone: (402) 747-3121
County: Polk County
Enrollment: 93
Grades: 9-12
8. OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL
Address: 565 S Kimmel, Osceola, NE 68651
Phone: (402) 747-3121
County: Polk County
Enrollment: 53
Grades: 6-8
9. SHELBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Address: 650 N Walnut, Shelby, NE 68662
Phone: (402) 527-5946
County: Polk County
Enrollment: 184
Grades: PK-6
10. SHELBY HIGH SCHOOL
Address: 650 N Walnut, Shelby, NE 68662
Phone: (402) 527-5946
County: Polk County
Enrollment: 134
Grades: 7-12
Polk County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 438.8 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 12.4 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population declined by 12.8%. On the 2000 census form, 99.6% of the population reported only one race, with <0.1% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 1.1% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.43 persons compared to an average family size of 2.97 persons.
