County profile
Polk County, NE
United States · GDP 2024
#2448 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 30% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$467.1M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+11.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
806
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
134
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$45.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
5,270
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.7%
Median HH income
$69.8k±$3.5k
Bachelor's degree+
20.0%±2.7%
Poverty rate
7.9%±2.1%
Business applications
57 · 2025
Retail establishments
17
32.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care39%
Retail trade19%
Wholesale trade17%
Other services9%
Construction8%
Transportation7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
5,270
residents · 2025 · +1.1% since 2020
Income per capita $74.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+121
International migration+59
Natural change−122
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$274.1M2019
$269.3M2020
$373.0M2021
$401.3M2022
$419.1M2023
$467.1M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$189.9k±$19.3k
Median gross rent
$681/mo±$140/mo
Vacancy rate
16.5%±3.6%
Affordability
4.2× wages
Residential permits
$3.0M
13 units · 2.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
25.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$961/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 95Drought 81Strong wind 73
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1562016
1672017
1782018
1982019
1912020
2122021
2512022
2852023
3032024
3312025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 44% since 202192021
52022
162023
122024
132025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
40.7 km
I-80
Nearest freight rail
1.7 km
NCRC
Nearest port
129.3 km
CONSOLIDATED BLENDERS BLAIR TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
66.7 km
CENTRAL NEBRASKA RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$45.6k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Polk?
Polk's economy produced $467.1M in 2024, growing 11.4% year over year — faster than 94% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.