| Community
Inventory |
| Airports |
Stromsburg
Municipal Airport (11K) |
| Colleges |
No
Local Campuses |
| Hospitals |
Annie
Jeffrey Memorial County Health Center, Osceola |
| Libraries |
Osceola,
Polk, Shelby, and Stromsburg |
| Newspapers |
Polk County News – Osceola & Stromsburg |
| Radio |
No
Community-based Broadcaster |
|
School
Districts, Public
|
Cross
County Community Schools – Stromsburg & Benedict; High Plains Community
Schools – Clarks, Hordville and Polk; Osceola Public;Shelby Public |
| School
Districts, Private |
Polk
County Christian School – Osceola; Sacred Heart School – Shelby |
| Television |
No
Community-based Broadcaster |
| Web
Site |
None |
| Census
Data — 2000 |
| Category
|
Total
|
Low-Income
|
Percent
Low-Income
|
| Basic
Demographics |
|
|
|
| Total
Population |
5,639
|
317
|
5.6
|
| |
Sex |
|
|
|
| |
Male |
2,812
|
|
|
| Female |
2,827
|
|
|
| Location |
|
|
|
| |
Urban |
0
|
|
|
| Rural |
5,639
|
|
|
| Age |
|
|
|
| |
Under
5 years |
315
|
33
|
10.5
|
| Age
5-17 |
1,102
|
75
|
6.8
|
| Age
18-64 |
3,021
|
160
|
5.3
|
| Age
65 and older |
1,201
|
49
|
4.1
|
| Disabilities |
1,377
|
|
|
| |
Total
for under 5 |
N/A
|
|
|
| Total
for people 5 to 15 years old |
39
|
|
|
| Total
for people 16 to 64 years old |
765
|
|
|
| Total
for people 65 years and older |
573
|
|
|
| Household
Data |
|
|
|
| Number
of Households |
2,259
|
|
|
| |
Household
size |
|
|
|
| |
1-person
household |
621
|
|
|
| 2-person
household |
863
|
|
|
| 3-person
household |
286
|
|
|
| 4-person
household |
266
|
|
|
| 5-or-more
person household |
223
|
|
|
| Number
of Family Households |
|
|
|
| |
Married
with children under 18 |
1,427
|
|
|
| |
Husband
and wife work |
747
|
|
|
|
Single
parent male with children under 18 |
45
|
|
|
|
Single
parent female with children under 18 |
90
|
|
|
|
Grandparents
who live with grandchildren
|
28
|
|
|
| Grandparents
responsible for grandchildren under 18 |
14
|
|
|
| Ethnicity |
|
|
|
| Race |
|
|
|
| |
White |
5,572
|
|
|
| Black
or African American |
2
|
|
|
| American
Indian or Alaska Native |
5
|
|
|
| Asian |
0
|
|
|
| Native
Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander |
0
|
|
|
| Some
other race |
2
|
|
|
| Two
or more races |
18
|
|
|
| Hispanic
or Latino of Any Race |
40
|
|
|
| Place
of Birth |
|
|
|
| |
Born
in state of residence |
4,754
|
|
|
| Born
in other state in US |
832
|
|
|
| Born
outside of US |
7
|
|
|
| Foreign
born |
46
|
|
|
| |
Naturalized
citizen |
18
|
|
|
| Not
a citizen |
28
|
|
|
| Language
Spoken at Home |
|
|
|
| |
English
only |
|
|
|
| |
Age
5-17 |
1,047
|
|
|
| Age
18 and older |
4,132
|
|
|
| Spanish
or Spanish Creole |
|
|
|
| |
Age
5-17 |
37
|
|
|
| Age
18 and older |
44
|
|
|
| German |
|
|
|
| |
Age
5-17 |
13
|
|
|
| Age
18 and older |
20
|
|
|
| Education
of Adults Over Age 25 |
|
|
|
| No
Schooling Completed |
15
|
|
|
| Some
Schooling, but No Diploma |
238
|
|
|
| High
School Graduate |
1,557
|
|
|
| Associate
Degree |
353
|
|
|
| Bachelor's
Degree |
372
|
|
|
|
Master's Degree |
96
|
|
|
| Employment |
|
|
|
| Industry
for Employed Population Over 16 Years |
|
|
|
| |
Agriculture,
forestry, fishing, hunting, and mining |
509
|
|
|
| Construction
|
212
|
|
|
| Manufacturing |
354
|
|
|
| Retail
Trade |
129
|
|
|
| Education,
health, and social services |
551
|
|
|
| Means
of Transportation to Work |
|
|
|
| |
Car,
truck or van |
2,379
|
|
|
| Public
transportation |
1
|
|
|
| Motorcycle |
2
|
|
|
| Bicycle |
9
|
|
|
| Walk |
122
|
|
|
| Other |
9
|
|
|
| Work
at home |
231
|
|
|
| Travel
Time to Work for 16 and Older |
|
|
|
| |
Less
than 5 minutes |
279
|
|
|
| Between
5 and 20 minutes |
1,260
|
|
|
| 20
to 59 minutes |
861
|
|
|
| 60
to 89 minutes |
57
|
|
|
| More
than 90 minutes |
65
|
|
|
| Work
at home |
231
|
|
|
| Income |
|
|
|
| Household
Income in 1999 |
|
|
|
| |
Less
than $10,000 |
163
|
|
|
| $10,000
to $29,999 |
676
|
|
|
| $30,000
to $59,999 |
946
|
|
|
| $60,000
to $99,999 |
373
|
|
|
| Over
$100,000 |
94
|
|
|
| Median
Household Income |
$
37,819
|
|
|
| Families
Receiving Public Assistance in 1999 |
50
|
|
|
| Poverty
Status — Income below poverty level |
317
|
|
|
| |
Under
5 years |
33
|
|
|
| Age
5 to 17 |
75
|
|
|
| Age
18 to 64 |
160
|
|
|
| Age
65 and above |
49
|
|
|
| Housing |
|
|
|
| Residence
in 1995 for Population over 5 years |
|
|
|
| |
Same
house in 1995
|
3,558
|
|
|
| Different
house in 1995 |
1,766
|
|
|
| Housing
Units |
2,717
|
|
|
| |
Location |
|
|
|
| |
Urban |
0
|
|
|
| Rural |
2,717
|
|
|
| |
Farm |
381
|
|
|
| Non-farm |
2,336
|
|
|
| Occupancy |
|
|
|
| |
Occupied |
2,259
|
|
|
| Vacant |
458
|
|
|
| Year
Structure Built |
|
|
|
| |
1939
or earlier |
1,151
|
|
|
| 1940-1959 |
376
|
|
|
| 1960-1979 |
795
|
|
|
| 1980-March
2000 |
395
|
|
|
| Median
Rent |
$
287
|
|
|
