Census › Minnesota › Polk County
Polk County, MN
| Population | 30,705 | B01003 |
|---|---|---|
| Population, 2020 census | 31,192 | P1 |
| Median age | 39.8 | B01002 |
| Under 18 | 24.5% | B01001 |
| 65 and over | 19.1% | B01001 |
| Households | 12,360 | B11001 |
| Foreign born | 2.1% | B05002 |
| Median household income | $73,107 | B19013 |
|---|---|---|
| Median family income | $100,746 | B19113 |
| Per capita income | $37,371 | B19301 |
| Poverty rate | 11.9% | B17001 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.6% | B23025 |
| Civilian labor force | 15,974 | B23025 |
| Mean commute (minutes) | 18.6 | B08013 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 28.0% | B15003 |
|---|
| Housing units | 14,697 | B25001 |
|---|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 71.3% | B25003 |
| Renters | 28.7% | B25003 |
| Median home value | $222,800 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $855 | B25064 |
| White, not Hispanic | 84.0% | B03002 |
|---|---|---|
| Black | 2.0% | B03002 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6.9% | B03002 |
| Asian | 0.8% | B03002 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% | B03002 |
Figures from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey five-year estimates (table codes link to the same table for this area at data.census.gov) and the 2020 census (P1), via IPUMS NHGIS. Estimates for small areas carry wide margins of error; a tract's figures describe its residents, not any one organization.
Against the state: median household income here is 82% of Minnesota's ($89,062); poverty 11.9% against 9.3%; 0.5% of the state's people live here.
Census tracts
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Places in the county
- East Grand Forks 9,028 · median household income $77,549
- Crookston 7,344 · median household income $57,315
- Fosston 1,374 · median household income $52,500
- McIntosh 847 · median household income $56,944
- Fertile 803 · median household income $67,125
- Erskine 427 · median household income $44,844
- Fisher 396 · median household income $93,542
- Climax 209 · median household income $50,500
- Winger 157 · median household income $48,229
- Mentor 131 · median household income $41,667
- Nielsville 102 · median household income $32,500
- Beltrami 72 · median household income $78,125
- Gully 53 · median household income $40,735
- Lengby 43 · median household income $50,833
- Trail 16 · median household income $60,000
FURP records in Polk County, MN
| Records | How many | Total | Biggest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 494 | $302,901,396 revenue (latest return) | RIVERVIEW HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION ($68,204,689) |
| Nonprofit contractors | 30 | $42,768,167 paid by nonprofits | MCKNIGHT & ASSOCIATES INC ($19,651,326) |
| Colleges and schools | 1 | 2,518 enrollment | University of Minnesota-Crookston (2,518) |
| Form D issuers | 2 | $3,610,000 amount sold | Vertical Malt, LLC ($3,570,000) |
| Political committees | 2 | TRAVIS BULL JOHNSON FOR CONGRESS | |
| Form 5500 plan sponsors | 106 | 135 plans | RIVERVIEW HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION (5) |
| Open Payments recipients | 71 | $71,103 industry payments | BETHANY J STAEHNKE ($27,254) |
| Food recall firms | 1 | 16 recalls | SunOpta Food and Grain, Inc. (16) |
| Patent and trademark owners | 32 | 83 patents and marks | Eickhof Columbaria Inc. (24) |
| Federal award recipients | 3,287 | $853,991,049 federal awards | TRI VALLEY OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL INC ($259,058,546) |
| State business registrations | 114 | DRISCOLL & DRISCOLL, INC. |
Cross-reference: 494 nonprofits for 30,705 residents is 160.9 per 10,000 people; their latest-year revenue of $302,901,396 is $9,865 per resident, 33.5% of all household income here (households at the median income).
Highest-paid people on nonprofit returns here
| # | Name | Title | Organization | Pay | Year | Times the median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR OLATUBOSUN FASHORO | PHYSICIAN / CHIEF OF STAFF | RIVERVIEW HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION | $1,139,128 | 2024 | 15.6x |
| 2 | DR RAM PANERU | PHYSICIAN | RIVERVIEW HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION | $1,025,971 | 2024 | 14.0x |
| 3 | DR SUNNY KIM | PHYSICIAN | RIVERVIEW HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION | $898,819 | 2021 | 12.3x |
| 4 | DR HAMID ABBASI | PHYSICIAN | RIVERVIEW HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION | $891,823 | 2021 | 12.2x |
| 5 | DR COLIN FENNELL | PHYSICIAN | RIVERVIEW HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION | $889,358 | 2024 | 12.2x |
| 6 | DR KYOUNG LEE | PHYSICIAN | RIVERVIEW HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION | $664,172 | 2019 | 9.1x |
| 7 | CHERYL WHITE MD | PHYSICIAN & SECTION CHAIR | FIRST CARE MEDICAL SERVICES | $586,207 | 2024 | 8.0x |
| 8 | DR KARI WESSMAN | PHYSICIAN | RIVERVIEW HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION | $579,625 | 2024 | 7.9x |
| 9 | DR BRETT VIBETO | TRUSTEE/PHYSICIAN | RIVERVIEW HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION | $555,511 | 2024 | 7.6x |
| 10 | DR ERIK KANTEN | TRUSTEE/PHYSICIAN | RIVERVIEW HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION | $483,194 | 2024 | 6.6x |
Each person's latest year on a 990 at a nonprofit placed here (reported pay including related organizations and other compensation); people paid under $50,000 are left out. The median household income here is $73,107.
Nonprofits: biggest by revenue (latest return)
- RIVERVIEW HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION Crookston, MN · $68,204,689
- GARDEN VALLEY TELEPHONE COMPANY Erskine, MN · $41,163,364
- FIRST CARE MEDICAL SERVICES Fosston, MN · $35,869,484
- TRI-VALLEY OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL INC Crookston, MN · $33,062,145
- ALLUMA INC Crookston, MN · $18,571,593
- VILLA ST VINCENT Crookston, MN · $18,404,891
- WARREN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INC Warren, MN · $17,861,015
- P K M ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC Warren, MN · $17,607,293
- NORTH COUNTRY FOOD BANK INC E Grand Forks, MN · $13,381,824
- MCINTOSH SENIOR LIVING Mcintosh, MN · $6,552,840
Nonprofit contractors: biggest by paid by nonprofits
- MCKNIGHT & ASSOCIATES INC Fosston, MN · $19,651,326
- Widseth Smith Nolting and Assoc Crookston, MN · $2,724,283
- Widseth Smith Nolting & Associates Crookston, MN · $2,396,939
- Widseth Smith Nolting Crookston, MN · $2,374,283
- OLSON UNDERGROUND Warren, MN · $2,152,246
- Francis LeBlanc MD East Grand Forks, MN · $2,011,710
- NORTHERN DATA PRO Crookston, MN · $1,478,110
- GROVE ROOFING SIDING & REMODELING Crookston, MN · $1,382,380
- NORTHERN LIGHTS FIBER OPTIC SPLICING Crookston, MN · $963,764
- Mirza Baig MD Crookston, MN · $929,209
Colleges and schools: biggest by enrollment
- University of Minnesota-Crookston Crookston, MN · 2,518
Form D issuers: biggest by amount sold
- Vertical Malt, LLC Fisher, MN · $3,570,000
- Vertical Malt, Inc. Fisher, MN · $40,000
Political committees
- FRIENDS FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT E Grand Forks, MN
- TRAVIS BULL JOHNSON FOR CONGRESS Beltrami, MN
Form 5500 plan sponsors: biggest by plans
- RIVERVIEW HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION Crookston, MN · 5
- ALLUMA, INC. Crookston, MN · 4
- DEE, INC. Crookston, MN · 4
- NEW FLYER HOLDINGS, INC. Crookston, MN · 4
- GARDEN VALLEY TELEPHONE DBA GARDEN VALLEY TECHNOLOGIES Erskine, MN · 3
- NEW FLYER OF AMERICA Crookston, MN · 3
- TRI-VALLEY OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL, INC. Crookston, MN · 3
- WIDSETH, SMITH, NOLTING & ASSOCIATES, INC. Crookston, MN · 3
- DAHLGREN & COMPANY, INC. Crookston, MN · 2
- GUNVALSON FARMS, INC. Trail, MN · 2
Open Payments recipients: biggest by industry payments
- BETHANY J STAEHNKE Crookston, MN · $27,254
- COLIN W. FENNELL Crookston, MN · $7,070
- SCOTT D. CHARETTE Crookston, MN · $6,997
- MAEN ABOU-GHAIDA Crookston, MN · $3,585
- EMILY ANN ANDREWS Crookston, MN · $2,879
- DESTIN R. COLES East Grand Forks, MN · $2,729
- STEVEN G. LESMEISTER Crookston, MN · $2,376
- NICOLE L. STRAUS Crookston, MN · $1,939
- VINITA J PARIKH Crookston, MN · $1,930
- PETER J. MCDONALD East Grand Forks, MN · $1,894
Food recall firms: biggest by recalls
- SunOpta Food and Grain, Inc. Crookston, MN · 16
Patent and trademark owners: biggest by patents and marks
- Eickhof Columbaria Inc. Crookston, MN · 24
- Agricultural Utilization Research Institute Crookston, MN · 5
- Pioneer Peat, Inc. East Grand Forks, MN · 5
- Klickafy, LLC East Grand Forks, MN · 4
- On Top, LLC Fertile, MN · 4
- Garden Valley Telephone Company Erskine, MN · 3
- Horizon Family Services Mcintosh, MN · 3
- Liberal Gun Owners East Grand Forks, MN · 3
- Dahlgren & Company, Inc. Crookston, MN · 2
- Dirty Knees Soap Co., LLC Fosston, MN · 2
Federal award recipients: biggest by federal awards
- TRI VALLEY OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL INC Crookston, MN · $259,058,546
- NORTHWEST MINNESOTA MULTI COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY Mentor, MN · $85,532,790
- R. J. ZAVORAL & SONS, INC. East Grand Forks, MN · $82,980,424
- GARDEN VALLEY TELEPHONE CO Erskine, MN · $79,823,820
- REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Crookston, MN · $53,759,553
- CITY OF CROOKSTON Crookston, MN · $30,622,862
- CITY OF FOSSTON Fosston, MN · $16,491,005
- PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL Warren, MN · $15,899,455
- NEW FLYER OF AMERICA INC. Crookston, MN · $13,724,251
- POLK COUNTY Crookston, MN · $12,059,350
All 10 tracts
Every tract with its figures is in the CSV and GeoJSON downloads.
| Tract | Population | Median household income | Poverty rate | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census Tract 206 | 5,294 | $58,338 | 16.3% | 41.0 |
| Census Tract 201 | 4,452 | $69,321 | 12.0% | 34.1 |
| Census Tract 209 | 3,783 | $68,194 | 11.0% | 40.3 |
| Census Tract 210 | 3,184 | $63,517 | 15.2% | 42.9 |
| Census Tract 203 | 3,125 | $115,978 | 3.7% | 37.3 |
| Census Tract 205 | 2,521 | $93,906 | 8.1% | 42.4 |
| Census Tract 207 | 2,340 | $56,905 | 13.0% | 47.2 |
| Census Tract 204 | 2,204 | $98,309 | 4.1% | 41.8 |
| Census Tract 208 | 2,112 | $89,792 | 8.8% | 44.1 |
| Census Tract 202 | 1,690 | $50,924 | 28.0% | 38.8 |
Census figures are from IPUMS NHGIS: the American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates (ACS table codes shown with each figure) and the 2020 decennial census (Demographic and Housing Characteristics), by state, county, place and census tract. FURP records are placed by ZIP code (the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA-to-county and ZCTA-to-tract relationship files: the county or tract holding most of the ZIP's land) and by city name (Census place names, normalized), so a record's tract is its ZIP's main tract, not its street's. Cite: Jonathan Schroeder, David Van Riper, Steven Manson, Grace Cooper, Zachary Krause, Tracy Kugler, Tsu Zhu, and Steven Ruggles. IPUMS National Historical Geographic Information System: Version 21.0 [dataset]. Minneapolis, MN: IPUMS. 2026. http://doi.org/10.18128/D050.V21.0