Polar, WI (Wisconsin) Houses and Residents
| Polar: | $189,723 |
| Wisconsin: | $252,800 |
Total population: 984 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,012 (94 farm, 918 nonfarm))
Houses: 387 (361 occupied: 318 owner occupied, 43 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 32% |
Housing density: 11 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $120,959.
Median contract rent in 2022: $729 (lower quartile is $484, upper quartile is $788)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,490
Median gross rent in Polar, WI in 2022: $831
Housing units in Polar with a mortgage: 81 (2 second mortgage, 22 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 63
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 19,696- In family households: 16,154 (4,092 male householders, 1,537 female householders)
4,471 spouses, 4,961 children (4,586 natural, 100 adopted, 275 stepchildren), 273 grandchildren, 110 brothers or sisters, 104 parents, foster children, 84 other relatives, 458 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 3,542 (1,454 male householders (1,162 living alone)), 1,504 female householders (1,325 living alone)), 584 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 281 (249 institutionalized population)
3,706 married couples with children.
1,009 single-parent households (279 men, 730 women).
97.7% of residents of Polar speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 47% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% speak English very well, 43% speak English well).
| Here: | 6.6 |
| State: | 6.5 |
| Here: | 5.9 |
| State: | 4.1 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Polar, Wisconsin
- 0no bedroom
- 51 bedroom
- 752 bedrooms
- 1503 bedrooms
- 614 bedrooms
- 275+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Polar, Wisconsin
- 0no bedroom
- 91 bedroom
- 122 bedrooms
- 103 bedrooms
- 54 bedrooms
- 75+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Polar in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 6no vehicle
- 681 vehicle
- 1592 vehicles
- 533 vehicles
- 194 vehicles
- 135+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Polar in renter-occupied apartments
- 4no vehicle
- 201 vehicle
- 142 vehicles
- 33 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 25+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Polar, Wisconsin
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 73 rooms
- 394 rooms
- 575 rooms
- 816 rooms
- 567 rooms
- 408 rooms
- 389+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Polar, Wisconsin
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 53 rooms
- 124 rooms
- 65 rooms
- 26 rooms
- 07 rooms
- 168 rooms
- 29+ rooms
Polar, WI household income distribution
- 28,674Less than $10,000
- 41,579$10,000 to $19,999
- 48,018$20,000 to $29,999
- 51,726$30,000 to $39,999
- 55,886$40,000 to $49,999
- 56,778$50,000 to $59,999
- 74,873$60,000 to $74,999
- 106,224$75,000 to $99,999
- 90,997$100,000 to $124,999
- 60,386$125,000 to $149,999
- 65,282$150,000 to $199,999
- 57,098$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 89.0%
Number of people working at home: 65 (11.9% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 8
- 5 to 9 minutes: 53
- 10 to 14 minutes: 100
- 15 to 19 minutes: 123
- 20 to 24 minutes: 86
- 25 to 29 minutes: 5
- 30 to 34 minutes: 16
- 35 to 39 minutes: 0
- 40 to 44 minutes: 6
- 45 to 59 minutes: 22
- 60 to 89 minutes: 14
- 90 or more minutes: 12
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 372 (77.2%)
- Carpooled: 53 (11.0%)
- Walked: 19 (3.9%)
- Other means: 1 (0.2%)
- Worked at home: 37 (7.7%)
First ancestries reported:
- German: 558 (48.3%)
- Polish: 90 (7.8%)
- French: 75 (6.5%)
- Irish: 72 (6.2%)
- Czech: 64 (5.5%)
- English: 41 (3.5%)
- United States: 33 (2.9%)
- French Canadian: 32 (2.8%)
- Other: 32 (2.8%)
- Swedish: 29 (2.5%)
- Norwegian: 28 (2.4%)
- Italian: 25 (2.2%)
- Dutch: 16 (1.4%)
- Scotch-Irish: 13 (1.1%)
- Scottish: 12 (1.0%)
- Danish: 8 (0.7%)
- Hungarian: 8 (0.7%)
- Slovak: 8 (0.7%)
- Lithuanian: 4 (0.3%)
- Russian: 4 (0.3%)
- Swiss: 2 (0.2%)
- Welsh: 2 (0.2%)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 879
- Other state: 133
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 87
- South: 18
- West: 24
75% of Polar residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Wisconsin.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 2
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 34
- 9th grade: 4
- 10th grade: 12
- 11th grade: 7
- 12th grade, no diploma: 10
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 162
- Less than 1 year of college: 26
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 32
- Associate degree: 7
- Bachelor's degree: 31
- Master's degree: 7
- Professional school degree: 5
- Doctorate degree: 0
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 1
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 9
- 9th grade: 8
- 10th grade: 10
- 11th grade: 8
- 12th grade, no diploma: 10
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 145
- Less than 1 year of college: 26
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 33
- Associate degree: 23
- Bachelor's degree: 24
- Master's degree: 12
- Professional school degree: 2
- Doctorate degree: 0
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 345
- Two: 6
- 3 or 4: 4
- 5 to 9: 2
- Mobile homes: 30
Median worth of mobile homes: $67,594
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.6%
- 53.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 17.3%Wood
- 15.7%Utility gas
- 10.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 3.8%Electricity
- 58.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 23.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 9.3%Electricity
- 4.7%Utility gas
- 4.7%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 5.2% |
| Wisconsin: | 16.4% |
| Here: | 4.5% |
| Wisconsin: | 9.1% |
| Here: | 22.2% |
| Wisconsin: | 18.1% |
