Polk County, FL Demographic Data
Polk County, FL Summary
Polk County is located in Florida
- Population: 616,158
- Area: 2,010.55 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1,797.84 sq. miles
- Water Area: 212.71 sq. miles
- Population Density: 306.46 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 137.80 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Polk County, FL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
340,168
51%
50.8
Male
325,981
49%
49.2
Total Population
666,149
323,128,000
Polk County, FL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
39,000
5.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
44,005
6.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
40,648
6.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
41,893
6.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
39,520
5.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
85,549
12.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
77,580
11.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
82,087
12.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
42,045
6.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
40,336
6.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
76,851
11.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
42,651
6.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
13,984
2.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
516,653
77.6%
77.2
Female
266,843
51.6%
51.3
Male
249,810
48.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
492,016
73.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
157,170
23.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
133,486
20.0%
15.2
Female
72,228
54.1%
55.8
Male
61,258
45.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Polk County, FL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
650,332
97.6%
96.8
White
525,140
78.8%
72.6
Black or African American
100,793
15.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
1,818
0.3%
0.8
Asian
12,565
1.9%
5.4
Asian Indian
4,167
0.6%
1.2
Chinese
2,686
0.4%
1.3
Filipino
2,100
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
337
0.1%
0.2
Korean
53
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
1,433
0.2%
0.6
Other Asian
1,789
0.3%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
306
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
9,710
1.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
15,817
2.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
140,642
21.1%
17.8
Mexican
55,759
8.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
53,142
8.0%
1.7
Cuban
7,729
1.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
24,012
3.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
525,507
78.9%
82.2
Polk County, FL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
31,282
6.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
41,221
8.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
165,401
35.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
94,751
20.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
35,673
7.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
61,445
13.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
31,310
6.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
72,503
15.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
388,580
84.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
92,755
20.1%
31.2
Polk County, FL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
167,143
30.8%
33.7%
Now Married
255,691
47.1%
47.5
Divorced
67,464
12.4%
11.0%
Separated
12,996
2.4%
2.0
Widowed
39,202
7.2
5.8%
Polk County, FL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
494,628
78.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
132,521
21.1%
21.6%
Spanish
103,022
16.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
19,028
3.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
8,545
1.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
1,926
0.3%
1.1%
Polk County, FL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
15,734
6.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
12,661
5.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
27,799
12.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
24,355
10.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
40,185
17.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
43,015
19.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
28,904
12.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
21,731
9.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
5,602
2.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
6,443
2.8%
6.4
Median household income
46,355
57,617
Per capita income
22,933
31,128
Polk County, FL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
4,453
1.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
41,942
15.3%
9.8
Construction
20,215
7.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
47,253
17.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
19,170
7.0%
6.6
Information
3,639
1.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
17,918
6.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
11,198
4.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
29,971
10.9%
11.4
Public administration
11,134
4.1%
4.6
Retail trade
46,668
17.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
13,991
5.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
6,719
2.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
27,280
9.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
81,547
29.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
35,570
13.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
73,144
26.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
56,730
20.7%
18.1%
Polk County, FL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
270,813
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
223,408
82.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
28,768
10.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
1,728
0.6%
5.1
Walked
2,117
0.8%
2.7
Other means
3,536
1.3%
1.8
Worked at home
11,256
4.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.7
26.6
Polk County, FL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
11,525
5.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
95,388
42.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
87,403
38.6%
37.1
3 or more
32,113
14.2%
21.0
Polk County, FL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
226,429
79.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
153,753
67.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
72,676
32.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
60,059
21.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.5
Polk County, FL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
286,488
1 room
10,277
3.6%
2.4
2 rooms
2,118
0.7%
2.7
3 rooms
15,118
5.3%
9.1
4 rooms
41,783
14.6%
16.5
5 rooms
74,544
26.0%
19.8
6 rooms
70,374
24.6%
17.8
7 rooms
36,195
12.6%
12.0
8 rooms
19,449
6.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
16,630
5.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Polk County, FL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
286,488
1-unit, detached
173,109
60.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
5,605
2.0%
5.9
2-units
10,947
3.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
11,941
4.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
8,781
3.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
5,674
2.0%
4.4
20 or more units
7,367
2.6%
9.0
Mobile home
62,613
21.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
451
0.2%
0.1
Polk County, FL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
8,921
3.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
4,549
1.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
18,454
6.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
22,755
7.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
47,205
16.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
53,917
18.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
51,541
18.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
66,386
23.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
7,957
2.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
4,803
1.7%
1.4%
Polk County, FL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
6,203
2.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,760
0.8%
4.7
Electricity
215,260
95.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
289
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
251
0.1%
1.9
Solar energy
59
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
204
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
2,403
1.1%
1.1
Polk County, FL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
80,929
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
1,159
1.4%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
1,793
2.2%
10.3%
Less than $500
2,271
2.8%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
5,730
7.1%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
11,162
13.8%
20.1%
$500 to $999
26,003
32.1%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
32,811
40.5%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
35,465
44.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
12,255
15.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
9,329
11.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
5,532
6.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
17,970
22.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
378
0.0%
0.0%
Polk County, FL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
69,320
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
497
0.7%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
551
0.8%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
4,294
6.2%
11.9%
Less than $500
5,369
7.7%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
20,315
29.3%
28.3%
$500 to $999
38,294
55.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
3,356
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
889
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
7,420
11.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
9,644
14.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
10,126
15.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
8,441
12.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
5,272
7.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
26,395
39.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
5,378
0.0%
0.0%
Polk County, FL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
153,753
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
21,752
14.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
35,445
23.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
26,751
17.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
30,750
20.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
23,951
15.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
11,058
7.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
3,552
2.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
494
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
135,300
205,000