Polk, OH Demographic Data
Polk, OH Summary
Polk is located in Ashland County in Ohio
- Population: 306
- Area: 1.04 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.01 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.02 sq. miles
- Population Density: 295.36 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,266.40 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Polk, OH Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
155
53%
50.8
Male
138
47%
49.2
Total Population
293
323,128,000
Polk, OH Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
8
2.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
22
7.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
9
3.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
25
8.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
17
5.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
19
6.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
38
13.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
64
21.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
25
8.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
18
6.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
34
11.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
11
3.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
3
1.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
243
82.9%
77.2
Female
127
52.3%
51.3
Male
116
47.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
229
78.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
59
20.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
48
16.4%
15.2
Female
27
56.3%
55.8
Male
21
43.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
47
0.0%
0.0
Polk, OH Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
293
100.0%
96.8
White
293
100.0%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
0
0.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
3
1.0%
17.8
Mexican
3
1.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
290
99.0%
82.2
Polk, OH Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
6
2.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
32
15.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
101
47.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
40
18.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
14
6.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
14
6.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
5
2.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
38
17.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
174
82.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
19
9.0%
31.2
Polk, OH Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
59
23.2%
33.7%
Now Married
148
58.3%
47.5
Divorced
22
8.7%
11.0%
Separated
6
2.4%
2.0
Widowed
19
7.5
5.8%
Polk, OH Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
284
99.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1
0.4%
21.6%
Spanish
0
0.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
1
0.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Polk, OH Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
8
7.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
2
1.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
9
8.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
11
10.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
25
23.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
25
23.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
13
12.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
10
9.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
2
1.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
3
2.8%
6.4
Median household income
49,500
57,617
Per capita income
22,594
31,128
Polk, OH Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
3
2.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
15
10.1%
9.8
Construction
11
7.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
21
14.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
5
3.4%
6.6
Information
2
1.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
27
18.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
7
4.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
9
6.1%
11.4
Public administration
7
4.7%
4.6
Retail trade
19
12.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
21
14.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
1
0.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
12
8.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
31
20.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
42
28.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
31
20.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
32
21.6%
18.1%
Polk, OH Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
143
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
113
79.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
11
7.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
11
7.7%
2.7
Other means
4
2.8%
1.8
Worked at home
4
2.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.7
26.6
Polk, OH Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
0
0.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
18
16.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
48
44.4%
37.1
3 or more
42
38.9%
21.0
Polk, OH Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
108
93.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
88
81.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
20
18.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
7
6.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Polk, OH Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
115
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
1
0.9%
9.1
4 rooms
4
3.5%
16.5
5 rooms
18
15.7%
19.8
6 rooms
42
36.5%
17.8
7 rooms
24
20.9%
12.0
8 rooms
15
13.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
11
9.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Polk, OH Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
115
1-unit, detached
105
91.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
3
2.6%
5.9
2-units
2
1.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
5
4.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Polk, OH Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
64
55.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
9
7.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
7
6.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1
0.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
7
6.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
4
3.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
14
12.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
8
7.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
1
0.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Polk, OH Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
91
84.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
3
2.8%
4.7
Electricity
13
12.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
1
0.9%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Polk, OH Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
54
47295100.0
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
20.1%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
1
1.9%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
3
5.6%
11.8%
Less than $500
8
14.8%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
18
33.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
24
44.4%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
35
64.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
9
16.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
3
5.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
2
3.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
5
9.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Polk, OH Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
17
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
4
23.5%
28.3%
$500 to $999
13
76.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
3
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
864
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
1
5.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
0
0.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
1
5.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
5
29.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
3
17.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
7
41.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
3
0.0%
0.0%
Polk, OH Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
88
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
4
4.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
46
52.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
19
21.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
14
15.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
3
3.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1
1.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
1
1.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
95,000
205,000
