Polk County

Population

Population

Population	2000	2010	2023	2028
Polk County	41,319	44,205	45,295	45,168

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Population by Age

Population	2023
0-4	2,375
5-9	2,553
10-14	2,759
15-19	2,596
20-24	2,141
25-29	2,577
30-34	2,391
35-39	2,630
40-44	2,727
45-49	2,610
50-54	3,083
55-59	3,400
60-64	3,571
65-69	3,351
70-74	2,667
75-79	1,731
80-84	1,134
85+	999
18+	35,916
Median Age	45

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Population by Race

Polk County	2023
Total	45,295.00
White Alone	93.26%
Black Alone	0.42%
American Indian Alone	0.88%
Asian Alone	0.48%
Pacific Islander Alone	0.02%
Some Other Race	0.84%
Two or More Races	4.12%
Hispanic Origin	2.26%
Diversity Index	16.70

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Growth Rate

Polk County	2023 - 2028
Population	-0.06%
Households	0.24%
Families	0.18%
Median Household Income	2%
Per Capita Income	3%

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2023	2028
Households	16,254	18,004	19,281	19,518
Housing Units	21,129	24,248	24,416	24,531
Owner Occupied Units			15,352	15,747
Renter Occupied Units			3,929	3,771
Vacant Units			5,135	5,013

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Home Value

Polk County	2023	2028
Median Home Value	$237,555	$260,553
Average Home Value	$271,054	$292,827
<$50,000	777	550
$50,000 - $99,999	792	540
$100,000 - $149,999	1,632	1,230
$150,000 - $199,999	2,598	2,372
$200,000 - $249,999	2,499	2,672
$250,000 - $299,999	2,110	2,414
$300,000 - $399,999	2,748	3,339
$400,000 - $499,999	1,199	1,458
$500,000 - $749,999	707	841
$1,000,000 +	84	90

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	858
2000-2009	4,312
1990-1999	3,885
1980-1989	2,781
1970-1979	3,863
1960-1969	1,792
1950-1959	1,650
1940-1949	1,309
1939 or Before	3,668

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Income

Income

Polk County	2023	2028
Median Household	$73,210	$81,084
Average Household	$92,492	$104,642
Per Capita	$39,392	$45,238

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Household Income

Polk County	2023
<$15,000	1,397
$15,000 - $24,999	1,257
$25,000 - $34,999	1,398
$35,000 - $49,999	2,149
$50,000 - $74,999	3,624
$75,000 - $99,999	3,325
$100,000 - $149,999	3,552
$150,000 - $199,999	1,638
$200,000+	941

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	21,850
In-County Residents	13,316
Out-of-County Residents	4,050
Drive Alone	17,942
Carpooled	1,542
Public Transport	14
Work at Home	1,709
Motorcycle	17
Bicycle	53
Walked	430
Other	140
Less than 5 minutes	843
5-9 minutes	2,786
10-14 minutes	2,221
15-19 minutes	2,339
20-24 minutes	2,057
25-29 minutes	1,182
30-34 minutes	2,227
35-39 minutes	873
40-44 minutes	722
45-59 minutes	2,036
60-89 minutes	2,068
90+ minutes	787
Average Travel Time	30

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	19,388
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	204
Mining	5
Utilities	154
Construction	728
Manufacturing	2,304
Wholesale Trade	552

Retail Trade	2,260
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	209
Furn & Home Furnish Str	45
Electronics & Appl Store	21
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	324
Food & Beverage Stores	708
Health/Pers Care Stores	114
Gasoline Stations	197
Clothing/Accessory Store	6
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	116
General Merchandise Str	520

Transportation/Warehouse	269
Information	414

Finance & Insurance	446
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	222
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	70
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	154

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	242
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	493
Legal Services	101
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	2
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	240
Educational Services	2,578
HealthCare/Social Assist	3,600
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	1,322

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	1,627
Accommodation	434
Food Srv/Drinking Places	1,193

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	1,007
Auto Repair/Maintenance	163
Public Administration Emp	898

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Educational Attainment (25+)

Polk County	2023
<9th Grade	369
Some High School	1,364
GED	1,223
Graduated High School	10,740
Some College/No Degree	6,295
Associates Degree	5,062
Bachelor's Degree	5,591
Graduate Degree	2,227

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	1,890
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	52
Mining Bus	1
Utilities Bus	8
Construction Bus	165
Manufacturing Bus	98
Wholesale Trade Bus	61

Retail Trade Bus	233
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	36
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	6
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	5
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	30
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	52
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	18
Gasoline Stations Bus	17
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	3
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	44
General Merchandise Str Bus	22

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	51
Information Bus	45

Finance & Insurance Bus	76
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	28
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	14
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	34

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	70
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	98
Legal Services Bus	22
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	1
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	66
Educational Services Bus	48
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	154
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	51

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	148
Accommodation Bus	29
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	119

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	261
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	42
Public Administration Bus	127

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17