Polk County

Population

Population

Population	2000	2010	2024	2029
Polk County	41,319	44,205	45,692	45,963

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-27

Population by Age

Population	2024
0-4	2,117
5-9	2,482
10-14	2,764
15-19	2,702
20-24	2,187
25-29	1,954
30-34	2,410
35-39	2,528
40-44	2,791
45-49	2,586
50-54	2,909
55-59	3,281
60-64	3,812
65-69	3,654
70-74	2,929
75-79	2,071
80-84	1,367
85+	1,148
18+	36,592
Median Age	47

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-27

Population by Race

Polk County	2024
Total	45,692.00
White Alone	93.11%
Black Alone	0.46%
American Indian Alone	0.87%
Asian Alone	0.54%
Pacific Islander Alone	0.02%
Some Other Race	0.84%
Two or More Races	4.17%
Hispanic Origin	2.29%
Diversity Index	17.00

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-27

Growth Rate

Polk County	2024 - 2029
Population	0.12%
Households	0.42%
Families	0.31%
Median Household Income	2%
Per Capita Income	2%

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-27

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2024	2029
Households	16,254	18,004	19,478	19,891
Housing Units	21,129	24,248	24,689	25,075
Owner Occupied Units			15,573	16,297
Renter Occupied Units			3,905	3,594
Vacant Units			5,211	5,184

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-27

Home Value

Polk County	2024	2029
Median Home Value	$292,701	$309,376
Average Home Value	$325,230	$340,777
<$50,000	599	560
$50,000 - $99,999	536	496
$100,000 - $149,999	1,087	1,011
$150,000 - $199,999	1,905	1,767
$200,000 - $249,999	2,077	1,934
$250,000 - $299,999	1,853	2,002
$300,000 - $399,999	3,738	4,037
$400,000 - $499,999	1,994	2,371
$500,000 - $749,999	1,227	1,466
$1,000,000 +	95	110

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-27

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	1,100
2000-2009	4,213
1990-1999	3,881
1980-1989	2,794
1970-1979	3,834
1960-1969	1,778
1950-1959	1,751
1940-1949	1,149
1939 or Before	3,678

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-27

Income

Income

Polk County	2024	2029
Median Household	$76,836	$83,630
Average Household	$95,492	$105,706
Per Capita	$40,725	$45,764

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-27

Household Income

Polk County	2024
<$15,000	1,455
$15,000 - $24,999	1,183
$25,000 - $34,999	1,159
$35,000 - $49,999	2,216
$50,000 - $74,999	3,415
$75,000 - $99,999	3,135
$100,000 - $149,999	3,926
$150,000 - $199,999	1,788
$200,000+	1,201

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-27

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	21,893
In-County Residents	13,512
Out-of-County Residents	4,052
Drive Alone	17,788
Carpooled	1,514
Public Transport	18
Work at Home	1,936
Motorcycle	30
Bicycle	38
Walked	421
Other	148
Less than 5 minutes	894
5-9 minutes	2,772
10-14 minutes	2,168
15-19 minutes	2,240
20-24 minutes	2,082
25-29 minutes	1,168
30-34 minutes	2,223
35-39 minutes	903
40-44 minutes	697
45-59 minutes	1,975
60-89 minutes	1,992
90+ minutes	843
Average Travel Time	30

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-27

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-27

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	20,538
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	227
Mining	5
Utilities	146
Construction	604
Manufacturing	3,277
Wholesale Trade	475

Retail Trade	2,258
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	204
Furn & Home Furnish Str	44
Electronics & Appl Store	21
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	323
Food & Beverage Stores	681
Health/Pers Care Stores	110
Gasoline Stations	209
Clothing/Accessory Store	6
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	122
General Merchandise Str	538

Transportation/Warehouse	306
Information	436

Finance & Insurance	386
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	204
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	80
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	102

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	344
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	506
Legal Services	94
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	2
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	231
Educational Services	2,558
HealthCare/Social Assist	3,828
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	1,305

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	1,618
Accommodation	434
Food Srv/Drinking Places	1,184

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	1,001
Auto Repair/Maintenance	173
Public Administration Emp	993

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-27

Educational Attainment (25+)

Polk County	2024
<9th Grade	380
Some High School	1,481
GED	1,183
Graduated High School	10,693
Some College/No Degree	6,706
Associates Degree	4,810
Bachelor's Degree	5,664
Graduate Degree	2,523

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-27

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	1,898
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	56
Mining Bus	1
Utilities Bus	8
Construction Bus	153
Manufacturing Bus	102
Wholesale Trade Bus	59

Retail Trade Bus	227
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	34
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	6
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	5
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	29
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	46
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	18
Gasoline Stations Bus	20
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	3
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	42
General Merchandise Str Bus	24

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	50
Information Bus	46

Finance & Insurance Bus	73
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	26
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	17
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	30

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	74
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	98
Legal Services Bus	22
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	1
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	62
Educational Services Bus	44
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	166
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	49

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	147
Accommodation Bus	29
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	118

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	287
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	44
Public Administration Bus	134

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-27