Polk County

Population

Population

Population	2000	2010	2025	2030
Polk County	41,319	44,205	46,347	46,996

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-29

Population by Age

Population	2025
0-4	2,137
5-9	2,398
10-14	2,708
15-19	2,750
20-24	2,159
25-29	2,123
30-34	2,478
35-39	2,516
40-44	2,911
45-49	2,712
50-54	2,892
55-59	3,234
60-64	3,819
65-69	3,721
70-74	3,084
75-79	2,114
80-84	1,422
85+	1,169
18+	37,321
Median Age	47

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-29

Population by Race

Polk County	2025
Total	46,347.00
White Alone	92.85%
Black Alone	0.47%
American Indian Alone	0.94%
Asian Alone	0.57%
Pacific Islander Alone	0.02%
Some Other Race	0.86%
Two or More Races	4.29%
Hispanic Origin	2.36%
Diversity Index	17.60

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-29

Growth Rate

Polk County	2025 - 2030
Population	0.28%
Households	0.28%
Families	0.11%
Median Household Income	2%
Per Capita Income	2%

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-29

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2025	2030
Households	16,254	18,004	19,562	19,835
Housing Units	21,129	24,248	24,863	25,166
Owner Occupied Units			15,622	16,087
Renter Occupied Units			3,940	3,748
Vacant Units			5,301	5,331

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-29

Home Value

Polk County	2025	2030
Median Home Value	$309,683	$328,652
Average Home Value	$349,618	$366,745
<$50,000	670	631
$50,000 - $99,999	501	473
$100,000 - $149,999	944	880
$150,000 - $199,999	1,596	1,493
$200,000 - $249,999	1,566	1,465
$250,000 - $299,999	2,207	2,062
$300,000 - $399,999	3,377	3,628
$400,000 - $499,999	2,318	2,562
$500,000 - $749,999	1,719	2,058
$1,000,000 +	127	91

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-29

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	1,336
2000-2009	4,212
1990-1999	3,760
1980-1989	2,742
1970-1979	3,721
1960-1969	1,752
1950-1959	1,895
1940-1949	1,209
1939 or Before	3,548

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-29

Income

Income

Polk County	2025	2030
Median Household	$80,414	$88,867
Average Household	$99,964	$108,714
Per Capita	$42,215	$45,905

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-29

Household Income

Polk County	2025
<$15,000	1,302
$15,000 - $24,999	1,248
$25,000 - $34,999	1,081
$35,000 - $49,999	2,187
$50,000 - $74,999	3,189
$75,000 - $99,999	2,847
$100,000 - $149,999	4,215
$150,000 - $199,999	1,962
$200,000+	1,531

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-29

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	21,827
In-County Residents	14,066
Out-of-County Residents	3,828
Drive Alone	17,253
Carpooled	1,611
Public Transport	13
Work at Home	2,265
Motorcycle	24
Bicycle	38
Walked	486
Other	137
Less than 5 minutes	1,004
5-9 minutes	2,837
10-14 minutes	2,029
15-19 minutes	2,300
20-24 minutes	1,952
25-29 minutes	1,064
30-34 minutes	2,201
35-39 minutes	910
40-44 minutes	721
45-59 minutes	1,855
60-89 minutes	1,842
90+ minutes	847
Average Travel Time	30

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-29

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-29

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	18,868
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	244
Mining	5
Utilities	81
Construction	590
Manufacturing	3,208
Wholesale Trade	537

Retail Trade	2,131
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	208
Furn & Home Furnish Str	44
Electronics & Appl Store	11
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	321
Food & Beverage Stores	575
Health/Pers Care Stores	97
Gasoline Stations	201
Clothing/Accessory Store	6
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	125
General Merchandise Str	543

Transportation/Warehouse	258
Information	467

Finance & Insurance	352
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	179
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	80
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	93

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	356
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	512
Legal Services	94
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	3
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	257
Educational Services	2,605
HealthCare/Social Assist	3,514
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	297

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	1,621
Accommodation	482
Food Srv/Drinking Places	1,139

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	892
Auto Repair/Maintenance	187
Public Administration Emp	934

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-29

Educational Attainment (25+)

Polk County	2025
<9th Grade	402
Some High School	1,487
GED	1,297
Graduated High School	10,341
Some College/No Degree	6,707
Associates Degree	5,312
Bachelor's Degree	6,238
Graduate Degree	2,411

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-29

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	1,871
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	58
Mining Bus	1
Utilities Bus	5
Construction Bus	149
Manufacturing Bus	103
Wholesale Trade Bus	60

Retail Trade Bus	228
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	35
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	7
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	3
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	29
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	46
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	17
Gasoline Stations Bus	21
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	3
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	41
General Merchandise Str Bus	26

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	50
Information Bus	48

Finance & Insurance Bus	69
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	24
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	18
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	27

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	76
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	105
Legal Services Bus	23
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	1
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	64
Educational Services Bus	43
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	166
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	47

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	142
Accommodation Bus	28
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	114

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	281
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	44
Public Administration Bus	131

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-29