Population 16,690
State Tennessee
Current Time
Area 434.68 mi²
Zip Codes 38008, 38074, 38570, 38578
Per capita income $18,911

Cities in Polk County

Mena, Auburndale, Bartow, Citrus Ridge, Combee Settlement, Crystal Lake, Cypress Gardens, Fort Meade, Fuller Heights, Fussels Corner, Haines City, Highland City, Inwood, Jan-Phyl Village, Kathleen, Lake Alfred, Lake Wales, Lakeland, Lakeland Highlands, Medulla, Wahneta, Willow Oak, Winston, Winter Haven, Cedartown, Bolivar, Livingston, West Livingston, Altoona, Ankeny, Clive, Des Moines, Grimes, Johnston, Pleasant Hill, Urbandale, West Des Moines, Crookston, East Grand Forks, Dallas, Independence, Monmouth

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 97.2 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.3 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 17.8 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$67,693
Total number of firms, 2007 1,579
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.4 %
Population, 2013 estimate 16,690
Households, 2008-2012 6,526
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -0.8 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 1,027
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $18,911
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 2.6 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 -2.1 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 1,397
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 29.4 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 0.6 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.5 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 434.68 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 16,825
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $99,500
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 211
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 1.7 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $37,235
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 21.3 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$8,780
Female persons, percent, 2013 50.5 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 1,274
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 75.0 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 4.8 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 0.9 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.53
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 18.6 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 11.0 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 89.8 %
Population, 2010 16,825
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 3.7 %
Population per square mile, 2010 38.7
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 95.8 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 80.8 %
Housing units, 2013 8,206
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $4,305
Building permits, 2012 121
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.5 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %