Polk County, Georgia

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Key figures

Statistic	Polk County, Georgia	Georgia	United States	Rank
Total Population	43,785	10,940,407	334,922,499	1124th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$58,515	$77,353	$80,734	2223rd of 3,221
Median Age	38.0	37.6	38.9	2576th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	15.4%	34.9%	35.7%	2748th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$187,600	$303,300	$332,700	1547th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$918	$1,393	$1,413	1338th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.4%	13.4%	12.5%	1022nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.9%	5.1%	5.2%	742nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	141.1	189.6	n/a	796th of 3,222
Foreign Born	6.1%	11.2%	14.1%	788th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.3	n/a	n/a	2804th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	66.0%	65.7%	65.2%	2664th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	30.5	28.3	26.4	450th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.4%	15.9%	15.1%	2813th of 3,222
Uninsured	17.6%	n/a	n/a	417th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	49.5%	46.5%	46.9%	1571st of 3,222
Broadband Access	83.9%	n/a	n/a	1480th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Polk County, Georgia

Statistic	Polk County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	70.4%	49.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13.9%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	11.9%	30.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	4.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.3%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	47.0	64.9	61.4

Age in Polk County, Georgia

Statistic	Polk County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Median Age	38.0	37.6	38.9
Under 18 %	25.1%	23.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.0%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.1%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.6%	13.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.7%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.4%	15.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Polk County, Georgia

Statistic	Polk County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Households	15,901	4,074,366	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.6	2.5
Family Households	70.4%	66.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	37.5%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	20.9%	19.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	23.4%	27.7%	28.7%
Never Married	30.3%	35.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Polk County, Georgia

Statistic	Polk County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Per Capita Income	$28,773	$40,924	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	19.7%	15.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.2%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.1%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.1%	11.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.4%	13.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	40.1%	30.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	17.3%	12.3%	n/a

Housing in Polk County, Georgia

Statistic	Polk County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Housing Units	17,368	4,541,835	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	79.0%	66.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.7%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	8.4%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,983.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	34.0%	34.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.2%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,413	$2,341	n/a

Education in Polk County, Georgia

Statistic	Polk County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Less than High School	15.5%	10.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	40.7%	26.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.3%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.9%	21.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.5%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Polk County, Georgia

Statistic	Polk County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Labour Force Participation	58.3%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	82.3%	70.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.5%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.1%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	27.6%	22.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	13.7%	10.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.0%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Polk County, Georgia

Statistic	Polk County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Born in State of Residence	78.1%	53.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.3%	5.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.8%	5.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	87.9%	84.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	10.8%	8.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	7.7%	12.3%	16.7%

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