Statewide Claims to Fame

Polk County is 4th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Race - Two or More

Polk County is 6th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Polk County is 11th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Size in square miles

Polk County is 15th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Home ownership rate

Polk County is 15th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Polk County is 16th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Polk County is 20th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Foreign born residents

Main Cities Within Polk County, Arkansas

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Polk County Rank Arkansas US
Current population (2012) 20,471 37th 2,949,131 313,914,040
Size in square miles 857.7 11th 52,035.5 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 24.1 48th 56 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Polk County Rank Arkansas US
Residents younger than 5 6.0% 43rd 6.6% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 23.3% 40th 24.1% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 20.6% 16th 15.0% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Polk County Rank Arkansas US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 81.6% 28th 82.7% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 10.6% 61st 19.6% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Polk County Rank Arkansas US
Race - White 94.9% 22nd 80.0% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.4% 69th 15.6% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 1.8% 6th 0.9% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.5% 33rd 1.4% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 58th 0.3% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 2.3% 4th 1.8% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 6.2% 15th 6.8% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 89.2% 23rd 73.9% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Polk County Rank Arkansas US
Female residents 50.9% 41st 50.9% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 2.9% 20th 4.4% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Polk County Rank Arkansas US
Housing units 10,054 34th 1,324,369 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 4.0% 67th 15.2% 25.9%
Households 7,979 37th 1,121,386 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 77.5% 15th 67.5% 66.1%
Home median value $82,500 29th $105,100 $186,200
People per household 2.5 32nd 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 4 45th 8,231 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Polk County Rank Arkansas US
Income per capita $18,327 47th $21,833 $27,915
Income per household $32,395 51st $40,149 $52,762
Income below poverty line 20.2% 37th 18.4% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Polk County Rank Arkansas US
Non-farm private establishments 473 30th 64,471 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 5,193 35th 980,644 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 1,931 29th 238,994 27,092,908
Retail sales $176,896 39th $32,974,282 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $8,785 40th $11,602 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $14,410 36th $3,559,795 $613,795,732

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