Polk County, Texas Demographics

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Polk County is 9th in Texas out of 254 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Polk County Rank Texas US
Current population (2012) 45,656 69th 26,059,203 313,914,040
Size in square miles 1,057.1 58th 261,231.7 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 43 84th 96.3 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Polk County Rank Texas US
Residents younger than 5 5.6% 191st 7.5% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 20.8% 214th 26.8% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 19.5% 68th 10.9% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Polk County Rank Texas US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 77.1% 156th 80.4% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 11.1% 220th 26.1% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Polk County Rank Texas US
Race - White 84.4% 202nd 80.6% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 11.5% 48th 12.3% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 2.1% 9th 1.0% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.6% 138th 4.2% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 46th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.4% 123rd 1.7% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 13.7% 211th 38.2% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 71.8% 76th 44.5% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Polk County Rank Texas US
Female residents 46.6% 226th 50.3% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 6.1% 149th 16.2% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Polk County Rank Texas US
Housing units 22,971 58th 10,098,750 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 3.9% 205th 24.0% 25.9%
Households 16,842 63rd 8,667,807 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 79.1% 50th 64.5% 66.1%
Home median value $73,700 153rd $126,400 $186,200
People per household 2.5 197th 2.8 2.6
Building permits (last year) 352 36th 135,514 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Polk County Rank Texas US
Income per capita $18,470 200th $25,548 $27,915
Income per household $36,073 214th $50,920 $52,762
Income below poverty line 19.9% 72nd 17.0% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Polk County Rank Texas US
Non-farm private establishments 700 81st 525,420 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 8,262 83rd 8,987,663 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 4,518 61st 2,164,852 27,092,908
Retail sales $445,440 71st $311,334,781 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $9,587 118th $13,061 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $33,372 80th $42,054,592 $613,795,732

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