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Census Tract 9201.04, Polk, NC

3,332 Population
10.3 square miles 324.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

53.9 ±9.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Columbus: 54.4 † ±14.8
  • about the same as the figure in Polk County: 54.9 ±0.2
  • about 1.4 times the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2

Economics

$46,683 ±$7,885 Per capita income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Columbus: $31,357 † ±$4,657
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Polk County: $43,211 ±$3,551
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
$72,069 ±$8,827 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Columbus: $60,169 † ±$15,642
  • a little higher than the amount in Polk County: $67,758 ±$6,109
  • about the same as the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324

7.2% ±3.8% (233  ±125) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Columbus: 13.2% † 134 (±7.5% / ±85)
  • about half the rate in Polk County: 14% † 2,741 (±2.8% / ±553)
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)

21.6 minutes ±6.9 (28,765  ±6,171) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Columbus: 21.4 † 9,010 (±12.2 / ±3,495)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Polk County: 28.4 206,325 (±1.8 / ±19,192)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)

Families

1,492 ±141 Number of households
  • Columbus: 481 † ±122
  • Polk County: 8,976 ±238
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
2.2 ±0.1 (3,225  ±371) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Columbus: 2.1 † 1,014 (±0.3 / ±293)
  • about the same as the figure in Polk County: 2.2 19,539 (±0.1 / ±6)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237

2.6% ±3% (17  ±20) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • Columbus: 0%
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Polk County: 3% † 96 (±2.1% / ±66)
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)

Housing

1,572 ±144 Number of housing units
  • Columbus: 525 † ±125
  • Polk County: 11,042 ±93
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642

$267,000 ±$34,446 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Columbus: $265,700 † ±$28,252
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Polk County: $315,000 ±$21,515
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086

9.5% ±3.7% (315  ±128.3) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Columbus: 14% † 150 (±7.1% / ±86.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Polk County: 11.4% † 2,253 (±2.5% / ±489.5)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)

Social

94% ±5.9% (2,495  ±288.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Columbus: 86.6% † 744 (±27.1% / ±149.1)
  • about the same as the rate in Polk County: 93.4% 14,789 (±4.4% / ±693.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
38.7% ±5.3% (1,028  ±173.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Columbus: 25.2% † 216 (±9% / ±93.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Polk County: 36.2% 5,733 (±2.7% / ±425.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

4.9% ±2.6% (164  ±87) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Columbus: 9.7% † 104 (±7.2% / ±82)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Polk County: 4.5% 893
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325

8.8% ±2.6% (257  ±82) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in Columbus: 3.7% † 34 (±2.9% / ±28)
  • about the same as the rate in Polk County: 8.6% † 1,451 (±1.1% / ±180)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
257 Total veterans ±82 253 Male ±81 4 Female ±8

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