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Census Tract 9202.01, Polk, NC

2,849 Population
71.7 square miles 39.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

51.4 ±3.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Columbus: 54.4 † ±14.8
  • a little less than the figure in Polk County: 54.9 ±0.2
  • about 1.3 times the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2

Economics

$47,850 ±$10,126 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 20 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
$89,316 ±$8,491 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Columbus: $60,169 † ±$15,642
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Polk County: $67,758 ±$6,109
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324

5.1% ±3.2% (145  ±93) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Columbus: 13.2% † 134 (±7.5% / ±85)
  • about one-third of the rate in Polk County: 14% † 2,741 (±2.8% / ±553)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)

34.4 minutes ±6 (39,270  ±12,162) Mean travel time to work
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in Columbus: 21.4 † 9,010 (±12.2 / ±3,495)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Polk County: 28.4 206,325 (±1.8 / ±19,192)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)

Families

1,110 ±146 Number of households
  • Columbus: 481 † ±122
  • Polk County: 8,976 ±238
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
2.6 ±0.5 (2,849  ±351) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Columbus: 2.1 † 1,014 (±0.3 / ±293)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Polk County: 2.2 19,539 (±0.1 / ±6)
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

1,757 ±157 Number of housing units
  • Columbus: 525 † ±125
  • Polk County: 11,042 ±93
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642

$351,800 ±$76,905 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Columbus: $265,700 † ±$28,252
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Polk County: $315,000 ±$21,515
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086

2.5% ±1.8% (71  ±52.8) Moved since previous year
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Columbus: 14% † 150 (±7.1% / ±86.2)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Polk County: 11.4% † 2,253 (±2.5% / ±489.5)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)

Social

96.8% ±9.3% (2,046  ±327) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Columbus: 86.6% † 744 (±27.1% / ±149.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in Polk County: 93.4% 14,789 (±4.4% / ±693.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
34.5% ±6.7% (728  ±168.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Columbus: 25.2% † 216 (±9% / ±93.1)
  • a little less than the rate in Polk County: 36.2% 5,733 (±2.7% / ±425.3)
  • a little less 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

5.5% ±4.3% (156  ±123) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Columbus: 9.7% † 104 (±7.2% / ±82)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Polk County: 4.5% 893
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325

8.3% ±3.1% (191  ±74) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in Columbus: 3.7% † 34 (±2.9% / ±28)
  • a little less than the rate in Polk County: 8.6% † 1,451 (±1.1% / ±180)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
191 Total veterans ±74 191 Male ±74 N/A Female ±14

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