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Polk County (Central) PUMA, FL

173,671 Population
144.9 square miles 1,198.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.6 ±2.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Florida: 42.7 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$37,641 ±$2,763 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Florida: $43,582 ±$267
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$80,028 ±$5,096 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Florida: $77,735 ±$564
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

10.4% ±3% (17,928  ±5,295) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Florida: 12.1% 2,758,614 (±0.3% / ±58,688)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

28.6 minutes ±0.8 (1,912,420  ±90,066) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in Florida: 28.1 244,966,830 (±0.1 / ±847,532)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

62,795 ±3,340 Number of households
  • Florida: 9,141,675 ±28,885
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.8 ±0.1 (173,188  ±11,819) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Florida: 2.5 22,888,804
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.8% ±3.2% (2,233  ±1,266) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 4.7% 241,304 (±0.2% / ±10,582)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

70,508 ±3,683 Number of housing units
  • Florida: 10,629,845 ±2,325
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$325,300 ±$15,276 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Florida: $396,900 ±$1,617
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.2% ±3.2% (21,087  ±5,646.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Florida: 13.3% 3,086,717 (±0.2% / ±56,358.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

89.7% ±1.2% (108,724  ±6,698.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Florida: 90.4% 15,337,477 (±0.4% / ±70,152)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
30% ±2.6% (36,317  ±3,823.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Florida: 35.8% 6,082,851 (±0.3% / ±43,849)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

21.7% ±3.1% (33,418  ±4,807) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Florida: 30.6% 6,520,270 (±0.1% / ±25,985.6)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

14.3% ±2.5% (24,863  ±4,721) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Florida: 23.1% 5,392,412
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

9.3% ±1.6% (12,464  ±2,206) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Florida: 7% 1,307,724 (±0.1% / ±20,537)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
12,464 Total veterans ±2,206 10,963 Male ±2,044 1,501 Female ±719

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