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Polk County (South) PUMA, FL

178,191 Population
1,046.6 square miles 170.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.3 ±1.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Florida: 42.7 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$30,558 ±$1,491 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Florida: $43,582 ±$267
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$57,270 ±$3,224 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Florida: $77,735 ±$564
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

14.9% ±3.1% (25,934  ±5,667) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 12.1% 2,758,614 (±0.3% / ±58,688)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

33.1 minutes ±0.8 (1,885,275  ±91,529) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Florida: 28.1 244,966,830 (±0.1 / ±847,532)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

71,450 ±4,664 Number of households
  • Florida: 9,141,675 ±28,885
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.2 (174,378  ±11,065) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Florida: 2.5 22,888,804
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.7% ±2.9% (2,181  ±1,136) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 4.7% 241,304 (±0.2% / ±10,582)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

85,433 ±4,428 Number of housing units
  • Florida: 10,629,845 ±2,325
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$278,300 ±$14,021 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Florida: $396,900 ±$1,617
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.3% ±2.1% (18,249  ±3,917.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Florida: 13.3% 3,086,717 (±0.2% / ±56,358.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

90.1% ±7.5% (117,941  ±6,835.4) 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)
19.3% ±1.8% (25,270  ±2,801.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Florida: 35.8% 6,082,851 (±0.3% / ±43,849)
  • about half the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

29.4% ±2.6% (46,601  ±4,239.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • a little less than the rate in Florida: 30.6% 6,520,270 (±0.1% / ±25,985.6)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

12.9% ±2.1% (23,052  ±4,036) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Florida: 23.1% 5,392,412
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.2% ±1% (8,975  ±1,488) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Florida: 7% 1,307,724 (±0.1% / ±20,537)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
8,975 Total veterans ±1,488 8,326 Male ±1,434 649 Female ±382

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