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Polk County School District, FL

818,330 Population
1,798.1 square miles 455.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.5 ±0.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Polk County: 39.5 ±0.5
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Florida: 42.8 ±0.2

Economics

$33,489 ±$1,170 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Polk County: $33,489 ±$1,170
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Florida: $41,902 ±$290
$66,909 ±$1,958 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Polk County: $66,909 ±$1,958
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Florida: $73,311 ±$577

12.8% ±1.5% (102,250  ±11,980) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Polk County: 12.8% † 102,250 (±1.5% / ±11,980)
  • a little higher than the rate in Florida: 12.3% 2,729,519 (±0.3% / ±62,129)

32.4 minutes ±0.6 (10,348,135  ±369,935) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Polk County: 32.4 10,348,135 (±0.6 / ±369,935)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Florida: 28.5 254,614,030 (±0.2 / ±2,053,491)

Families

306,915 ±4,366 Number of households
  • Polk County: 306,915 ±4,366
  • Florida: 8,966,402 ±20,449
2.6 ±0 (802,793  ±593) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Polk County: 2.6 802,793 (±0 / ±593)
  • a little higher than the figure in Florida: 2.5 † 22,130,724 (±62 / ±-555,555,600)

5.6% ±1.1% (10,663  ±2,102) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Polk County: 5.6% † 10,663 (±1.1% / ±2,102)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 5.1% 250,538 (±0.2% / ±9,935)

Housing

352,635 ±235 Number of housing units
  • Polk County: 352,635 ±235
  • Florida: 10,451,823 ±503

$296,300 ±$7,362 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Polk County: $296,300 ±$7,362
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Florida: $381,000 ±$1,579

12.7% ±1.3% (102,870  ±10,509) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Polk County: 12.7% † 102,870 (±1.3% / ±10,509)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Florida: 13.6% 3,054,132 (±0.3% / ±54,986.7)

Social

88.8% ±2.2% (504,370  ±12,755.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Polk County: 88.8% 504,370 (±2.2% / ±12,755.5)
  • about the same as the rate in Florida: 90.3% 14,820,362 (±0.4% / ±72,529.6)
26.5% ±1.2% (150,575  ±6,804.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Polk County: 26.5% 150,575 (±1.2% / ±6,804.3)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Florida: 34.9% 5,733,894 (±0.3% / ±43,651)

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

12.4% ±8,408.1% (101,351  ±9,709) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Polk County: 12.4% † 101,351 (±8,408.1% / ±9,709)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Florida: 22.1% † 4,996,874 (±543% / ±46,951)

7.4% ±0.6% (47,482  ±3,642) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Polk County: 7.4% 47,482 (±0.6% / ±3,642)
  • about the same as the rate in Florida: 7.3% 1,327,057 (±0.1% / ±21,583)
47,482 Total veterans ±3,642 43,092 Male ±3,600 4,390 Female ±1,211

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