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Polk County School District, FL

787,404 Population
1,798.1 square miles 437.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 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: 42.7 ±0.1

Economics

$29,443 ±$767 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Polk County: $29,443 ±$767
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Florida: $40,278 ±$316
$62,051 ±$1,884 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Polk County: $62,051 ±$1,884
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Florida: $69,303 ±$616

15.9% ±1.5% (122,208  ±11,175) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Polk County: 15.9% 122,208 (±1.5% / ±11,175)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 12.7% 2,762,679 (±0.2% / ±47,630)

30.3 minutes ±1 (9,197,995  ±379,020) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Polk County: 30.3 9,197,995 (±1 / ±379,020)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Florida: 28 243,099,660 (±0.1 / ±1,644,835)

Families

291,994 ±4,524 Number of households
  • Polk County: 291,994 ±4,524
  • Florida: 8,826,394 ±23,013
2.6 ±0 (771,304  ±524) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Polk County: 2.6 771,304 (±0 / ±524)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Florida: 2.5 21,767,540

4.1% ±1.1% (7,478  ±1,901) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Polk County: 4.1% † 7,478 (±1.1% / ±1,901)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Florida: 4.9% 237,974 (±0.2% / ±8,830)

Housing

340,780 ±234 Number of housing units
  • Polk County: 340,780 ±234
  • Florida: 10,257,553 ±836

$267,500 ±$6,605 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Polk County: $267,500 ±$6,605
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Florida: $354,100 ±$1,592

14.7% ±1.5% (114,855  ±11,682.9) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Polk County: 14.7% † 114,855 (±1.5% / ±11,682.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 13.7% 3,014,757 (±0.3% / ±57,370.3)

Social

88.1% ±2.3% (480,374  ±12,521.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Polk County: 88.1% 480,374 (±2.3% / ±12,521.1)
  • about the same as the rate in Florida: 89.9% 14,481,480 (±0.4% / ±67,293.2)
22.6% ±1.2% (123,446  ±6,287.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Polk County: 22.6% 123,446 (±1.2% / ±6,287.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Florida: 34.3% 5,518,418 (±0.3% / ±40,702.3)

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

12.5% (98,303  ±9,358) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Polk County: 12.5% 98,303
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Florida: 21.7% 4,817,273

7.8% ±0.7% (47,860  ±4,065) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Polk County: 7.8% 47,860 (±0.7% / ±4,065)
  • a little higher than the rate in Florida: 7.4% 1,322,675 (±0.1% / ±15,844)
47,860 Total veterans ±4,065 43,436 Male ±3,817 4,424 Female ±1,209

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