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Map of Polk County Polk County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 1,874.4 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 289.6 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 111.8%. On the 2000 census form, 98.3% of the population reported only one race, with 13.5% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 9.5% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.52 persons compared to an average family size of 2.96 persons.

In 2005 retail trade was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $24,221. Per capita income grew by 14.1% between 1994 and 2004 (adjusted for inflation).

 

People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value Industry Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2005) 542,912 Covered Employment 202,581
   Growth (%) since 1990 33.9%    Average wage per job $32,235
Households (2000) 187,233 Manufacturing - % all jobs in County 9.0%
Labor Force (persons) (2005) 257,973    Average wage per job $41,595
Unemployment Rate (2005) 4.0 Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County D
Per Capita Personal Income (2004) $26,698    Average wage per job D
Median Household Income (2003) $35,069 Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County D
Poverty Rate (2003) 14.0    Average wage per job D
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 74.8 Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County 4.0%
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 14.9    Average wage per job $45,836
 

 
 

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