Median Household Income
$49,191
Median Home Value
$138,400
Median Gross Rent
$711/mo
Poverty Rate
15.9%
Unemployment Rate
7.3%
Homeownership Rate
78.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
17.8%
Median Age
44.3
Population Over Time
Polk County shrank 5.3% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
20,454
2016
20,290
2018
20,163
2020
19,999
2022
19,384
2024
19,361
Business & Industry
Polk County has 429 business establishments employing 4,995 people.
Other services (except public administration)
59
Health care and social assistance
46
Accommodation and food services
37
Construction
33
Finance and insurance
24
Professional, scientific, and technical services
23
Real estate and rental and leasing
14
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
13
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.