Polk County School District, Florida Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Polk County School District is 36th out of 2,758 other school districts in Housing units

Polk County School District is 39th out of 2,891 other school districts in Current population (2012)

Polk County School District is 40th out of 2,891 other school districts in Households

Polk County School District is 299th out of 2,891 other school districts in Residents 65 or older

Polk County School District is 406th out of 432 other school districts in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Polk County School District is 9th in Florida out of 64 other school districts in Housing units

Polk County School District is 9th in Florida out of 67 other school districts in Current population (2012)

Polk County School District is 9th in Florida out of 67 other school districts in Households

Polk County School District is 10th in Florida out of 67 other school districts in Residents younger than 5

Polk County School District is 13th in Florida out of 54 other school districts in People per household

Polk County School District is 13th in Florida out of 67 other school districts in Residents younger than 18

Polk County School District is 15th in Florida out of 65 other school districts in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Polk County School District is 22nd in Florida out of 67 other school districts in Foreign born residents

Polk County School District is 23rd in Florida out of 35 other school districts in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Polk County School District is 25th in Florida out of 49 other school districts in Race - Asian

Size Demographics
	Polk County School District	Rank	Florida	US
Current population (2012)	603,700	9th	19,317,568	313,914,040

Age Demographics
	Polk County School District	Rank	Florida	US
Residents younger than 5	6.5%	10th	5.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	23.5%	13th	20.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	18.0%	26th	18.2%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Polk County School District	Rank	Florida	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	81.6%	39th	85.5%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	17.5%	35th	26.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Polk County School District	Rank	Florida	US
Race - White	78.9%	44th	78.3%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	14.6%	25th	16.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	23rd	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.7%	25th	2.7%	5.1%
Race - Two or More	1.9%	31st	1.9%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	17.7%	15th	23.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	64.5%	41st	57.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Polk County School District	Rank	Florida	US
Female residents	51.0%	26th	51.1%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	10.6%	22nd	19.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Polk County School District	Rank	Florida	US
Housing units	281,173	9th	9,026,965	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	13.8%	26th	29.9%	25.9%
Households	219,743	9th	7,140,096	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	71.3%	39th	69.0%	66.1%
Home median value	$119,700	44th	$188,600	$186,200
People per household	2.5	13th	2.6	2.6

Income Demographics
	Polk County School District	Rank	Florida	US
Income per capita	$20,858	39th	$26,733	$27,915
Income per household	$42,365	33rd	$47,827	$52,762
Income below poverty line	18.0%	27th	14.7%	14.3%