Polk County, Missouri Demographics

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Polk County is 19th in Missouri out of 115 other counties in People per household

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Polk County Rank Missouri US
Current population (2012) 31,017 38th 6,021,988 313,914,040
Size in square miles 635.5 44th 68,741.5 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 49 38th 87.1 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Polk County Rank Missouri US
Residents younger than 5 6.4% 37th 6.3% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 24.5% 26th 23.3% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 16.8% 61st 14.7% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Polk County Rank Missouri US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 82.2% 72nd 86.8% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 17.2% 32nd 25.4% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Polk County Rank Missouri US
Race - White 96.4% 52nd 83.9% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.9% 61st 11.7% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.7% 36th 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.5% 36th 1.8% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 27th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.4% 69th 2.0% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 2.0% 39th 3.7% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 94.6% 59th 80.6% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Polk County Rank Missouri US
Female residents 50.8% 41st 51.0% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 1.4% 50th 3.8% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Polk County Rank Missouri US
Housing units 13,441 41st 2,723,415 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 7.9% 72nd 19.6% 25.9%
Households 11,700 39th 2,354,104 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 71.5% 78th 69.5% 66.1%
Home median value $113,500 36th $138,900 $186,200
People per household 2.6 19th 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 48 30th 12,297 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Polk County Rank Missouri US
Income per capita $18,905 79th $25,371 $27,915
Income per household $38,423 65th $47,202 $52,762
Income below poverty line 20.3% 25th 14.3% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Polk County Rank Missouri US
Non-farm private establishments 580 42nd 147,274 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 6,991 41st 2,298,295 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 2,961 33rd 501,064 27,092,908
Retail sales $275,957 44th $76,575,216 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $9,140 60th $12,957 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $23,301 41st $11,070,634 $613,795,732

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