Polk County, Tennessee Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Polk County is 7th in Tennessee out of 95 other counties in Home ownership rate

Polk County is 12th in Tennessee out of 95 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Polk County is 15th in Tennessee out of 95 other counties in Race - White

Polk County, Tennessee Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Polk County Rank Tennessee US
Current population (2012) 16,686 75th 6,456,243 313,914,040
Size in square miles 434.7 48th 41,234.9 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 38.7 81st 153.9 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Polk County Rank Tennessee US
Residents younger than 5 5.4% 58th 6.3% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 22.1% 49th 23.1% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 18.2% 28th 14.2% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Polk County Rank Tennessee US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 74.8% 72nd 83.2% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 11.3% 64th 23.0% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Polk County Rank Tennessee US
Race - White 97.4% 15th 79.3% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.6% 84th 17.0% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.4% 43rd 0.4% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.2% 77th 1.6% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 30th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.3% 48th 1.6% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 1.7% 73rd 4.8% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 96.1% 12th 75.1% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Polk County Rank Tennessee US
Female residents 50.6% 66th 51.2% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 1.2% 60th 4.5% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Polk County Rank Tennessee US
Housing units 8,029 74th 2,829,025 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 3.7% 88th 18.1% 25.9%
Households 6,486 74th 2,457,997 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 81.9% 7th 69.0% 66.1%
Home median value $101,600 52nd $137,200 $186,200
People per household 2.5 40th 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 121 25th 20,147 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Polk County Rank Tennessee US
Income per capita $18,199 69th $24,197 $27,915
Income per household $36,204 56th $43,989 $52,762
Income below poverty line 17.6% 57th 16.9% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Polk County Rank Tennessee US
Non-farm private establishments 223 73rd 129,489 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 1,427 81st 2,300,542 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 1,579 65th 545,348 27,092,908
Retail sales $67,693 76th $77,547,291 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $4,305 79th $12,563 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $8,780 69th $10,626,759 $613,795,732

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