With 2,974 people, Polk City is a city in Florida. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 1,458 people. Owners hold 83% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 23% of adults. The median age is 42.0, about 3 years above the US median. The average commute runs 32 minutes.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $79,762, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 197%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Polk City
What changed most since 1990
White share93.7% → 47.4%(−46.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share1.6% → 37.9%(+36.3 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$109,443 → $293,900(+169%)US over the same years: +67%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)37.4%(65)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)11.5%(20)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.5%(53)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.7%(10)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 174 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Polk City, decade by decade
Polk City population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,439
$62,231
$109,443
5.0%
15.1
2000
1,516
$58,444
$99,098
6.3%
26.9
2010
1,562
$56,386
$183,562
7.4%
33.2
2020
2,713
$71,998
$167,989
14.9%
65.9
2024
2,974
$79,762
$293,900
22.5%
77.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
