CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Polk City

Florida · 1,439 residents · 4.51 sq mi

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With 1,439 people, Polk City is a city in Florida. 86% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 5% of adults. The typical home is worth $45,600. This skews young, with a median age of 29.9. Median household income is $25,929, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,439

−5%vs 2000

vs 1,516 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.9

−11%vs 2000

vs 33.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.51 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510.1%(146)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.6%(152)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(94)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(91)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(93)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.6%(267)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.1%(246)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.5%(122)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.6%(109)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746%(86)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.2%(32)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.1%(1)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,929

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,083 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,688

−31%vs 2000

vs $14,108 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.5%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,600

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $54,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$376

+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $425 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

85.6%

+9.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.2% in 2000

14.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.2%(1,337)

Black1.9%(29)

Hispanic / Latino8.1%(123)

Asian0.4%(6)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.7%(1,363)

Black0.8%(12)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(23)

Asian0.4%(6)

Other4%(58)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican15.6%(465)

South American8.8%(263)

Venezuelan8.2%(243)

Mexican5.5%(165)

Dominican2.6%(77)

Cuban1.9%(56)

Central American1.2%(37)

Nicaraguan0.9%(28)

Colombian0.4%(11)

Ecuadorian0.3%(9)

Guatemalan0.2%(5)

Panamanian0.1%(4)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Spaniard0.1%(4)

Asian origin

Thai0.5%(14)

Japanese0.2%(6)

Asian Indian0.2%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.4%(11)

Ancestry

American13.5%(401)

German8.3%(248)

English7.9%(234)

Irish6.5%(194)

Brazilian3.7%(111)

Italian2.2%(65)

Scottish1.9%(57)

West Indian1.6%(48)

Jamaican1.4%(43)

Polish1.3%(39)

Danish1.1%(33)

Russian0.7%(20)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian0.4%(12)

French Canadian0.3%(9)

Norwegian0.3%(9)

French0.3%(8)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(7)

Ukrainian0.2%(6)

Canadian0.1%(4)

Dutch0.1%(4)

Finnish0.1%(4)

RANKED:Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest American population · Largest South American population · Largest German population · Largest Venezuelan population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.0%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.7%

−5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.8%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.8 min

+26%vs 2000

vs 20.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married21.9%(245)

Married72.5%(811)

Widowed2.6%(29)

Divorced3%(33)

Women 15+

Never married28.6%(404)

Married61%(862)

Widowed3.3%(47)

Divorced7.1%(100)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.1%

−14.7 ptssince 2013

from 20.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.1%

+14.1 ptssince 2020

from 42.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.2%

−5.0 ptssince 2020

from 20.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.7%

−9.8 ptssince 2020

from 31.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.0%

−6.0 ptssince 2020

from 20.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.1%

+10.1 ptssince 2020

from 60.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.9%

−11.6 ptssince 2020

from 45.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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