COMPARING TWO PLACES
Trinity County vs Polk County
PLACE A
Trinity County, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Polk County, Georgia
Trinity County is 68% smaller than Polk County. Polk County earns more, with a median household income $6,497 higher. Polk County has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -7%).
TRINITY COUNTYPOLK COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population14,38445,514−68% vs Polk County
Population density21147−126
Population growth-6.7%3.3%−10.1 pts
Median age49.238.0+11.2
Male48.9%48.9%+0.0 pts
Female51.1%51.1%−0.0 pts
Foreign-born3.4%6.1%−2.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.9%70.4%+6.5 pts
Black7.9%11.9%−4.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.2%13.9%−2.7 pts
Asian0.2%0.7%−0.5 pts
Other3.9%3.1%+0.8 pts
Median household income$52,018$58,515−$6,497
Per capita income$30,671$28,773+$1,898
Poverty rate17.6%16.4%+1.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4780.436+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.8%15.4%+1.4 pts
Graduate degree4.1%5.5%−1.4 pts
Unemployment rate6.5%5.9%+0.6 pts
Labor force participation48.5%58.3%−9.9 pts
Median home value$119,500$187,600−$68,100
Median gross rent$856$918−$62
Owner-occupied79.4%66.0%+13.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.0%8.4%+18.6 pts
Rent-burdened households35.2%47.8%−12.5 pts
Average commute38.630.5+8.1
Worked from home8.0%4.4%+3.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured16.0%12.0%+4.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025