Median Household Income
$73,107
Median Home Value
$222,800
Median Gross Rent
$855/mo
Poverty Rate
11.9%
Unemployment Rate
3.6%
Homeownership Rate
71.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
28.0%
Median Age
39.8
Population Over Time
Polk County shrank 2.9% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
31,630
2016
31,550
2018
31,591
2020
31,384
2022
31,128
2024
30,705
Business & Industry
Polk County has 733 business establishments employing 8,944 people.
Health care and social assistance
109
Other services (except public administration)
86
Construction
85
Accommodation and food services
62
Finance and insurance
54
Professional, scientific, and technical services
38
Wholesale trade
37
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
31
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.