Polk County, Florida

Polk County is a one of the county from Florida's 67 counties, located in Southern Region (South Atlantic) of United States. In 2000, county's population was 483924 inhabitants. The July 2008 population estimate is 580594, making it the ninth most populous county in Florida. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2009.99 sq mi (5205.85 sq km), of which, 1874.38 square miles (4854.62 sq km) of it is land and 135.6 square miles (351.2 sq km) of it is water, makes it the fifth largest by total area in Florida.

Polk County Florida
Map of Polk County, Florida

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 483924 residents, 187233 households, and 132305 families in the county. The population density was 258.2 people per square mile (99.69/kmē), it would be the 19th most densely populated county in the U.S. state of Florida. There were 226376 housing units at an average density of 120.8 per square mile (46.64/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.52 persons, and the average family size was 2.96 persons. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 580594, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 477133 White, 83531 Black or African American, 2954 American Indian, 8985 Asian, 447 Native Hawaiian, and 7544 from two or more races.

Polk County Florida Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Polk County Florida School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Polk County Florida GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $36036, making its Florida's 30th highest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $41442, it is the 32nd wealthiest county in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the county was $18302, it is the 34th highest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Florida.

In 2000, 114180 pupils and students, of which 49.9% are male and 50.1% are female, 23.59% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 6.96% nursery or pri school, 5.78% kindergarten, 48.61% elementary school, 22.77% high school and 15.88% College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Citrus Ridge CdpLake County, Polk County, Osceola County, Orange County50.5946.853.7412015256.52056544855
2Auburndale CityPolk County9.35.224.08110322113.51551034184
3Babson Park CdpPolk County1.491.4901182791.41191228487
4Bartow CityPolk County11.3711.230.14153401366.51948738568
5Combee Settlement CdpPolk County2.122.12054362563.31446130923
6Crooked Lake Park CdpPolk County0.560.56016822990.41873135804
7Cypress Gardens CdpPolk County4.293.80.4988442328.62536649778
8Davenport CityPolk County1.631.560.0619241230.51554429408
9Dundee TownPolk County4.313.930.382912740.71441129174
10Eagle Lake CityPolk County1.431.390.0524961800.51324931250
11Fort Meade CityPolk County5.024.980.0556911143.81549932984
12Frostproof CityPolk County2.492.49029751196.81539630412
13Fussels Corner CdpPolk County7.067.0605313752.71799834395
14Gibsonia CdpPolk County3.232.580.65450717481701039010
15Haines City CityPolk County8.948.290.65131741588.71381827636
16Highland City CdpPolk County0.830.83020512474.71392531823
17Highland Park VillagePolk County0.720.450.27244544.23009741875
18Hillcrest Heights TownPolk County0.160.1602661640.32080260556
19Inwood CdpPolk County21.920.0969253612.11329525973
20Jan Phyl Village CdpPolk County4.834.720.1156331194.51638941219
21Kathleen CdpPolk County3.333.3303280986.41723139226
22Lake Alfred CityPolk County8.594.93.683890793.61800836809
23Lake Hamilton TownPolk County3.913.030.8813044301619933438
24Lake Wales CityPolk County14.0113.350.6610194763.91610626884
25Lakeland CityPolk County51.4545.845.61784521711.31976033119
26Lakeland Highlands CdpPolk County6.165.580.57125572248.83112266053
27Loughman CdpPolk County3.773.720.0513853721420531445
28Medulla CdpPolk County5.695.680.0266371169.32145945460
29Mulberry CityPolk County3.213.070.1432301053.31482828247
30Polk City TownPolk County0.770.77015161966.21410832083
31Wahneta CdpPolk County2.422.42047311954.3843322349
32Waverly CdpPolk County3.583.540.041927543.81720323720
33Willow Oak CdpPolk County3.223.22049171529.11672939591
34Winston CdpPolk County5.455.45090241656.21150725204
35Winter Haven CityPolk County25.4217.687.74264871498.32038331884
YearPopulation
April 2000 census483924
April 2000 Estimate483924
July 2000 Estimate485342
July 2001 Estimate491250
July 2002 Estimate498150
July 2003 Estimate507692
July 2004 Estimate520450
July 2005 Estimate537863
July 2006 Estimate556786
July 2007 Estimate572967
July 2008 Estimate580594
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school420837357943
Kindergarten336832356603
Elementary school286652683455499
High school131381286326001
College or graduate school75971053718134
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Polk County, Florida$36036$41442$18302
Florida, United States$38819$45625$21557
United States$41994$50046$21587