Alturas vs Polk City

A side-by-side comparison of Alturas and Polk City: population, income, housing, and more.

Alturas and Polk City are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Alturas has the higher population (3,866 vs 2,884 in Polk City). Polk City has the higher median household income ($83,333 vs $68,955 in Alturas). Polk City has the higher median home value ($287,600 vs $164,500 in Alturas).

Population, income & housing

	Alturas	Polk City
Population	3,866	2,884
Median age	35.8 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$68,955	$83,333
Median home value	$164,500	$287,600
Median gross rent	$941	$986
Housing units	1,565	1,169
Homeownership rate	83.7%	81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.9%	20.0%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alturas	Polk City
Population	3,475 → 3,866 (+11.3%)	2,226 → 2,884 (+29.6%)
Median household income	$45,488 → $68,955 (+51.6%)	$43,917 → $83,333 (+89.8%)
Median home value	$111,600 → $164,500 (+47.4%)	$107,700 → $287,600 (+167.0%)
Median gross rent	$885 → $941 (+6.3%)	$813 → $986 (+21.3%)

Alturas

Population

3,4753,866

Median household income

$45,488$68,955

Median home value

$111,600$164,500

Median gross rent

$885$941

Polk City

Population

2,2262,884

Median household income

$43,917$83,333

Median home value

$107,700$287,600

Median gross rent

$813$986

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alturas	Polk City
Under 5	2.7%	4.9%
5 to 17	22.1%	13.1%
18 to 24	9.3%	7.7%
25 to 34	14.7%	14.6%
35 to 44	11.3%	14.2%
45 to 54	13.1%	13.2%
55 to 64	6.7%	12.9%
65 to 74	16.5%	14.7%
75 and over	3.6%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alturas	Polk City
White (non-Hispanic)	64.5%	56.0%
Black or African American	1.0%	5.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.2%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	31.4%	33.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alturas	Polk City
No high school diploma	17.4%	9.6%
High school graduate	43.6%	27.9%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	42.6%
Bachelor's degree	5.1%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alturas	Polk City
Drove alone	81.2%	79.0%
Carpooled	13.3%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	7.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alturas	Polk City
1-unit, detached	44.9%	78.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	55.1%	12.4%

Poverty & households

	Alturas	Polk City
Poverty rate	14.6%	11.7%
Average household size	3.09	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	30	34
Median year structure built	1990	1998