Frostproof vs Polk City

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

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

Frostproof has the higher population (3,289 vs 2,884 in Polk City). Polk City has the higher median household income ($83,333 vs $39,301 in Frostproof). Polk City has the higher median home value ($287,600 vs $120,500 in Frostproof).

Population, income & housing

	Frostproof	Polk City
Population	3,289	2,884
Median age	55.3 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$39,301	$83,333
Median home value	$120,500	$287,600
Median gross rent	$691	$986
Housing units	1,978	1,169
Homeownership rate	75.6%	81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.3%	20.0%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Frostproof	Polk City
Population	3,191 → 3,289 (+3.1%)	2,226 → 2,884 (+29.6%)
Median household income	$42,990 → $39,301 (-8.6%)	$43,917 → $83,333 (+89.8%)
Median home value	$79,800 → $120,500 (+51.0%)	$107,700 → $287,600 (+167.0%)
Median gross rent	$636 → $691 (+8.6%)	$813 → $986 (+21.3%)

Frostproof

Population

3,1913,289

Median household income

$42,990$39,301

Median home value

$79,800$120,500

Median gross rent

$636$691

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)

	Frostproof	Polk City
Under 5	9.4%	4.9%
5 to 17	9.5%	13.1%
18 to 24	6.4%	7.7%
25 to 34	11.1%	14.6%
35 to 44	5.7%	14.2%
45 to 54	7.3%	13.2%
55 to 64	16.8%	12.9%
65 to 74	18.5%	14.7%
75 and over	15.3%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Frostproof	Polk City
White (non-Hispanic)	66.4%	56.0%
Black or African American	2.7%	5.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.0%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	25.8%	33.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Frostproof	Polk City
No high school diploma	26.6%	9.6%
High school graduate	34.4%	27.9%
Some college or associate's	26.7%	42.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Frostproof	Polk City
Drove alone	74.2%	79.0%
Carpooled	6.9%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	5.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.4%	7.6%
Other means	1.3%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Frostproof	Polk City
1-unit, detached	52.9%	78.9%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	3.0%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	36.1%	12.4%

Poverty & households

	Frostproof	Polk City
Poverty rate	21.5%	11.7%
Average household size	2.31	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	25	34
Median year structure built	1981	1998