Bailey Lakes vs Polk

A side-by-side comparison of Bailey Lakes and Polk: population, income, housing, and more.

Bailey Lakes and Polk are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Polk has the higher population (535 vs 330 in Bailey Lakes). Bailey Lakes has the higher median household income ($68,750 vs $63,438 in Polk). Bailey Lakes has the higher median home value ($131,300 vs $122,300 in Polk).

Population, income & housing

	Bailey Lakes	Polk
Population	330	535
Median age	34.5 yrs	32.4 yrs
Median household income	$68,750	$63,438
Median home value	$131,300	$122,300
Median gross rent	$924	$755
Housing units	147	178
Homeownership rate	63.8%	87.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.8%	11.7%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bailey Lakes	Polk
Population	345 → 330 (-4.3%)	470 → 535 (+13.8%)
Median household income	$50,000 → $68,750 (+37.5%)	$53,194 → $63,438 (+19.3%)
Median home value	$98,300 → $131,300 (+33.6%)	$96,500 → $122,300 (+26.7%)
Median gross rent	$757 → $924 (+22.1%)	$904 → $755 (-16.5%)

Bailey Lakes

Population

345330

Median household income

$50,000$68,750

Median home value

$98,300$131,300

Median gross rent

$757$924

Polk

Population

470535

Median household income

$53,194$63,438

Median home value

$96,500$122,300

Median gross rent

$904$755

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bailey Lakes	Polk
Under 5	5.5%	7.3%
5 to 17	9.7%	28.4%
18 to 24	14.5%	5.0%
25 to 34	21.2%	15.5%
35 to 44	10.0%	11.2%
45 to 54	6.7%	13.5%
55 to 64	11.8%	9.3%
65 to 74	16.4%	5.2%
75 and over	4.2%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bailey Lakes	Polk
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	94.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.8%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bailey Lakes	Polk
No high school diploma	3.9%	16.7%
High school graduate	49.1%	48.9%
Some college or associate's	27.2%	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9.9%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bailey Lakes	Polk
Drove alone	71.7%	75.1%
Carpooled	21.2%	13.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	7.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bailey Lakes	Polk
1-unit, detached	72.8%	90.4%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	17.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Bailey Lakes	Polk
Poverty rate	9.4%	27.6%
Average household size	2.39	3.07
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1961	1938