Emlenton vs Polk

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

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

Polk has the higher population (692 vs 623 in Emlenton). Emlenton has the higher median household income ($65,179 vs $44,250 in Polk). Emlenton has the higher median home value ($111,300 vs $87,500 in Polk).

Population, income & housing

	Emlenton	Polk
Population	623	692
Median age	45.9 yrs	53.5 yrs
Median household income	$65,179	$44,250
Median home value	$111,300	$87,500
Median gross rent	$650	$689
Housing units	342	281
Homeownership rate	69.1%	77.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.9%	11.6%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	9.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emlenton	Polk
Population	693 → 623 (-10.1%)	747 → 692 (-7.4%)
Median household income	$53,958 → $65,179 (+20.8%)	$57,045 → $44,250 (-22.4%)
Median home value	$93,800 → $111,300 (+18.7%)	$62,200 → $87,500 (+40.7%)
Median gross rent	$764 → $650 (-14.9%)	$607 → $689 (+13.5%)

Emlenton

Population

693623

Median household income

$53,958$65,179

Median home value

$93,800$111,300

Median gross rent

$764$650

Polk

Population

747692

Median household income

$57,045$44,250

Median home value

$62,200$87,500

Median gross rent

$607$689

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emlenton	Polk
Under 5	3.5%	3.6%
5 to 17	12.2%	10.3%
18 to 24	6.4%	9.0%
25 to 34	11.2%	7.1%
35 to 44	14.6%	9.0%
45 to 54	13.2%	14.9%
55 to 64	13.8%	17.6%
65 to 74	15.1%	17.8%
75 and over	10.0%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emlenton	Polk
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	92.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	2.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emlenton	Polk
No high school diploma	7.4%	24.5%
High school graduate	37.7%	45.1%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	18.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	1.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.1%	10.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emlenton	Polk
Drove alone	86.7%	92.9%
Carpooled	4.2%	1.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	2.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emlenton	Polk
1-unit, detached	76.6%	85.8%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.5%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	1.1%
20 or more units	9.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.5%

Poverty & households

	Emlenton	Polk
Poverty rate	11.2%	35.0%
Average household size	2.14	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	37	19
Median year structure built	1949	1951