Polk County vs Yell County

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

Polk County and Yell County are counties in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Yell County has the higher population (20,195 vs 19,348 in Polk County). Yell County has the higher median household income ($58,870 vs $49,252 in Polk County). Yell County has the higher median home value ($131,300 vs $122,600 in Polk County).

Population, income & housing

	Polk County	Yell County
Population	19,348	20,195
Median age	44.4 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$49,252	$58,870
Median home value	$122,600	$131,300
Median gross rent	$699	$653
Housing units	9,647	9,300
Homeownership rate	82.2%	67.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	14.3%
Unemployment rate	8.4%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Polk County	Yell County
Population	20,094 → 19,348 (-3.7%)	21,464 → 20,195 (-5.9%)
Median household income	$37,974 → $49,252 (+29.7%)	$43,923 → $58,870 (+34.0%)
Median home value	$99,300 → $122,600 (+23.5%)	$109,400 → $131,300 (+20.0%)
Median gross rent	$639 → $699 (+9.4%)	$573 → $653 (+14.0%)

Polk County

Population

20,09419,348

Median household income

$37,974$49,252

Median home value

$99,300$122,600

Median gross rent

$639$699

Yell County

Population

21,46420,195

Median household income

$43,923$58,870

Median home value

$109,400$131,300

Median gross rent

$573$653

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Polk County	Yell County
Under 5	5.3%	6.2%
5 to 17	17.2%	17.9%
18 to 24	7.5%	7.7%
25 to 34	10.1%	11.9%
35 to 44	10.6%	11.8%
45 to 54	11.9%	12.2%
55 to 64	14.9%	14.7%
65 to 74	12.9%	10.3%
75 and over	9.7%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Polk County	Yell County
White (non-Hispanic)	86.7%	73.8%
Black or African American	0.1%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.5%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	20.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Polk County	Yell County
No high school diploma	12.6%	18.5%
High school graduate	35.8%	39.7%
Some college or associate's	34.4%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Polk County	Yell County
Drove alone	77.5%	77.5%
Carpooled	14.1%	11.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	7.7%
Other means	1.1%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Polk County	Yell County
1-unit, detached	75.6%	71.7%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	5.1%
20 or more units	0.4%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	18.4%	16.8%

Poverty & households

	Polk County	Yell County
Poverty rate	19.0%	13.3%
Average household size	2.44	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	1985	1983