Polk County, Florida

40 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 760,961
Median household income: $63,644
Median home value: $240,000

Polk County is a county in Florida with a population of 760,961. 40 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $63,644 is below the Florida median ($71,711).

From 2019 to 2023, Polk County's population grew 10.9% from 686,218 to 760,961, while its median household income rose 25.8% from $50,584 to $63,644.

22.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 70.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 760,961
Median age: 39.6 yrs
Median household income: $63,644
Median home value: $240,000
Median gross rent: $1,272
Housing units: 329,750
Homeownership rate: 70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

686,218760,961

Median household income

$50,584$63,644

Median home value

$150,800$240,000

Median gross rent

$978$1,272

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	686,218	$50,584	$150,800	$978
2020	705,735	$51,535	$162,400	$1,014
2021	713,148	$55,099	$177,900	$1,090
2022	736,229	$60,901	$215,700	$1,192
2023	760,961	$63,644	$240,000	$1,272

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	42,847	5.6%
5 to 17	125,123	16.4%
18 to 24	65,521	8.6%
25 to 34	100,810	13.2%
35 to 44	96,272	12.7%
45 to 54	89,546	11.8%
55 to 64	91,211	12.0%
65 to 74	83,727	11.0%
75 and over	65,904	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	400,412	52.6%
Black or African American	107,927	14.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	928	0.1%
Asian	13,066	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	247	0.0%
Some other race	5,017	0.7%
Two or more races	22,362	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	211,002	27.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.5%

High school graduate33.2%

Some college or associate's31.6%

Bachelor's degree15.3%

Graduate or professional degree7.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	65,835	12.5%
High school graduate	175,366	33.2%
Some college or associate's	166,845	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	80,742	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	38,682	7.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone77.4%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home10.8%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	254,187	77.4%
Carpooled	27,354	8.3%
Public transit	1,121	0.3%
Walked	3,034	0.9%
Bicycle	1,426	0.4%
Worked from home	35,413	10.8%
Other means	5,985	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	52,323	17.9%
15 to 29 min	111,568	38.1%
30 to 44 min	63,110	21.5%
45 to 59 min	34,359	11.7%
60+ min	31,747	10.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 14.7% (109,496 of 744,172)

	Count	Share
Family households	189,817	68.6%
Nonfamily households	86,826	31.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	276,643	83.9%
Vacant	53,107	16.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	193,698	70.0%
Renter-occupied	82,945	30.0%

1-unit, detached61.7%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units5.7%

5 to 19 units5.7%

20 or more units3.4%

Mobile home & other20.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	203,501	61.7%
1-unit, attached	9,831	3.0%
2 to 4 units	18,921	5.7%
5 to 19 units	18,774	5.7%
20 or more units	11,351	3.4%
Mobile home & other	67,372	20.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 12105
State: Florida
Land area: 1,798 sq mi
Water area: 212 sq mi
Center point: 27.9537, -81.6935