Florida

Polk County

Snapshot
Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
European
57.6%
Hispanic
23.5%
African
15.3%
Other
3.6%

Compared with Florida and the United States

Polk Countynext to the state and national figures used elsewhere on this site. A dash means the figure isn’t published at that level of geography.

MetricPolk CountyFloridaUnited States
Non-Hispanic White57.6%49.8%58%
Hispanic23.5%29.2%—
Black or African American15.3%14.5%—
Indian1%1.1%—
East Asian0.7%0.7%—
American Indian and Alaska Native0.3%0.2%—

Cost of living

Incomes and housing costs in Polk County next to Florida and the nation. Price levels are published for states, not counties.

MetricPolk CountyFloridaUnited States
Price level (US = 100)—103.4 (+3.4%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Housing price level (US = 100)—122.1 (+22.1%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Median household income$65,978$74,568$80,734
Median home value$266,500$359,000$332,700
Home price to income4.0×4.8×4.1×
Median gross rent$1,363/mo$1,669/mo$1,413/mo
Rent to income24.8%26.9%21.0%