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Polk City Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Polk City Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

3,076

Age

Under 5 Years:
3.3%
5 - 17:
16.1%
18 - 24:
8.2%
25 - 34:
12.1%
35 - 54:
30.0%
55 - 64:
10.2%
Over 65 Years:
20.1%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
2.6%
2.6%
90.7%
90.7%
22.5%
22.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Polk City
USA
$32,767
$32,767
$44,673
$44,673

Median household income

Polk City
USA
$79,762
$79,762
$80,734
$80,734
Individuals Below Poverty Level

12.2%

Employment Industries

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Transportation
Healthcare
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Finance
Construction
Retail
Arts
Education
Other
Wholesale
Manufacturing
Accommodation
Information Technology
Public Service
15.1%
15.1%
12.1%
12.1%
10.6%
10.6%
8.7%
8.7%
8.7%
8.7%
8.1%
8.1%
6.5%
6.5%
5.4%
5.4%
5.2%
5.2%
4.1%
4.1%
4.0%
4.0%
3.7%
3.7%
3.1%
3.1%
2.2%
2.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Black or African American
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
47.4%
47.4%
37.9%
37.9%
7.6%
7.6%
6.3%
6.3%
0.9%
0.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
English
Irish
Brazilian
Italian
Scottish
Jamaican
Polish
Danish
European
Russian
Hungarian
Norwegian
French Canadian
French
Scots-Irish
Ukrainian
Bahamian
Finnish
Dutch
8.3%
8.3%
7.9%
7.9%
6.5%
6.5%
3.7%
3.7%
2.2%
2.2%
1.9%
1.9%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
German/Yiddish
French
Portuguese
Thai
West Germanic languages
Japanese
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
63.8%
63.8%
31.0%
31.0%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
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0.0%
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0.0%
0.0%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Polk City Residents

16.6%

Real Estate in Popular Polk City Neighborhoods

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