2024 population: 852,878 ( 127,842 from 2020)
Land area: 1797.8 square miles
Population density: 474.4 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	415,247	48.69%	3.0%
Black:	129,833	15.22%	21.8%
Indian:	2,250	0.26%	18.5%
Asian:	18,155	2.13%	34.8%
2+ races:	16,160	1.89%	31.5%
Hispanic:	271,233	31.80%	44.6%

Total non-White:	437,631	51.31%	35.9%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	36,740	12.7
Deaths:	36,895	12.7
Net Migration:	107,127	36.9
Net Immigration:	20,375	7.0

Change in White population:	12,132	1.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	115,710	16.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
725,036
403,115	55.60%
106,636	14.71%
1,899	0.26%
13,470	1.86%
12,287	1.69%
187,629	25.88%
321,921	44.40%

2010
602,095
388,769	64.57%
85,336	14.17%
1,658	0.28%
9,805	1.63%
8,912	1.48%
106,532	17.69%
213,326	35.43%

2000
483,924
361,366	74.67%
64,544	13.34%
1,411	0.29%
4,577	0.95%
5,616	1.16%
45,933	9.49%
122,558	25.33%

1990
405,382
332,891	82.12%
53,622	13.23%
1,419	0.35%
2,258	0.56%
n/a
15,192	3.75%
72,491	17.88%

1980
321,652
261,666	81.35%
48,011	14.93%
817	0.25%
1,352	0.42%
n/a
9,685	3.01%
59,986	18.65%

1970
227,222
183,509	80.76%
39,596	17.43%
204	0.09%
137	0.06%
n/a
3,415	1.50%
43,713	19.24%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
69,821	11.6
60,035	10.0
89,337	14.8
23,260	3.9

14,346	2.4
108,595	18.0

Number	Rate
2000's
70,065	14.5
50,723	10.5
70,879	14.6
12,267	2.5

27,403	5.7
90,768	18.8

Number	Rate
1990's
63,612	15.7
47,538	11.7
32,658	8.1
6,557	1.6

28,475	7.0
50,067	12.4

Number	Rate
1980's
56,206	17.5
36,248	11.3
64,197	20.0
n/a

71,225	22.1
12,505	3.9

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
75,178	33.1
n/a

78,157	34.4
16,273	7.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Polk County, FL

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.8
161,066	10.2%
1,416,848	89.8%
146,515	9.3%

264,145
2.73

181,451	68.7%
128,727	70.9%
18,877	10.4%
82,694	31.3%

2010
Number	Percent
39.8
141,736	23.5%
460,359	76.5%
108,296	18.0%

227,485
2.59

159,323	70.0%
116,251	73.0%
16,779	10.5%
68,162	30.0%

2000
Number	Percent
38.7
117,557	24.3%
366,367	75.7%
88,576	18.3%

187,162
2.52

132,948	71.0%
103,505	77.9%
12,605	9.5%
54,214	29.0%

1990
Number	Percent
36.7
97,870	24.1%
307,512	75.9%
75,235	18.6%

155,870
2.54

115,537	74.1%
94,600	81.9%
9,323	8.1%
40,333	25.9%

1980
Number	Percent
32.3
87,872	27.3%
233,780	72.7%
45,965	14.3%

113,896
2.71

87,203	76.6%
74,169	85.1%
6,363	7.3%
26,693	23.4%

2022 Housing Data for Polk County, FL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	14,245	5.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	9,677	3.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	10,311	3.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	12,054	4.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	12,748	4.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	13,731	5.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	11,162	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	11,696	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	12,468	4.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	22,067	8.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	30,033	11.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	37,455	14.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	23,373	8.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	15,057	5.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	14,597	5.5%
$200,000 or more	13,471	5.1%

Median Household Income	60,901
Per Capita Income	30,262

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	85
Compared to U.S.	82

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	15,497	5.9%
Public Assistance	7,190	2.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	40,234	15.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	215,716	67.2%
Unemployed	11,170	3.5%
In Armed Forces	422	0.1%

Total Labor Force	227,308	70.8%
Not in Labor Force	93,751	29.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	129,454	110,164	54.0%
Non-Profit	7,074	12,242	36.6%
Self-Employed	17,986	9,861	64.6%

Local Government	9,601	12,536	43.4%
State Government	2,937	4,255	40.8%
Federal Government	2,148	1,446	59.8%

Total Private + Self	147,440	120,025	55.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	21,760	30,479	41.7%
Total	169,200	150,504	52.9%

Pct. Govt.	10.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	41,425	12.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	78,433	24.5%
Professional, Technical	55,495	17.3%
Service Occupations	62,917	19.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,900	0.6%
All others	81,953	25.6%

White Collar		54.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	46,468	14.5%
Health care and social assistance	38,187	11.9%
Accommodation and food services	29,667	9.3%
Construction	27,228	8.5%
Educational services	21,795	6.8%
Transportation and warehousing	21,469	6.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	19,369	6.0%
Manufacturing	18,866	5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	15,794	4.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	15,658	4.9%
Other services	15,009	4.7%
Finance and insurance	14,282	4.5%
Public administration	12,308	3.8%
Wholesale trade	7,679	2.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	5,861	1.8%
Information	3,838	1.2%
Utilities	3,288	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,756	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	385	0.1%
Management	316	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	54,027	7.34%
Puerto Rican	81,786	11.11%
Cuban	14,590	1.98%
Dominican	7,593	1.03%

Total Central American	10,863	1.48%
Costa Rican	918	0.12%
Guatemalan	2,664	0.36%
Honduran	2,472	0.34%
Nicaraguan	1,938	0.26%
Panamanian	958	0.13%
Salvadoran	1,430	0.19%
Other Central American	483	0.07%

Total South American	15,454	2.10%
Argentinean	258	0.04%
Bolivian	389	0.05%
Chilean	1,008	0.14%
Colombian	4,645	0.63%
Ecuadorian	1,649	0.22%
Paraguayan	16	0.00%
Peruvian	1,778	0.24%
Uruguayan	203	0.03%
Venezuelan	5,488	0.75%
Other South American	20	0.00%

Other Hispanic	8,491	1.15%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	4,261	0.58%
Filipino	2,943	0.40%
Chinese	1,544	0.21%
Vietnamese	919	0.12%
Korean	483	0.07%
Laotian	457	0.06%
Japanese	404	0.05%
Burmese	356	0.05%
Thai	189	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	520,532	74.9%
Spanish	144,727	20.8%
French, Haitian, Cajun	12,001	1.7%
Other Indo-European	6,593	0.9%
Other Asian	2,479	0.4%
Tagalog	1,866	0.3%
Other	1,528	0.2%
German, other Germanic	1,519	0.2%
Chinese	1,109	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	92,912	12.6%
German	61,637	8.4%
English	55,053	7.5%
Irish	48,934	6.6%
Italian	26,873	3.7%
Polish	11,376	1.5%
Haitian	11,178	1.5%
French	10,888	1.5%
European	10,221	1.4%
Scottish	9,428	1.3%
Jamaican	6,651	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	5,272	0.7%
Dutch	4,737	0.6%
African	3,927	0.5%
British	3,903	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	694,374	94.3%
Not a citizen	41,855	5.7%

Native	656,320	89.1%
Foreign-born	79,909	10.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
27,325	5.4%	39,385	7.7%	172,834	33.9%	160,863	31.6%	73,601	14.4%	35,684	7.0%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	27,325	5.4%
9-12 Years	39,385	7.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	172,834	33.9%
Some College	160,863	31.6%
Bach. Degree	73,601	14.4%
Grad Degree	35,684	7.0%
Average years of education: 12.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	202,824	181,823	21,001	10.4%	6.2%
1991	199,134	178,563	20,571	10.3%	7.6%
1992	198,658	175,952	22,706	11.4%	8.4%
1993	200,866	180,490	20,376	10.1%	7.4%
1994	200,873	183,605	17,268	8.6%	6.5%
1995	200,050	185,225	14,825	7.4%	5.6%
1996	201,275	187,307	13,968	6.9%	5.3%
1997	203,888	190,066	13,822	6.8%	4.9%
1998	206,971	194,859	12,112	5.9%	4.4%
1999	209,898	199,031	10,867	5.2%	3.9%

2000	233,350	223,624	9,726	4.2%	3.8%
2001	238,703	226,747	11,956	5.0%	4.4%
2002	236,806	224,401	12,405	5.2%	4.9%
2003	237,450	225,828	11,622	4.9%	4.5%
2004	246,790	236,571	10,219	4.1%	3.8%
2005	255,976	247,909	8,067	3.2%	2.9%
2006	261,959	254,632	7,327	2.8%	2.5%
2007	266,472	256,508	9,964	3.7%	3.3%
2008	271,499	254,459	17,040	6.3%	5.7%
2009	269,910	241,636	28,274	10.5%	9.6%

2010	275,957	243,488	32,469	11.8%	10.8%
2011	275,294	244,352	30,942	11.2%	10.0%
2012	275,402	248,119	27,283	9.9%	8.6%
2013	278,126	254,278	23,848	8.6%	7.5%
2014	278,128	257,543	20,585	7.4%	6.4%
2015	281,059	263,119	17,940	6.4%	5.5%
2016	287,843	271,786	16,057	5.6%	4.9%
2017	293,119	278,914	14,205	4.8%	4.2%
2018	298,622	286,050	12,572	4.2%	3.6%
2019	306,541	294,499	12,042	3.9%	3.3%

2020	316,626	287,979	28,647	9.0%	7.7%
2021	328,270	310,484	17,786	5.4%	4.6%
2022	338,322	326,547	11,775	3.5%	2.9%
2023	344,422	331,847	12,575	3.7%	2.9%
2024	358,388	343,340	15,048	4.2%	3.4%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	320,023
Median Value	$215,700

Occupied	264,145	82.5%
Vacant	55,878	17.5%

Owned	184,335	69.8%
Rented	79,810	30.2%
Median Rent	$1,192

Single-Family Units	206,379	64.5%
Detached	197,016	61.6%
Attached	9,363	2.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	28,259	8.8%
Mobile Homes	65,545	20.5%

Polk County, FL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Polk County, FL

2022 Housing Data for Polk County, FL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Polk County, FL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Polk County, FL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Polk County, FL

Historical Labor Force Data for Polk County, FL