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Polk County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 20,229
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 273 / 237 / 0
Land Area (2000): 2,225.781 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 7.877 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 146,000.000 acres (590.716 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 845
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 31.50%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 7.10%
Farm earnings (2005): $45,811,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / public use) (2000): 3,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 25.50%
Physicians (2004): 28
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 1 (58)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 4,341
Federal Spending (2004): $152,308

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	10,378	24.97%
Rural, Farm	3,315	7.98%
Rural, Non-farm	27,870	67.05%

Polk County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Polk County Employment Information Back to top
Polk County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	7,694	7,339	356	4.62%	46
1991	7,626	7,168	459	6.01%	60
1992	7,723	7,250	473	6.13%	61
1993	8,115	7,747	368	4.54%	45
1994	8,487	8,156	331	3.90%	39
1995	8,854	8,526	328	3.70%	37
1996	9,097	8,696	401	4.41%	44
1997	9,041	8,627	414	4.58%	46
1998	9,190	8,854	337	3.67%	37
1999	9,392	9,037	355	3.78%	38
2000	8,990	8,626	364	4.05%	41
2001	8,930	8,526	404	4.52%	45
2002	8,825	8,066	760	8.61%	86
2003	8,573	7,923	650	7.58%	76
2004	8,395	7,895	500	5.96%	60
2005	8,656	8,231	425	4.91%	49
2006	8,886	8,455	431	4.85%	49
2007	8,883	8,435	448	5.04%	50
2008	8,961	8,527	434	4.84%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	7,318	6,952	366	5.00%	50
Feb 1990	7,353	6,996	357	4.86%	49
Mar 1990	7,436	7,089	347	4.67%	47
Apr 1990	7,602	7,280	322	4.24%	42
May 1990	7,686	7,338	348	4.53%	45
Jun 1990	7,664	7,312	352	4.59%	46
Jul 1990	7,785	7,370	415	5.33%	53
Aug 1990	7,881	7,529	352	4.47%	45
Sep 1990	8,285	7,954	331	4.00%	40
Oct 1990	8,052	7,711	341	4.23%	42
Nov 1990	7,689	7,324	365	4.75%	47
Dec 1990	7,577	7,207	370	4.88%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	7,390	6,881	509	6.89%	69
Feb 1991	7,644	7,063	581	7.60%	76
Mar 1991	7,604	7,098	506	6.65%	67
Apr 1991	7,683	7,272	411	5.35%	53
May 1991	7,617	7,234	383	5.03%	50
Jun 1991	7,804	7,353	451	5.78%	58
Jul 1991	7,712	7,302	410	5.32%	53
Aug 1991	7,572	7,156	416	5.49%	55
Sep 1991	7,695	7,243	452	5.87%	59
Oct 1991	7,597	7,203	394	5.19%	52
Nov 1991	7,633	7,179	454	5.95%	59
Dec 1991	7,561	7,026	535	7.08%	71

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	7,512	6,913	599	7.97%	80
Feb 1992	7,510	7,012	498	6.63%	66
Mar 1992	7,684	7,152	532	6.92%	69
Apr 1992	7,631	7,183	448	5.87%	59
May 1992	7,707	7,251	456	5.92%	59
Jun 1992	7,847	7,302	545	6.95%	69
Jul 1992	7,866	7,338	528	6.71%	67
Aug 1992	7,758	7,273	485	6.25%	63
Sep 1992	7,798	7,386	412	5.28%	53
Oct 1992	7,812	7,454	358	4.58%	46
Nov 1992	7,800	7,379	421	5.40%	54
Dec 1992	7,753	7,355	398	5.13%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	7,640	7,189	451	5.90%	59
Feb 1993	7,776	7,330	446	5.74%	57
Mar 1993	7,893	7,504	389	4.93%	49
Apr 1993	8,000	7,609	391	4.89%	49
May 1993	8,128	7,766	362	4.45%	45
Jun 1993	8,218	7,798	420	5.11%	51
Jul 1993	8,376	7,971	405	4.84%	48
Aug 1993	8,244	7,875	369	4.48%	45
Sep 1993	8,284	7,974	310	3.74%	37
Oct 1993	8,375	8,081	294	3.51%	35
Nov 1993	8,240	7,948	292	3.54%	35
Dec 1993	8,206	7,917	289	3.52%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	8,157	7,781	376	4.61%	46
Feb 1994	8,291	7,925	366	4.41%	44
Mar 1994	8,353	8,016	337	4.03%	40
Apr 1994	8,447	8,093	354	4.19%	42
May 1994	8,609	8,274	335	3.89%	39
Jun 1994	8,694	8,303	391	4.50%	45
Jul 1994	8,614	8,239	375	4.35%	44
Aug 1994	8,552	8,184	368	4.30%	43
Sep 1994	8,525	8,233	292	3.43%	34
Oct 1994	8,523	8,264	259	3.04%	30
Nov 1994	8,588	8,326	262	3.05%	31
Dec 1994	8,492	8,232	260	3.06%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	8,429	8,042	387	4.59%	46
Feb 1995	8,509	8,157	352	4.14%	41
Mar 1995	8,610	8,298	312	3.62%	36
Apr 1995	8,760	8,460	300	3.42%	34
May 1995	8,982	8,686	296	3.30%	33
Jun 1995	9,085	8,763	322	3.54%	35
Jul 1995	9,081	8,741	340	3.74%	37
Aug 1995	8,974	8,638	336	3.74%	37
Sep 1995	8,977	8,633	344	3.83%	38
Oct 1995	8,948	8,663	285	3.19%	32
Nov 1995	8,951	8,628	323	3.61%	36
Dec 1995	8,937	8,604	333	3.73%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	8,780	8,350	430	4.90%	49
Feb 1996	8,901	8,460	441	4.95%	50
Mar 1996	8,884	8,482	402	4.52%	45
Apr 1996	8,987	8,637	350	3.89%	39
May 1996	9,069	8,676	393	4.33%	43
Jun 1996	9,234	8,770	464	5.02%	50
Jul 1996	9,291	8,847	444	4.78%	48
Aug 1996	9,198	8,818	380	4.13%	41
Sep 1996	9,159	8,796	363	3.96%	40
Oct 1996	9,258	8,904	354	3.82%	38
Nov 1996	9,259	8,866	393	4.24%	42
Dec 1996	9,138	8,742	396	4.33%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	8,944	8,416	528	5.90%	59
Feb 1997	9,034	8,530	504	5.58%	56
Mar 1997	9,108	8,636	472	5.18%	52
Apr 1997	9,081	8,665	416	4.58%	46
May 1997	9,194	8,785	409	4.45%	44
Jun 1997	9,296	8,828	468	5.03%	50
Jul 1997	9,102	8,672	430	4.72%	47
Aug 1997	8,953	8,559	394	4.40%	44
Sep 1997	8,990	8,615	375	4.17%	42
Oct 1997	8,966	8,642	324	3.61%	36
Nov 1997	8,937	8,623	314	3.51%	35
Dec 1997	8,884	8,553	331	3.73%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	8,800	8,372	428	4.86%	49
Feb 1998	8,948	8,548	400	4.47%	45
Mar 1998	9,098	8,716	382	4.20%	42
Apr 1998	9,155	8,819	336	3.67%	37
May 1998	9,215	8,872	343	3.72%	37
Jun 1998	9,349	8,977	372	3.98%	40
Jul 1998	9,408	9,057	351	3.73%	37
Aug 1998	9,244	8,950	294	3.18%	32
Sep 1998	9,315	9,025	290	3.11%	31
Oct 1998	9,266	8,983	283	3.05%	31
Nov 1998	9,236	8,963	273	2.96%	30
Dec 1998	9,251	8,961	290	3.13%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	9,191	8,838	353	3.84%	38
Feb 1999	9,297	8,931	366	3.94%	39
Mar 1999	9,315	8,976	339	3.64%	36
Apr 1999	9,423	9,079	344	3.65%	37
May 1999	9,484	9,137	347	3.66%	37
Jun 1999	9,577	9,182	395	4.12%	41
Jul 1999	9,452	9,063	389	4.12%	41
Aug 1999	9,372	9,026	346	3.69%	37
Sep 1999	9,462	9,108	354	3.74%	37
Oct 1999	9,415	9,080	335	3.56%	36
Nov 1999	9,385	9,041	344	3.67%	37
Dec 1999	9,334	8,982	352	3.77%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	8,835	8,404	431	4.88%	49
Feb 2000	8,833	8,382	451	5.11%	51
Mar 2000	8,919	8,516	403	4.52%	45
Apr 2000	9,080	8,737	343	3.78%	38
May 2000	9,015	8,665	350	3.88%	39
Jun 2000	9,192	8,807	385	4.19%	42
Jul 2000	9,103	8,714	389	4.27%	43
Aug 2000	8,952	8,582	370	4.13%	41
Sep 2000	9,013	8,686	327	3.63%	36
Oct 2000	9,043	8,755	288	3.18%	32
Nov 2000	8,928	8,620	308	3.45%	34
Dec 2000	8,971	8,645	326	3.63%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	8,717	8,286	431	4.94%	49
Feb 2001	8,826	8,407	419	4.75%	47
Mar 2001	9,046	8,666	380	4.20%	42
Apr 2001	8,969	8,589	380	4.24%	42
May 2001	9,075	8,718	357	3.93%	39
Jun 2001	9,146	8,713	433	4.73%	47
Jul 2001	9,017	8,616	401	4.45%	44
Aug 2001	8,840	8,473	367	4.15%	42
Sep 2001	8,951	8,607	344	3.84%	38
Oct 2001	8,874	8,463	411	4.63%	46
Nov 2001	8,857	8,425	432	4.88%	49
Dec 2001	8,837	8,347	490	5.54%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	8,721	7,792	929	10.65%	107
Feb 2002	8,771	7,867	904	10.31%	103
Mar 2002	8,813	8,000	813	9.23%	92
Apr 2002	8,708	7,948	760	8.73%	87
May 2002	8,873	8,141	732	8.25%	82
Jun 2002	8,883	8,094	789	8.88%	89
Jul 2002	8,856	8,058	798	9.01%	90
Aug 2002	8,858	8,192	666	7.52%	75
Sep 2002	8,757	8,164	593	6.77%	68
Oct 2002	8,946	8,254	692	7.74%	77
Nov 2002	8,856	8,166	690	7.79%	78
Dec 2002	8,863	8,115	748	8.44%	84

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	8,664	7,820	844	9.74%	97
Feb 2003	8,538	7,727	811	9.50%	95
Mar 2003	8,575	7,849	726	8.47%	85
Apr 2003	8,589	7,909	680	7.92%	79
May 2003	8,590	7,928	662	7.71%	77
Jun 2003	8,747	8,020	727	8.31%	83
Jul 2003	8,545	7,848	697	8.16%	82
Aug 2003	8,542	7,944	598	7.00%	70
Sep 2003	8,485	7,933	552	6.51%	65
Oct 2003	8,651	8,145	506	5.85%	58
Nov 2003	8,570	8,075	495	5.78%	58
Dec 2003	8,376	7,876	500	5.97%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	8,290	7,688	602	7.26%	73
Feb 2004	8,298	7,704	594	7.16%	72
Mar 2004	8,187	7,643	544	6.64%	66
Apr 2004	8,376	7,871	505	6.03%	60
May 2004	8,405	7,915	490	5.83%	58
Jun 2004	8,438	7,882	556	6.59%	66
Jul 2004	8,546	7,988	558	6.53%	65
Aug 2004	8,459	7,993	466	5.51%	55
Sep 2004	8,343	7,892	451	5.41%	54
Oct 2004	8,534	8,139	395	4.63%	46
Nov 2004	8,511	8,104	407	4.78%	48
Dec 2004	8,357	7,921	436	5.22%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	8,294	7,805	489	5.90%	59
Feb 2005	8,253	7,759	494	5.99%	60
Mar 2005	8,339	7,901	438	5.25%	53
Apr 2005	8,637	8,211	426	4.93%	49
May 2005	8,863	8,424	439	4.95%	50
Jun 2005	8,972	8,499	473	5.27%	53
Jul 2005	8,963	8,506	457	5.10%	51
Aug 2005	8,872	8,466	406	4.58%	46
Sep 2005	8,784	8,393	391	4.45%	45
Oct 2005	8,807	8,452	355	4.03%	40
Nov 2005	8,581	8,229	352	4.10%	41
Dec 2005	8,507	8,122	385	4.53%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	8,564	8,138	426	4.97%	50
Feb 2006	8,671	8,180	491	5.66%	57
Mar 2006	8,750	8,320	430	4.91%	49
Apr 2006	8,953	8,524	429	4.79%	48
May 2006	8,949	8,493	456	5.10%	51
Jun 2006	9,089	8,597	492	5.41%	54
Jul 2006	8,980	8,474	506	5.63%	56
Aug 2006	8,888	8,464	424	4.77%	48
Sep 2006	9,044	8,645	399	4.41%	44
Oct 2006	8,963	8,604	359	4.01%	40
Nov 2006	8,934	8,579	355	3.97%	40
Dec 2006	8,847	8,446	401	4.53%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	8,841	8,380	461	5.21%	52
Feb 2007	9,046	8,550	496	5.48%	55
Mar 2007	9,037	8,612	425	4.70%	47
Apr 2007	8,866	8,451	415	4.68%	47
May 2007	8,758	8,320	438	5.00%	50
Jun 2007	8,778	8,300	478	5.45%	54
Jul 2007	8,762	8,260	502	5.73%	57
Aug 2007	8,820	8,386	434	4.92%	49
Sep 2007	9,068	8,634	434	4.79%	48
Oct 2007	8,871	8,464	407	4.59%	46
Nov 2007	8,909	8,505	404	4.53%	45
Dec 2007	8,839	8,363	476	5.39%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	8,899	8,354	545	6.12%	61
Feb 2008	8,910	8,418	492	5.52%	55
Mar 2008	9,130	8,716	414	4.53%	45
Apr 2008	9,003	8,620	383	4.25%	43
May 2008	9,004	8,573	431	4.79%	48
Jun 2008	8,926	8,469	457	5.12%	51
Jul 2008	8,932	8,510	422	4.72%	47
Aug 2008	8,944	8,572	372	4.16%	42
Sep 2008	8,898	8,507	391	4.39%	44
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Polk County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	1,226	13.33%
2.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	1,206	13.11%
3.	Other Transportation	502	5.46%
4.	Food Manufacturing	500	5.44%
5.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	470	5.11%
6.	Truck Transportation	462	5.02%
7.	Educational Services	436	4.74%
8.	Apparel Manufacturing	308	3.35%
9.	Wood Manufacturing	298	3.24%
10.	Metal Manufactuing	248	2.70%
11.	Repair and Maintenance	242	2.63%
12.	Department and Other General Stores	238	2.59%
13.	Health Care	196	2.13%
14.	Food and Beverage Stores	194	2.11%
15.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	180	1.96%
16.	Public Administration	176	1.91%
17.	Accommodation and Food Services	166	1.81%
18.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	136	1.48%
19.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	132	1.44%
20.	Mining	126	1.37%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	1,258	16.63%
2.	Educational Services	1,034	13.67%
3.	Apparel Manufacturing	628	8.30%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	584	7.72%
5.	Public Administration	408	5.39%
6.	Department and Other General Stores	406	5.37%
7.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	386	5.10%
8.	Finance and Insurance	280	3.70%
9.	Food Manufacturing	260	3.44%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	228	3.01%
11.	Social Assistance	212	2.80%
12.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	180	2.38%
13.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	130	1.72%
14.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	118	1.56%
15.	Private Household Services	100	1.32%
16.	Other Transportation	98	1.30%
17.	Personal and Laundry Services	92	1.22%
18.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	84	1.11%
19.	Metal Manufactuing	74	0.98%
20.	Construction	70	0.93%

Polk County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	816	8.87%
2.	Other Production Occupations	710	7.72%
3.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	488	5.31%
4.	Farmers and Farm Managers	472	5.13%
5.	Vehicle Mechanics	432	4.70%
6.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	382	4.15%
7.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	364	3.96%
8.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	348	3.78%
9.	Carpenters	300	3.26%
10.	Other Installation / Maintenance	296	3.22%
11.	Fishing / Hunting / Forestry	294	3.20%
12.	Other Construction Trades	256	2.78%
13.	Other Management Occupations	254	2.76%
14.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	252	2.74%
15.	Agricultural Workers	248	2.70%
16.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	232	2.52%
17.	Construction Laborers	220	2.39%
18.	Top Executives	194	2.11%
19.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	156	1.70%
20.	Other Material Moving Workers	126	1.37%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	508	6.72%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	494	6.53%
3.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	486	6.43%
4.	Other Office and Admin Support	374	4.94%
5.	Other Production Occupations	348	4.60%
6.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	326	4.31%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	304	4.02%
8.	Cashiers	298	3.94%
9.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	272	3.60%
10.	Other Management Occupations	262	3.46%
11.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	250	3.31%
12.	Farmers and Farm Managers	240	3.17%
13.	Health Technologists and Technicians	234	3.09%
14.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	208	2.75%
15.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	204	2.70%
16.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	198	2.62%
17.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	190	2.51%
18.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	162	2.14%
19.	Registered Nurses	162	2.14%
20.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	148	1.96%

Polk County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	15,962	49.35%
15-35 hours	2,725	8.42%
1-14 hours	664	2.05%
No regular hours	12,994	40.17%

Polk County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	887	5.38%
5 AM-5:29 AM	750	4.55%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	824	5.00%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,526	9.25%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,616	9.80%
7 AM-7:29 AM	2,315	14.03%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	3,251	19.71%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,519	9.21%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	617	3.74%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	699	4.24%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	187	1.13%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	196	1.19%
Noon-3:59 PM	998	6.05%
4 PM-11:59 PM	1,110	6.73%

Polk County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,466	8.89%
5-9	3,286	19.92%
10-14	3,395	20.58%
15-19	2,551	15.47%
20-24	2,085	12.64%
25-29	598	3.63%
30-34	1,435	8.70%
35-39	103	0.62%
40-44	200	1.21%
45-59	508	3.08%
60-89	310	1.88%
At least 90	558	3.38%

Polk County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	20	0.12%	13,361	81.00%
30-44	10	0.06%	1,728	10.48%
45-59	8	0.05%	500	3.03%
At least 60	16	0.10%	852	5.17%

Polk County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	8	0.05%
Car / truck / van, carpool	2,327	13.52%
Car / truck / van, solo	13,320	77.37%
Motorcycle	0	0.00%
Other	206	1.20%
Public transportation	54	0.31%
Walked	580	3.37%
Worked at home	721	4.19%

Polk County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Polk County Family Information Back to top
: 16,128 (40,068 people)
: 11,684 (34,496 people)
: 4,414
: 22,026
Polk County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	2,449	14.82%
$10,000-$14,999	1,978	11.97%
$15,000-$19,999	1,858	11.24%
$20,000-$24,999	1,843	11.15%
$25,000-$29,999	1,338	8.10%
$30,000-$34,999	1,055	6.38%
$35,000-$39,999	1,188	7.19%
$40,000-$44,999	782	4.73%
$45,000-$49,999	801	4.85%
$50,000-$59,999	1,055	6.38%
$60,000-$74,999	961	5.81%
$75,000-$99,999	652	3.94%
$100,000-$124,999	176	1.06%
$125,000-$149,999	104	0.63%
$150,000-$199,999	103	0.62%
$200,000 or more	185	1.12%

Polk County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	2,013	25.02%
Family, 2 people	2,746	34.12%
Nonfamily, 2 people	200	2.49%
Family, 3 people	1,279	15.89%
Nonfamily, 3 people	23	0.29%
Family, 4 people	1,090	13.55%
Nonfamily, 4 people	9	0.11%
Family, 5 people	435	5.41%
Nonfamily, 5 people	3	0.04%
Family, 6 people	148	1.84%
Nonfamily, 6 people	1	0.01%
Family, 7 or more people	98	1.22%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	2	0.02%

Polk County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	11,731	27.41%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	4,362	10.19%
Public Assistance	400	0.93%
Retirement	2,882	6.73%
Self Employment	2,914	6.81%
Social Security	6,129	14.32%
Supplemental Security	1,206	2.82%
Wage / Salary	10,761	25.15%
Other	2,410	5.63%

Polk County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	5,835	57.52%
With children under 18	4,309	42.48%

Polk County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,774	11.13%
Married	10,683	67.01%
Never Married	2,996	18.79%
Widowed	489	3.07%

Polk County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,571	9.27%
Married	10,804	63.76%
Never Married	2,184	12.89%
Widowed	2,386	14.08%

Polk County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Polk County Education Information Back to top
Polk County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	3,129	10.10%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	5,323	17.19%
High school diploma or equivalent	11,199	36.16%
Some college, no degree	6,968	22.50%
Associate degree	1,243	4.01%
Bachelors degree	1,913	6.18%
Graduate or professional degree	1,199	3.87%

Polk County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	499	2.47%	50	0.25%	549	2.71%
Kindergarten	592	2.93%	10	0.05%	602	2.98%
Grades 1-4	2,286	11.30%	92	0.45%	2,378	11.76%
Grades 5-8	2,309	11.41%	137	0.68%	2,446	12.09%
Grades 9-12	2,302	11.38%	208	1.03%	2,510	12.41%
Undergrad college	1,168	5.77%	170	0.84%	1,338	6.61%
Graduate or professional school	118	0.58%	8	0.04%	126	0.62%
Total	9,274	45.85%	675	3.34%	9,949	49.18%

Polk County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Polk County Business Information Back to top
: $143,779,000
: $9,881,000
: $298,314
: 3,170
Polk County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	3	3	3	2	4
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	3	3	10	6	4
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	0	2	1
1999 - Construction	7	1	5	7	15
1999 - Educational Services	1	2	2	1	2
1999 - Finance & Insurance	1	1	2	5	11
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	4	4	11	9	17
1999 - Information	1	1	2	4	0
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
1999 - Manufacturing	5	1	7	13	10
1999 - Mining	0	0	2	0	0
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	5	8	17	10	14
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	4	4	1	5	19
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	3	3	3	6	5
1999 - Retail Trade	8	9	18	22	39
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	6	0	10	4	7
1999 - Unclassified	2	1	0	1	0
1999 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	3
1999 - Wholesale Trade	3	3	3	2	7
1999 - Total	57	44	97	99	159
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	3	5	2	1	4
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	1	2	7	12
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	1	1	2
2000 - Construction	4	8	11	7	8
2000 - Educational Services	1	1	2	1	2
2000 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	3	4	12
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	3	11	10	18
2000 - Information	0	1	2	1	3
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
2000 - Manufacturing	1	4	14	7	10
2000 - Mining	0	0	1	1	0
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	4	4	12	15	15
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	3	7	3	16
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	5	4	2	6
2000 - Retail Trade	9	11	33	13	30
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	5	5	11	5	7
2000 - Unclassified	4	0	1	0	1
2000 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	3
2000 - Wholesale Trade	3	2	5	2	6
2000 - Total	43	53	122	81	156
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	3	2	1	3	4
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	5	6	6	7
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	1	2	1
2001 - Construction	7	5	7	10	9
2001 - Educational Services	2	1	1	1	3
2001 - Finance & Insurance	2	0	3	3	13
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	3	15	9	15
2001 - Information	1	0	1	1	4
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
2001 - Manufacturing	3	2	11	12	8
2001 - Mining	1	0	1	1	0
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	4	6	15	7	18
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	2	4	7	15
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	1	3	6	4
2001 - Retail Trade	12	9	21	31	23
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	10	4	13	4	8
2001 - Unclassified	4	1	2	0	0
2001 - Utilities	0	0	1	1	2
2001 - Wholesale Trade	0	2	2	4	8
2001 - Total	54	43	108	108	143
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	3	3	3	3	2
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	3	4	4	4	8
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	2	0	1	2
2002 - Construction	8	6	10	9	12
2002 - Educational Services	0	0	4	2	1
2002 - Finance & Insurance	2	1	2	8	10
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	6	0	11	15	15
2002 - Information	1	0	0	4	3
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	0	0
2002 - Manufacturing	4	1	6	13	13
2002 - Mining	0	1	0	1	1
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	6	7	4	21	12
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	4	6	4	13
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	4	3	6
2002 - Retail Trade	7	9	20	22	36
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	2	9	17	6
2002 - Unclassified	1	5	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	4
2002 - Wholesale Trade	1	2	3	6	4
2002 - Total	45	47	87	133	148
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	1	2	6	2
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	4	4	3	8
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	3	0	1
2003 - Construction	8	5	13	8	11
2003 - Educational Services	0	2	2	1	2
2003 - Finance & Insurance	3	1	3	2	16
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	3	15	10	20
2003 - Information	0	0	4	2	3
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	1	0
2003 - Manufacturing	3	6	11	14	7
2003 - Mining	1	1	0	0	1
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	6	6	15	6	19
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	2	8	6	13
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	3	3	2	3
2003 - Retail Trade	4	9	25	20	37
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	8	2	9	11	10
2003 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	1	0	0	2	2
2003 - Wholesale Trade	2	2	2	5	7
2003 - Total	46	48	119	99	162
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	1	3	3	4
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	6	6	3
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	1	2	1
2004 - Construction	4	4	11	14	11
2004 - Educational Services	0	1	1	2	2
2004 - Finance & Insurance	1	1	4	5	14
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	5	2	18	8	19
2004 - Information	1	1	1	3	4
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	0	0	1
2004 - Manufacturing	3	3	16	10	6
2004 - Mining	0	0	0	1	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	2	9	15	20
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	4	8	5	13
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	0	5	2	4
2004 - Retail Trade	6	8	22	21	40
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	6	4	9	9	16
2004 - Unclassified	2	0	0	0	0
2004 - Utilities	0	1	2	0	3
2004 - Wholesale Trade	4	1	7	2	4
2004 - Total	41	34	123	108	165
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	1	5	3	4
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	1	8	4	2
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	1	2	1
2005 - Construction	5	7	12	10	10
2005 - Educational Services	1	0	2	2	1
2005 - Finance & Insurance	5	1	4	4	15
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	5	1	11	16	22
2005 - Information	2	1	1	4	3
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	1	1
2005 - Manufacturing	3	2	14	11	8
2005 - Mining	1	0	1	1	0
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	5	7	10	24
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	3	6	10	9
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	1	3	2	7
2005 - Retail Trade	4	8	19	25	37
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	5	9	10	15
2005 - Unclassified	0	2	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	1	1	3
2005 - Wholesale Trade	1	1	1	4	11
2005 - Total	40	39	105	120	173

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Polk County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Polk County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	33,601	81.90%
Below Poverty Level	7,427	18.10%

Polk County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1970	$140	$2	$280	$0	$0	$344	$764	$262	$484	$211
1971	$147	$2	$294	$0	$0	$362	$803	$275	$508	$222
1972	$176	$0	$285	$0	$0	$583	$1,044	$380	$347	$73
1973	$167	$26	$374	$0	$0	$596	$1,137	$596	$449	$213
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$279	$2	$802	$0	$0	$1,077	$2,158	$998	$292	$578
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$318	$3	$821	$0	$0	$1,382	$2,521	$1,130	$120	$653
1980	$318	$3	$902	$0	$0	$1,661	$2,881	$1,424	$89	$744
1981	$410	$3	$815	$0	$0	$1,777	$3,002	$1,512	$69	$774
1982	$412	$3	$1,288	$0	$0	$3,035	$4,735	$2,005	$49	$787
1983	$355	$3	$885	$0	$0	$177	$1,417	$631	$29	$577
1984	$368	$4	$1,224	$0	$0	$142	$1,734	$814	$0	$675
1985	$387	$6	$1,312	$0	$0	$158	$1,857	$945	$0	$686
1986	$321	$5	$1,446	$0	$0	$276	$2,043	$919	$0	$777
1987	$428	$0	$1,442	$0	$0	$273	$2,143	$739	$0	$821
1988	$478	$6	$1,503	$0	$0	$395	$2,376	$769	$0	$882
1989	$504	$6	$1,510	$0	$0	$503	$2,517	$744	$0	$847
1990	$537	$7	$1,613	$0	$0	$503	$2,653	$908	$0	$817
1991	$550	$7	$1,652	$0	$0	$516	$2,718	$931	$0	$817
1992	$558	$927	$1,802	$0	$0	$555	$2,915	$976	$0	$765
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$666	$1,436	$1,409	$0	$0	$799	$2,874	$1,584	$0	$1,682
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$744	$1,603	$1,599	$0	$0	$913	$3,256	$1,726	$0	$1,766
2001	$801	$1,636	$1,642	$0	$0	$1,052	$3,495	$1,821	$0	$1,826
2002	$542	$1,703	$2,733	$0	$0	$1,018	$4,293	$2,063	$0	$1,816
2003	$953	$1,615	$2,215	$0	$0	$1,223	$4,391	$2,414	$0	$2,389

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1970	$12	$69	$11	$392	$224	$0	$796
1970	$32	$3	$11	$0	$0	$42	$796
1971	$12	$73	$11	$411	$236	$0	$835
1971	$34	$3	$12	$0	$0	$43	$835
1972	$11	$60	$6	$521	$246	$0	$975
1972	$42	$3	$12	$0	$0	$74	$975
1973	$6	$67	$116	$528	$238	$0	$1,108
1973	$15	$3	$20	$0	$0	$115	$1,108
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$10	$244	$15	$1,004	$453	$0	$2,003
1977	$84	$15	$14	$0	$0	$164	$2,003
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$0	$304	$17	$1,288	$590	$0	$2,584
1979	$89	$16	$6	$0	$0	$274	$2,584
1980	$0	$393	$29	$1,528	$786	$0	$3,225
1980	$94	$18	$5	$0	$0	$372	$3,225
1981	$0	$420	$50	$1,674	$781	$0	$3,531
1981	$98	$21	$4	$0	$0	$483	$3,531
1982	$0	$438	$28	$2,954	$860	$0	$4,979
1982	$135	$7	$3	$0	$0	$554	$4,979
1983	$0	$361	$55	$176	$1,085	$0	$1,958
1983	$141	$7	$2	$0	$0	$131	$1,958
1984	$0	$402	$60	$137	$975	$0	$1,861
1984	$135	$9	$1	$0	$0	$142	$1,861
1985	$0	$433	$58	$162	$1,055	$0	$2,077
1985	$159	$11	$0	$0	$0	$199	$2,077
1986	$0	$498	$19	$196	$1,001	$0	$2,155
1986	$170	$17	$0	$0	$0	$254	$2,155
1987	$0	$451	$21	$315	$828	$0	$2,223
1987	$153	$46	$0	$0	$0	$409	$2,223
1988	$0	$445	$112	$351	$879	$0	$2,244
1988	$157	$0	$0	$0	$0	$300	$2,244
1989	$0	$436	$24	$392	$1,091	$0	$2,581
1989	$176	$53	$0	$0	$0	$409	$2,581
1990	$0	$521	$38	$499	$1,015	$6	$2,711
1990	$170	$0	$0	$0	$0	$462	$2,711
1991	$0	$533	$39	$511	$1,040	$6	$2,777
1991	$175	$0	$0	$0	$0	$473	$2,777
1992	$2	$640	$23	$540	$1,289	$0	$3,479
1992	$228	$3	$0	$0	$0	$754	$3,479
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$0	$869	$148	$12	$1,410	$0	$4,352
1997	$365	$5	$0	$0	$0	$1,543	$4,352
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$957	$163	$13	$1,542	$0	$4,772
2000	$398	$6	$0	$0	$0	$1,693	$4,772
2001	$0	$892	$148	$34	$1,524	$97	$5,141
2001	$667	$16	$0	$0	$0	$1,763	$5,141
2002	$0	$811	$139	$18	$2,439	$0	$6,066
2002	$980	$12	$0	$0	$0	$1,667	$6,066
2003	$0	$1,088	$244	$41	$1,756	$0	$5,261
2003	$698	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,434	$5,261

Polk County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Polk County Criminal Information Back to top
: 18

Polk County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Polk County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Polk County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	2,748	13.58%
10-19 Years	2,957	14.62%
20-29 Years	2,207	10.91%
30-39 Years	2,581	12.76%
40-49 Years	2,675	13.22%
50-59 Years	2,535	12.53%
60-69 Years	2,048	10.12%
70-79 Years	1,548	7.65%
80-89 Years	771	3.81%
90+ Years	159	0.79%

Polk County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	9,958	49.23%
Female	10,271	50.77%

Polk County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	18,836	93.11%
Hispanic/Latino	708	3.50%
Multiracial	305	1.51%
Amerindian	286	1.41%
Asian	42	0.21%
African-American	32	0.16%
Pacific Islander	12	0.06%
Other Race	8	0.04%

Polk County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	8,648	31.44%
2.	Irish	5,024	18.26%
3.	English	4,405	16.01%
4.	German	4,106	14.93%
5.	French Non-Basque	963	3.50%
6.	Dutch	869	3.16%
7.	Scotch Irish	772	2.81%
8.	Scottish	532	1.93%
9.	Italian	336	1.22%
10.	Norwegian	269	0.98%

Polk County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	37,136	95.56%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	1,231	3.17%
3.	German	132	0.34%
4.	Other West Germanic	104	0.27%
5.	Other Native North American	76	0.20%
6.	French	58	0.15%
7.	Thai	32	0.08%
8.	Tagalog	28	0.07%
9.	Japanese	26	0.07%
10.	Chinese	22	0.06%

Polk County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	40,476	97.38%
Naturalized immigrant	456	1.10%
Not a citizen	631	1.52%

Polk County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Polk County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Polk County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Polk County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

71932	71945	71973
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71944	71972

Mena (5,637)	Grannis (575)	Cedar
White (3,605)	Freedom (471)	Board Camp
Mountain (3,545)	Hatfield (402)	Eagle
Potter (1,705)	Big Fork (351)	Mill Creek
Ouachita (1,494)	Rich Mountain (134)	Fulton
Cove (1,438)	Gap Springs (131)	Center
Acorn (1,345)	Vandervoort (120)	Ozark
Wickes (675)	Faulkner (9)

Acorn	Freedom	Ouachita
Big Fork	Fulton	Ozark
Board Camp	Gap Springs	Potter
Cedar	Grannis	Rich Mountain
Center	Hatfield	Vandervoort
Cove	Mena	White
Eagle	Mill Creek	Wickes
Faulkner	Mountain