Polk County

  1. Polk County Legal Resources
  2. Polk County Statistics
  3. Polk County Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Polk County Employment Information
  5. Polk County Family Information
  6. Polk County Education Information
  7. Polk County Business Information
  8. Polk County Public Benefits Information
  9. Polk County Criminal Information
  10. Polk County Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Polk County Cities
  12. Polk County Zip Codes


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Polk County Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 483,924
  • Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 7,786 / 5,622 / 64
  • Land Area (2000): 4,854.625 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 351.213 square kilometers
  • Farm Area (2002): 627,000.000 acres (2,536.842 square kilometers)
  • Farms (2002): 3,114
  • Farms under 50 acres (2002): 65.10%
  • Farms over 500 acres (2002): 6.00%
  • Farm earnings (2005): $66,794,000
  • Gallons of water used per day (total / irrigation / public use) (2000): 363,000,000 / 175,000,000 / 75,000,000
  • Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 90.70%
  • Physicians (2004): 985
  • Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 4 (1,297)
  • Medicare Recipients (2005): 98,412
  • Federal Spending (2004): $3,281,111
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Polk County - Historical Places
Houses (2000): 226,376
Building Permits Issued (2006): 4,222
Valuation of Building Permits (2006): $583,400
Polk County Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 772,426 79.70%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 4,077 0.42%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 192,704 19.88%

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 Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 201,934 181,090 20,844 10.32% 103
1991 200,058 179,950 20,107 10.05% 101
1992 200,301 177,763 22,538 11.25% 112
1993 200,996 180,977 20,019 9.96% 100
1994 201,425 183,662 17,764 8.82% 88
1995 199,784 185,259 14,524 7.27% 73
1996 202,029 188,323 13,707 6.78% 68
1997 204,572 191,057 13,515 6.61% 66
1998 207,418 195,658 11,760 5.67% 57
1999 209,914 199,263 10,651 5.07% 51
2000 231,281 221,751 9,529 4.12% 41
2001 236,149 224,293 11,856 5.02% 50
2002 238,046 224,320 13,727 5.77% 58
2003 239,701 226,442 13,259 5.53% 55
2004 248,125 236,037 12,088 4.87% 49
2005 256,319 245,959 10,360 4.04% 40
2006 262,980 253,223 9,757 3.71% 37
2007 269,087 257,070 12,017 4.47% 45
2008 270,316 253,901 16,415 6.07% 61
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 269,294 255,853 13,441 4.99% 50
Feb 2008 268,098 255,318 12,780 4.77% 48
Mar 2008 269,040 255,448 13,592 5.05% 51
Apr 2008 267,062 254,006 13,056 4.89% 49
May 2008 269,613 254,394 15,219 5.64% 56
Jun 2008 270,223 253,587 16,636 6.16% 62
Jul 2008 273,382 253,314 20,068 7.34% 73
Aug 2008 273,314 251,792 21,522 7.87% 79
Sep 2008 272,815 251,394 21,421 7.85% 79
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Polk County Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 30,742 13.80%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 12,476 5.60%
3. Food and Beverage Stores 11,574 5.20%
4. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 10,718 4.81%
5. Public Administration 10,300 4.62%
6. Truck Transportation 9,254 4.16%
7. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 8,930 4.01%
8. Educational Services 8,156 3.66%
9. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 7,716 3.46%
10. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 6,946 3.12%
11. Repair and Maintenance 6,238 2.80%
12. Health Care 6,086 2.73%
13. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 5,800 2.60%
14. Finance and Insurance 5,420 2.43%
15. Food Manufacturing 4,556 2.05%
16. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 4,510 2.03%
17. Chemical Manufacturing 4,182 1.88%
18. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 4,066 1.83%
19. Department and Other General Stores 3,736 1.68%
20. Utilities 3,710 1.67%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 27,862 14.65%
2. Educational Services 22,502 11.83%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 18,028 9.48%
4. Finance and Insurance 12,460 6.55%
5. Public Administration 9,482 4.99%
6. Food and Beverage Stores 9,184 4.83%
7. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 7,316 3.85%
8. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 6,474 3.40%
9. Department and Other General Stores 6,152 3.23%
10. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 5,864 3.08%
11. Social Assistance 4,994 2.63%
12. Personal and Laundry Services 4,198 2.21%
13. Construction 3,928 2.07%
14. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 3,718 1.95%
15. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 3,088 1.62%
16. Truck Transportation 2,626 1.38%
17. Food Manufacturing 2,430 1.28%
18. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 2,272 1.19%
19. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 2,024 1.06%
20. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 1,908 1.00%

Polk County Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 14,898 6.69%
2. Other Installation / Maintenance 12,526 5.62%
3. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 11,594 5.21%
4. Other Production Occupations 10,148 4.56%
5. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 9,846 4.42%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 9,112 4.09%
7. Other Management Occupations 8,766 3.94%
8. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 7,338 3.29%
9. Vehicle Mechanics 7,072 3.18%
10. Other Construction Trades 6,738 3.03%
11. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 5,892 2.65%
12. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 5,860 2.63%
13. Agricultural Workers 5,462 2.45%
14. Construction Laborers 4,650 2.09%
15. Other Material Moving Workers 4,434 1.99%
16. Carpenters 4,428 1.99%
17. Top Executives 4,354 1.95%
18. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 4,074 1.83%
19. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 3,866 1.74%
20. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 3,640 1.63%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 12,250 6.44%
2. Secretaries and Admins 11,482 6.04%
3. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 10,034 5.28%
4. Cashiers 9,068 4.77%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 7,434 3.91%
6. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 7,184 3.78%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 7,026 3.69%
8. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 6,446 3.39%
9. Registered Nurses 6,112 3.21%
10. Other Management Occupations 6,026 3.17%
11. Health Technologists and Technicians 5,790 3.04%
12. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 5,562 2.92%
13. Waiters and Waitresses 5,112 2.69%
14. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 4,608 2.42%
15. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 4,366 2.30%
16. Other Production Occupations 4,356 2.29%
17. Customer Service Representatives 3,970 2.09%
18. Business Operations Specialists 3,796 2.00%
19. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 3,554 1.87%
20. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 3,470 1.82%

Polk County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 388,185 51.11%
15-35 hours 70,909 9.34%
1-14 hours 15,945 2.10%
No regular hours 284,534 37.46%

Polk County Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 17,287 4.36%
5 AM-5:29 AM 14,573 3.67%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 20,407 5.14%
6 AM-6:29 AM 41,348 10.42%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 47,374 11.94%
7 AM-7:29 AM 62,378 15.72%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 65,472 16.50%
8 AM-8:29 AM 35,402 8.92%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 14,868 3.75%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 16,505 4.16%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 7,074 1.78%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 3,746 0.94%
Noon-3:59 PM 24,301 6.12%
4 PM-11:59 PM 26,113 6.58%

Polk County Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 10,715 2.70%
5-9 39,616 9.98%
10-14 59,399 14.97%
15-19 69,372 17.48%
20-24 62,177 15.67%
25-29 23,786 5.99%
30-34 54,754 13.80%
35-39 9,351 2.36%
40-44 11,910 3.00%
45-59 27,669 6.97%
60-89 16,986 4.28%
At least 90 11,113 2.80%

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

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 1,046 0.26% 264,019 66.53%
30-44 680 0.17% 75,335 18.98%
45-59 406 0.10% 27,263 6.87%
At least 60 876 0.22% 27,223 6.86%

Polk County Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 1,450 0.36%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 58,013 14.31%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 323,746 79.88%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 920 0.23%
Color 4 Box Other 4,011 0.99%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 3,008 0.74%
Color 6 Box Walked 5,700 1.41%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 8,427 2.08%

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
Households (2000): 374,324 (942,850 people)
Families (2000): 265,896 (789,272 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 87,270
People at same address in 1995: 464,021
Polk County Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 36,540 9.75%
$10,000-$14,999 26,040 6.95%
$15,000-$19,999 28,900 7.71%
$20,000-$24,999 30,739 8.20%
$25,000-$29,999 30,730 8.20%
$30,000-$34,999 28,425 7.58%
$35,000-$39,999 25,861 6.90%
$40,000-$44,999 23,570 6.29%
$45,000-$49,999 20,509 5.47%
$50,000-$59,999 34,542 9.22%
$60,000-$74,999 34,599 9.23%
$75,000-$99,999 29,621 7.90%
$100,000-$124,999 10,338 2.76%
$125,000-$149,999 5,240 1.40%
$150,000-$199,999 4,050 1.08%
$200,000 or more 5,098 1.36%

Polk County Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 45,123 24.10%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 64,018 34.19%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 8,019 4.28%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 27,926 14.92%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 1,055 0.56%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 22,600 12.07%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 427 0.23%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 10,658 5.69%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 187 0.10%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 4,246 2.27%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 66 0.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 2,857 1.53%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 51 0.03%

Polk County Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 274,992 27.50%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 121,021 12.10%
Public Assistance 12,437 1.24%
Retirement 81,855 8.19%
Self Employment 34,649 3.47%
Social Security 137,113 13.71%
Supplemental Security 18,879 1.89%
Wage / Salary 265,691 26.57%
Other 53,315 5.33%

Polk County Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 131,218 63.28%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 76,157 36.72%

Polk County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 39,943 10.69%
Color 1 Box Married 230,006 61.54%
Color 2 Box Never Married 90,942 24.33%
Color 3 Box Widowed 12,830 3.43%

Polk County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 46,444 11.64%
Color 1 Box Married 229,887 57.64%
Color 2 Box Never Married 70,837 17.76%
Color 3 Box Widowed 51,687 12.96%

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
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 58,281 7.94%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 135,486 18.46%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 246,603 33.61%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 151,394 20.63%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 41,105 5.60%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 68,574 9.35%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 32,329 4.41%

Polk County Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 8,663 1.79% 7,239 1.50% 15,902 3.29%
Kindergarten 11,436 2.36% 1,786 0.37% 13,222 2.73%
Grades 1-4 49,125 10.15% 5,712 1.18% 54,837 11.33%
Grades 5-8 51,228 10.59% 5,072 1.05% 56,300 11.63%
Grades 9-12 48,873 10.10% 3,228 0.67% 52,101 10.77%
Undergrad college 21,840 4.51% 10,560 2.18% 32,400 6.70%
Graduate or professional school 2,194 0.45% 1,724 0.36% 3,918 0.81%
Total 193,359 39.96% 35,321 7.30% 228,680 47.26%

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
Wholesale trade sales (2002): $6,542,016,000
Retail sales (2002): $4,522,310,000
Accommodation and foodservices sales (2002): $452,479,000
Value of Manufacturers' Shipments (2002): $4,938,430
Retired workers (2005): 77,335
Polk County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type Color 0 Box Business Births Color 1 Box Business Deaths Color 2 Box Business Expansions Color 3 Box Business Contractions Color 4 Box Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 63 73 144 108 155
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 5 6 19 19 18
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 14 11 21 24 33
1999 - Construction 97 103 249 209 217
1999 - Educational Services 6 7 26 17 13
1999 - Finance & Insurance 49 70 137 100 226
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance 74 70 204 195 277
1999 - Information 13 17 27 24 31
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 15 9 35 13 12
1999 - Manufacturing 34 50 163 117 113
1999 - Mining 1 1 2 5 4
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 94 108 268 251 406
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 94 72 177 146 314
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 76 45 88 81 181
1999 - Retail Trade 153 173 478 471 513
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing 49 57 87 67 114
1999 - Unclassified 41 22 4 2 6
1999 - Utilities 1 2 10 6 6
1999 - Wholesale Trade 52 52 186 154 196
1999 - Total 931 948 2,325 2,009 2,835
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 71 71 126 117 154
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 6 10 17 16 18
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 12 8 30 30 22
2000 - Construction 100 105 234 196 240
2000 - Educational Services 8 4 25 17 18
2000 - Finance & Insurance 45 67 124 102 221
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance 85 87 254 172 234
2000 - Information 22 16 22 23 37
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 11 10 41 12 14
2000 - Manufacturing 34 43 153 141 90
2000 - Mining 4 0 7 2 3
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 109 105 301 208 406
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 92 83 191 142 318
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 54 41 107 83 191
2000 - Retail Trade 158 164 497 459 494
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing 48 52 86 69 107
2000 - Unclassified 44 19 9 6 8
2000 - Utilities 4 0 8 7 8
2000 - Wholesale Trade 60 57 179 131 221
2000 - Total 967 942 2,411 1,933 2,804
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 73 95 122 121 137
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 12 7 13 15 15
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 15 13 29 22 29
2001 - Construction 93 110 209 201 260
2001 - Educational Services 17 12 24 18 14
2001 - Finance & Insurance 73 66 149 106 172
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance 90 76 231 189 252
2001 - Information 20 12 21 22 48
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 12 4 37 24 15
2001 - Manufacturing 33 41 115 154 106
2001 - Mining 2 0 1 10 5
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 95 114 241 250 427
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 98 102 192 149 304
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 54 50 85 88 208
2001 - Retail Trade 159 170 442 456 547
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing 42 52 78 83 97
2001 - Unclassified 11 22 5 3 11
2001 - Utilities 2 2 6 9 10
2001 - Wholesale Trade 57 58 156 150 231
2001 - Total 958 1,006 2,156 2,070 2,888
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 86 81 125 122 125
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 3 8 12 22 16
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 9 11 22 29 33
2002 - Construction 106 106 229 227 192
2002 - Educational Services 5 10 30 19 13
2002 - Finance & Insurance 79 52 150 93 206
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance 95 87 259 191 229
2002 - Information 26 27 27 27 30
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 8 13 28 25 23
2002 - Manufacturing 32 42 119 167 90
2002 - Mining 4 0 6 7 5
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 108 104 281 233 383
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 96 81 211 149 308
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 67 55 98 102 176
2002 - Retail Trade 195 202 455 469 483
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing 48 66 77 62 95
2002 - Unclassified 4 13 0 0 3
2002 - Utilities 2 1 8 9 9
2002 - Wholesale Trade 56 73 142 166 206
2002 - Total 1,029 1,032 2,279 2,119 2,625
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 96 63 128 109 147
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 3 11 20 10 15
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 10 10 26 23 32
2003 - Construction 167 111 236 183 218
2003 - Educational Services 11 4 20 18 16
2003 - Finance & Insurance 61 48 142 137 208
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance 77 57 262 203 266
2003 - Information 21 12 18 17 59
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 12 10 26 24 23
2003 - Manufacturing 33 38 146 137 100
2003 - Mining 1 1 11 4 6
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 98 85 268 244 414
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 87 96 198 165 311
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 61 57 117 91 202
2003 - Retail Trade 185 172 458 421 553
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing 56 41 64 85 95
2003 - Unclassified 13 2 1 1 2
2003 - Utilities 3 1 13 6 7
2003 - Wholesale Trade 47 61 151 139 243
2003 - Total 1,042 880 2,305 2,017 2,917
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 99 69 130 131 151
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 5 2 11 21 14
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 15 16 27 24 25
2004 - Construction 373 138 293 187 207
2004 - Educational Services 13 11 21 16 18
2004 - Finance & Insurance 64 54 163 106 225
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance 96 70 261 206 284
2004 - Information 28 18 37 28 35
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 2 8 29 29 27
2004 - Manufacturing 20 28 139 131 118
2004 - Mining 4 3 5 3 8
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 105 77 231 240 432
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 139 66 192 157 347
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 86 48 107 99 218
2004 - Retail Trade 169 144 493 429 505
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing 53 51 92 72 104
2004 - Unclassified 16 6 3 0 6
2004 - Utilities 0 3 5 8 16
2004 - Wholesale Trade 53 56 161 144 256
2004 - Total 1,340 868 2,400 2,031 2,996
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 115 60 159 112 189
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 2 4 14 16 16
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 17 12 24 26 36
2005 - Construction 379 135 359 223 349
2005 - Educational Services 14 6 32 9 16
2005 - Finance & Insurance 97 71 131 131 224
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance 87 75 234 235 302
2005 - Information 24 25 29 32 41
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 6 5 18 31 28
2005 - Manufacturing 23 31 136 126 117
2005 - Mining 2 4 4 3 9
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 102 90 256 254 409
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 117 91 201 185 359
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 102 59 130 95 223
2005 - Retail Trade 189 153 499 424 516
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing 64 34 89 86 114
2005 - Unclassified 4 12 0 2 3
2005 - Utilities 1 2 3 7 15
2005 - Wholesale Trade 63 55 164 150 239
2005 - Total 1,408 924 2,482 2,147 3,205

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
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 821,746 87.07%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 121,997 12.93%

Polk County Government Finances By Year

Year Color 0 Box Property Taxes Color 1 Box Other Taxes Color 2 Box Intergov. Revenue Color 3 Box Utility Revenue Color 4 Box Employee Retirement Revenue Color 5 Box Other Revenue Total Revenue Salaries & Wages Total Debt Total Cash & Securities
1970 $6,838 $137 $2,701 $0 $0 $2,150 $11,689 $7,114 $552 $915
1971 $8,019 $132 $3,344 $0 $0 $2,428 $13,791 $9,054 $502 $1,208
1972 $9,593 $680 $3,113 $0 $0 $2,495 $15,201 $10,180 $449 $1,186
1973 $10,272 $703 $7,451 $0 $0 $2,903 $20,626 $7,056 $393 $2,628
1974 $10,976 $975 $9,424 $13 $0 $4,145 $24,558 $9,949 $335 $5,156
1975 $12,995 $1,160 $9,675 $201 $0 $4,788 $27,659 $14,940 $2,499 $9,543
1976 $14,221 $1,223 $16,448 $136 $0 $5,683 $36,488 $22,089 $12,205 $9,139
1977 $15,682 $1,414 $21,163 $379 $0 $9,160 $46,384 $27,480 $11,578 $9,400
1978 $16,986 $1,582 $23,062 $378 $0 $9,778 $50,204 $24,153 $11,445 $7,797
1979 $19,118 $2,334 $30,992 $564 $0 $12,362 $63,036 $23,906 $10,721 $7,859
1980 $17,467 $2,372 $18,837 $705 $0 $15,463 $52,472 $28,504 $18,011 $10,734
1981 $18,896 $2,723 $18,226 $881 $0 $16,790 $54,793 $31,405 $17,281 $10,079
1982 $26,937 $2,991 $19,084 $1,098 $0 $20,786 $67,905 $32,696 $29,055 $11,067
1983 $30,314 $2,220 $19,696 $1,358 $0 $27,337 $78,705 $42,523 $48,061 $12,760
1984 $28,268 $2,409 $46,292 $1,667 $0 $42,921 $119,148 $44,688 $156,473 $58,486
1985 $28,823 $7,012 $35,856 $1,968 $0 $41,356 $108,003 $48,237 $174,631 $71,433
1986 $29,432 $17,151 $40,421 $2,416 $0 $51,921 $124,190 $54,074 $211,139 $68,525
1987 $38,322 $10,728 $34,592 $3,147 $0 $64,535 $140,596 $58,765 $201,134 $85,145
1988 $45,786 $11,630 $36,096 $3,860 $0 $68,729 $154,471 $64,163 $254,969 $279,786
1989 $49,978 $11,928 $38,649 $4,849 $0 $78,061 $171,537 $72,709 $266,760 $278,253
1990 $53,881 $13,744 $48,408 $5,447 $0 $80,708 $188,444 $83,684 $251,638 $264,570
1991 $65,091 $13,052 $45,534 $6,094 $0 $90,687 $207,406 $97,775 $243,933 $277,220
1992 $70,059 $13,308 $48,182 $6,484 $0 $87,077 $211,802 $107,553 $263,859 $298,518
1993 $73,732 $13,188 $44,223 $8,297 $0 $95,013 $221,265 $65,946 $301,395 $321,258
1994 $74,726 $15,076 $50,185 $9,159 $0 $113,919 $247,989 $69,243 $289,635 $316,059
1995 $83,570 $15,623 $52,811 $10,076 $0 $108,637 $255,094 $93,618 $279,930 $329,598
1996 $86,122 $16,804 $52,849 $9,989 $0 $114,784 $263,744 $111,459 $266,494 $333,928
1997 $93,461 $17,065 $61,013 $10,799 $0 $98,537 $263,810 $111,459 $254,704 $345,225
1998 $96,284 $18,142 $64,638 $13,354 $0 $102,816 $277,092 $128,833 $369,054 $493,387
1999 $102,922 $18,642 $71,334 $14,884 $0 $106,324 $295,464 $136,578 $356,039 $519,062
2000 $108,926 $19,730 $75,159 $15,910 $0 $108,552 $308,547 $143,407 $343,024 $551,762
2001 $113,142 $14,752 $73,500 $18,400 $0 $112,365 $317,407 $153,445 $456,589 $599,537
2002 $127,792 $24,979 $56,238 $20,351 $0 $125,413 $329,794 $158,048 $439,765 $580,627
2003 $127,032 $15,110 $54,209 $20,837 $0 $117,525 $319,603 $151,367 $415,897 $563,268
2004 $134,304 $41,757 $75,076 $37,184 $0 $149,871 $396,435 $166,503 $448,510 $663,443
2005 $143,216 $85,529 $86,940 $44,239 $0 $134,550 $408,945 $158,643 $426,538 $611,400
2006 $153,996 $66,845 $145,851 $53,962 $0 $168,192 $522,001 $165,309 $450,259 $599,664


Year Color 0 Box Education Color 1 Box Financial Control Color 2 Box Public Buildings Color 3 Box Public Health Color 4 Box Transportation Color 5 Box Parks & Recreation Total Expenses
Color 6 Box Protective Services Color 7 Box Welfare Color 8 Box Interest On General Debt Color 9 Box Utilities Color 10 Box Employee Retirement Color 11 Box Other
1970 $12 $2,941 $416 $3,221 $2,562 $82 $12,138
$1,292 $482 $30 $0 $0 $1,100
1971 $0 $3,185 $385 $3,431 $2,780 $97 $13,096
$1,512 $620 $28 $0 $0 $1,058
1972 $0 $3,576 $462 $4,426 $3,189 $110 $15,852
$1,815 $413 $25 $0 $0 $1,836
1973 $0 $3,506 $554 $4,091 $4,234 $163 $18,450
$2,331 $511 $22 $0 $0 $3,038
1974 $0 $4,365 $684 $5,405 $4,935 $224 $22,682
$2,743 $488 $26 $310 $0 $3,502
1975 $0 $5,306 $690 $5,801 $4,964 $273 $27,377
$3,920 $766 $17 $346 $0 $5,294
1976 $0 $5,926 $718 $7,707 $5,541 $259 $40,153
$4,925 $773 $482 $734 $0 $13,088
1977 $0 $9,386 $762 $7,966 $6,370 $332 $49,516
$5,180 $1,420 $648 $1,645 $0 $15,807
1978 $751 $5,957 $1,352 $9,492 $6,902 $441 $50,247
$6,430 $1,393 $942 $1,291 $0 $15,296
1979 $1,029 $5,579 $2,059 $9,378 $7,261 $500 $55,631
$7,633 $1,831 $895 $831 $0 $18,635
1980 $0 $6,413 $1,550 $10,495 $8,386 $321 $54,082
$8,360 $1,825 $673 $2,111 $0 $13,948
1981 $0 $7,994 $0 $13,266 $8,641 $325 $58,527
$8,776 $1,904 $620 $1,461 $0 $15,540
1982 $0 $9,020 $0 $16,368 $9,219 $424 $68,693
$10,544 $2,630 $793 $2,712 $0 $16,983
1983 $0 $9,310 $0 $14,294 $9,449 $660 $71,731
$11,895 $2,888 $1,447 $4,884 $0 $16,904
1984 $0 $16,783 $0 $17,842 $9,220 $585 $89,522
$10,217 $2,899 $8,748 $2,854 $0 $20,374
1985 $0 $14,827 $0 $20,371 $19,325 $699 $113,243
$10,619 $3,727 $16,695 $3,461 $0 $23,519
1986 $0 $24,574 $0 $23,463 $20,951 $856 $140,315
$13,142 $4,163 $19,355 $6,616 $0 $27,195
1987 $0 $28,809 $0 $26,108 $18,593 $1,529 $144,921
$20,928 $4,551 $9,421 $6,099 $0 $28,883
1988 $0 $17,917 $0 $29,090 $20,616 $1,651 $162,907
$14,779 $4,857 $23,415 $6,903 $0 $43,679
1989 $0 $18,790 $0 $29,244 $19,419 $1,786 $183,149
$22,146 $5,423 $25,714 $6,867 $0 $53,760
1990 $0 $20,930 $0 $36,702 $20,542 $1,747 $178,951
$20,190 $5,997 $23,171 $5,715 $0 $43,957
1991 $0 $24,675 $0 $42,092 $19,306 $2,484 $195,361
$23,743 $3,662 $21,151 $7,558 $0 $50,690
1992 $0 $27,224 $0 $53,469 $21,801 $3,322 $225,367
$26,323 $5,685 $16,983 $9,890 $0 $60,670
1993 $0 $28,900 $0 $40,262 $21,108 $3,337 $235,438
$30,729 $6,487 $16,850 $13,774 $0 $73,991
1994 $0 $29,991 $0 $46,161 $17,762 $2,698 $236,403
$27,162 $3,843 $19,376 $16,124 $0 $73,286
1995 $0 $30,115 $0 $55,100 $21,948 $2,509 $265,291
$31,872 $8,537 $18,670 $8,968 $0 $87,572
1996 $0 $32,806 $0 $52,455 $19,312 $3,650 $257,632
$34,311 $7,961 $10,923 $11,446 $0 $84,768
1997 $0 $37,952 $0 $25,086 $24,005 $5,000 $266,653
$35,865 $8,375 $17,083 $11,988 $0 $101,299
1998 $0 $36,491 $0 $14,103 $31,023 $4,085 $266,215
$39,943 $7,348 $19,960 $12,738 $0 $100,524
1999 $0 $48,230 $0 $15,707 $30,443 $4,262 $277,770
$41,900 $7,275 $16,553 $13,894 $0 $99,506
2000 $0 $51,021 $0 $16,560 $31,633 $4,445 $290,789
$44,240 $7,705 $15,893 $14,086 $0 $105,206
2001 $0 $31,005 $0 $16,251 $40,822 $9,016 $368,604
$54,614 $10,267 $21,822 $15,990 $0 $168,817
2002 $0 $39,896 $0 $19,695 $26,591 $4,428 $347,539
$53,282 $9,279 $27,658 $16,003 $0 $150,707
2003 $0 $50,550 $0 $14,249 $51,317 $6,815 $422,846
$62,684 $11,272 $26,479 $43,542 $0 $155,938
2004 $0 $53,078 $0 $4,527 $40,148 $5,977 $365,048
$66,076 $15,960 $14,746 $34,470 $0 $130,066
2005 $0 $64,583 $0 $28,197 $62,867 $7,627 $485,018
$72,104 $19,708 $24,738 $39,555 $0 $165,639
2006 $0 $62,742 $0 $38,700 $71,133 $8,071 $517,307
$66,144 $15,974 $11,552 $44,599 $0 $198,392

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.


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Correctional Institution Population (2000): 4,717
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.


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People With A Disability (2000): 52,000
Polk County Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 64,370 13.30%
10-19 Years 66,457 13.73%
20-29 Years 56,117 11.60%
30-39 Years 65,085 13.45%
40-49 Years 64,628 13.35%
50-59 Years 54,360 11.23%
60-69 Years 48,419 10.01%
70-79 Years 43,516 8.99%
80-89 Years 17,999 3.72%
90+ Years 2,973 0.61%

Polk County Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 237,366 49.05%
Color 1 Box Female 246,558 50.95%

Polk County Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 361,366 74.67%
Color 1 Box African-American 64,544 13.34%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 45,933 9.49%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 5,616 1.16%
Color 2 Box Asian 4,448 0.92%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 1,411 0.29%
Color 6 Box Other Race 477 0.10%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 129 0.03%

Polk County Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. United States Or American 137,321 20.60%
2. German 114,977 17.24%
3. English 101,196 15.18%
4. Irish 100,319 15.05%
5. Italian 33,150 4.97%
6. French Non-Basque 26,480 3.97%
7. Scottish 18,068 2.71%
8. Dutch 17,110 2.57%
9. Scotch Irish 16,809 2.52%
10. Polish 16,794 2.52%

Polk County Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 797,778 87.91%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 80,522 8.87%
3. French 5,286 0.58%
4. French Creole 4,166 0.46%
5. German 3,532 0.39%
6. Vietnamese 1,494 0.16%
7. Tagalog 1,448 0.16%
8. Italian 1,236 0.14%
9. Gujarathi 1,134 0.12%
10. Other Asian 896 0.10%

Polk County Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 902,135 93.08%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 23,827 2.46%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 43,245 4.46%

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.


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