Polk

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  1. Polk Legal Resources
  2. Polk Statistics
  3. Polk Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Polk Employment Information
  5. Polk Family Information
  6. Polk Education Information
  7. Polk Public Benefits Information
  8. Polk Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Polk Legal Resources Back to top

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Arkansas Governor
Arkansas Legislature
Arkansas Courts
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Federal Courts
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Polk Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 1,284
  • Land Area (2000): 514.638 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 1.630 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 661
Polk Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 105 7.38%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 1,317 92.62%

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Polk Employment Information Back to top
Polk Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 88 24.79%
2. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 69 19.44%
3. Paper Manufacturing 23 6.48%
4. Truck Transportation 17 4.79%
5. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 14 3.94%
6. Public Administration 13 3.66%
7. Chemical Manufacturing 12 3.38%
8. Repair and Maintenance 11 3.10%
9. Food and Beverage Stores 9 2.54%
10. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 9 2.54%
11. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 8 2.25%
12. Educational Services 7 1.97%
13. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 7 1.97%
14. Sporting Goods / Cameras / Hobby and Toy Stores 7 1.97%
15. Petroleum and Coal Manufactuing 6 1.69%
16. Wood Manufacturing 6 1.69%
17. Department and Other General Stores 5 1.41%
18. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 4 1.13%
19. Leather and Allied Manufacturing 4 1.13%
20. U.S. Postal Service 4 1.13%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 45 19.31%
2. Educational Services 30 12.88%
3. Public Administration 22 9.44%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 9 3.86%
5. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 9 3.86%
6. Food Manufacturing 9 3.86%
7. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 9 3.86%
8. Leather and Allied Manufacturing 8 3.43%
9. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 8 3.43%
10. Social Assistance 8 3.43%
11. Truck Transportation 8 3.43%
12. Sporting Goods / Cameras / Hobby and Toy Stores 7 3.00%
13. Metal Manufactuing 6 2.58%
14. U.S. Postal Service 6 2.58%
15. Utilities 6 2.58%
16. Department and Other General Stores 5 2.15%
17. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 5 2.15%
18. Printing and Related Manufacturing 5 2.15%
19. Wood Manufacturing 5 2.15%
20. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 4 1.72%

Polk Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 45 12.68%
2. Farmers and Farm Managers 36 10.14%
3. Other Construction Trades 25 7.04%
4. Other Production Occupations 23 6.48%
5. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 20 5.63%
6. Other Installation / Maintenance 20 5.63%
7. Agricultural Workers 14 3.94%
8. Carpenters 14 3.94%
9. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 14 3.94%
10. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 13 3.66%
11. Assemblers and Fabricators 12 3.38%
12. Fishing / Hunting / Forestry 10 2.82%
13. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 10 2.82%
14. Other Construction Workers 10 2.82%
15. Woodworkers 10 2.82%
16. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 9 2.54%
17. Computer Specialists 9 2.54%
18. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 9 2.54%
19. Drafters / Engineering / Mappers 7 1.97%
20. Vehicle Mechanics 7 1.97%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Technologists and Technicians 20 8.58%
2. Other Production Occupations 20 8.58%
3. Secretaries and Admins 19 8.15%
4. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 16 6.87%
5. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 12 5.15%
6. Other Office and Admin Support 11 4.72%
7. Assemblers and Fabricators 9 3.86%
8. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 9 3.86%
9. Other Management Occupations 8 3.43%
10. Art and Design Workers 7 3.00%
11. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 7 3.00%
12. Farmers and Farm Managers 7 3.00%
13. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 7 3.00%
14. Woodworkers 7 3.00%
15. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 6 2.58%
16. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 6 2.58%
17. Cashiers 5 2.15%
18. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 5 2.15%
19. Drafters / Engineering / Mappers 4 1.72%
20. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 4 1.72%

Polk Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 538 49.09%
15-35 hours 114 10.40%
1-14 hours 21 1.92%
No regular hours 423 38.59%

Polk Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 14 2.62%
5 AM-5:29 AM 48 8.99%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 38 7.12%
6 AM-6:29 AM 92 17.23%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 75 14.04%
7 AM-7:29 AM 62 11.61%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 117 21.91%
8 AM-8:29 AM 27 5.06%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 2 0.37%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 13 2.43%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 4 0.75%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 1 0.19%
Noon-3:59 PM 25 4.68%
4 PM-11:59 PM 16 3.00%

Polk Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 39 7.30%
5-9 83 15.54%
10-14 57 10.67%
15-19 61 11.42%
20-24 47 8.80%
25-29 16 3.00%
30-34 77 14.42%
35-39 4 0.75%
40-44 17 3.18%
45-59 51 9.55%
60-89 53 9.93%
At least 90 29 5.43%

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

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 303 56.74%
30-44 0 0.00% 98 18.35%
45-59 0 0.00% 51 9.55%
At least 60 0 0.00% 82 15.36%

Polk Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 109 18.96%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 409 71.13%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 5 0.87%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Walked 11 1.91%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 41 7.13%

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Polk Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 575 (1,422 people)
Families (2000): 432 (1,259 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 171
People at same address in 1995: 784
Polk Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 93 16.17%
$10,000-$14,999 37 6.43%
$15,000-$19,999 67 11.65%
$20,000-$24,999 42 7.30%
$25,000-$29,999 40 6.96%
$30,000-$34,999 51 8.87%
$35,000-$39,999 63 10.96%
$40,000-$44,999 40 6.96%
$45,000-$49,999 38 6.61%
$50,000-$59,999 42 7.30%
$60,000-$74,999 24 4.17%
$75,000-$99,999 16 2.78%
$100,000-$124,999 4 0.70%
$125,000-$149,999 2 0.35%
$150,000-$199,999 2 0.35%
$200,000 or more 14 2.43%

Polk Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 129 23.98%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 211 39.22%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 13 2.42%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 75 13.94%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 1 0.19%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 78 14.50%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 19 3.53%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 12 2.23%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Polk Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 413 27.72%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 154 10.34%
Public Assistance 13 0.87%
Retirement 96 6.44%
Self Employment 135 9.06%
Social Security 194 13.02%
Supplemental Security 39 2.62%
Wage / Salary 368 24.70%
Other 78 5.23%

Polk Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 226 57.22%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 169 42.78%

Polk Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 74 13.05%
Color 1 Box Married 415 73.19%
Color 2 Box Never Married 63 11.11%
Color 3 Box Widowed 15 2.65%

Polk Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 32 5.80%
Color 1 Box Married 403 73.01%
Color 2 Box Never Married 64 11.59%
Color 3 Box Widowed 53 9.60%

Polk 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 Education Information Back to top
Polk Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 108 10.15%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 203 19.08%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 441 41.45%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 188 17.67%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 39 3.67%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 60 5.64%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 25 2.35%

Polk 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 10 0.78% 0 0.00% 10 0.78%
Kindergarten 10 0.78% 0 0.00% 10 0.78%
Grades 1-4 85 6.62% 8 0.62% 93 7.24%
Grades 5-8 74 5.76% 0 0.00% 74 5.76%
Grades 9-12 68 5.30% 0 0.00% 68 5.30%
Undergrad college 34 2.65% 3 0.23% 37 2.88%
Graduate or professional school 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Total 281 21.88% 11 0.86% 292 22.74%

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Polk Public Benefits Information Back to top
Polk Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 1,184 83.26%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 238 16.74%

Polk 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 Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Polk Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 146 11.37%
10-19 Years 182 14.17%
20-29 Years 121 9.42%
30-39 Years 170 13.24%
40-49 Years 193 15.03%
50-59 Years 189 14.72%
60-69 Years 157 12.23%
70-79 Years 87 6.78%
80-89 Years 34 2.65%
90+ Years 5 0.39%

Polk Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 653 50.86%
Color 1 Box Female 631 49.14%

Polk Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 1,222 95.17%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 24 1.87%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 17 1.32%
Color 2 Box Asian 9 0.70%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 8 0.62%
Color 1 Box African-American 4 0.31%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Other Race 0 0.00%

Polk Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. United States Or American 346 38.88%
2. English 172 19.33%
3. Irish 149 16.74%
4. German 75 8.43%
5. Scotch Irish 55 6.18%
6. Dutch 22 2.47%
7. French Non-Basque 13 1.46%
8. Scottish 12 1.35%
9. Swedish 8 0.90%
10. Italian 6 0.67%

Polk Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 1,301 97.75%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 22 1.65%
3. French 5 0.38%
4. Korean 2 0.15%
5. Tagalog 1 0.08%

Polk Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 1,400 98.45%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 22 1.55%

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Polk 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.