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Polk County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 26,992
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 364 / 323 / 0
Land Area (2000): 1,650.350 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 13.624 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 369,000.000 acres (1,492.974 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 1,768
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 28.20%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 9.20%
Farm earnings (2005): $7,713,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / irrigation / public use) (2000): 5,000,000 / 1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 67.50%
Physicians (2004): 32
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 1 (74)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 5,619
Federal Spending (2004): $174,230

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	16,860	30.04%
Rural, Farm	6,411	11.42%
Rural, Non-farm	32,850	58.53%

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	9,974	9,314	660	6.62%	66
1991	10,172	9,472	699	6.87%	69
1992	10,381	9,755	626	6.03%	60
1993	10,628	10,001	627	5.90%	59
1994	10,862	10,408	455	4.19%	42
1995	11,241	10,733	508	4.52%	45
1996	11,739	11,195	545	4.64%	46
1997	12,243	11,714	529	4.32%	43
1998	12,351	11,839	513	4.15%	42
1999	12,487	12,117	370	2.97%	30
2000	13,141	12,751	390	2.97%	30
2001	13,321	12,734	587	4.41%	44
2002	13,395	12,738	657	4.91%	49
2003	13,586	12,873	713	5.25%	53
2004	13,539	12,825	714	5.27%	53
2005	13,897	13,226	672	4.83%	48
2006	14,234	13,610	624	4.39%	44
2007	14,523	13,845	677	4.66%	47
2008	14,618	13,790	828	5.66%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	9,757	9,212	545	5.59%	56
Feb 1990	10,030	9,439	591	5.89%	59
Mar 1990	10,046	9,487	559	5.56%	56
Apr 1990	10,084	9,575	509	5.05%	50
May 1990	10,120	9,598	522	5.16%	52
Jun 1990	10,294	9,355	939	9.12%	91
Jul 1990	9,815	8,986	829	8.45%	84
Aug 1990	9,600	8,787	813	8.47%	85
Sep 1990	9,667	8,993	674	6.97%	70
Oct 1990	10,072	9,444	628	6.24%	62
Nov 1990	10,187	9,478	709	6.96%	70
Dec 1990	10,016	9,415	601	6.00%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	10,046	9,385	661	6.58%	66
Feb 1991	10,191	9,486	705	6.92%	69
Mar 1991	10,218	9,519	699	6.84%	68
Apr 1991	10,134	9,560	574	5.66%	57
May 1991	10,217	9,541	676	6.62%	66
Jun 1991	10,210	9,354	856	8.38%	84
Jul 1991	10,260	9,431	829	8.08%	81
Aug 1991	9,901	9,179	722	7.29%	73
Sep 1991	10,167	9,410	757	7.45%	74
Oct 1991	10,211	9,573	638	6.25%	62
Nov 1991	10,280	9,602	678	6.60%	66
Dec 1991	10,225	9,629	596	5.83%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	10,086	9,478	608	6.03%	60
Feb 1992	10,150	9,527	623	6.14%	61
Mar 1992	10,316	9,761	555	5.38%	54
Apr 1992	10,461	9,874	587	5.61%	56
May 1992	10,455	9,804	651	6.23%	62
Jun 1992	10,529	9,713	816	7.75%	78
Jul 1992	10,445	9,810	635	6.08%	61
Aug 1992	10,278	9,635	643	6.26%	63
Sep 1992	10,415	9,746	669	6.42%	64
Oct 1992	10,547	9,967	580	5.50%	55
Nov 1992	10,445	9,863	582	5.57%	56
Dec 1992	10,440	9,881	559	5.35%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	10,403	9,703	700	6.73%	67
Feb 1993	10,276	9,661	615	5.98%	60
Mar 1993	10,501	9,871	630	6.00%	60
Apr 1993	10,435	9,852	583	5.59%	56
May 1993	10,672	10,053	619	5.80%	58
Jun 1993	10,920	10,071	849	7.77%	78
Jul 1993	10,860	10,261	599	5.52%	55
Aug 1993	10,420	9,889	531	5.10%	51
Sep 1993	10,588	10,039	549	5.19%	52
Oct 1993	10,944	10,350	594	5.43%	54
Nov 1993	10,785	10,129	656	6.08%	61
Dec 1993	10,726	10,131	595	5.55%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	10,628	10,030	598	5.63%	56
Feb 1994	10,705	10,138	567	5.30%	53
Mar 1994	10,862	10,357	505	4.65%	46
Apr 1994	10,751	10,318	433	4.03%	40
May 1994	10,845	10,435	410	3.78%	38
Jun 1994	11,278	10,821	457	4.05%	41
Jul 1994	10,756	10,263	493	4.58%	46
Aug 1994	10,628	10,124	504	4.74%	47
Sep 1994	10,885	10,454	431	3.96%	40
Oct 1994	10,907	10,577	330	3.03%	30
Nov 1994	11,023	10,672	351	3.18%	32
Dec 1994	11,081	10,701	380	3.43%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	11,153	10,719	434	3.89%	39
Feb 1995	11,062	10,560	502	4.54%	45
Mar 1995	11,296	10,796	500	4.43%	44
Apr 1995	11,178	10,731	447	4.00%	40
May 1995	11,288	10,815	473	4.19%	42
Jun 1995	11,617	11,020	597	5.14%	51
Jul 1995	11,340	10,624	716	6.31%	63
Aug 1995	11,074	10,303	771	6.96%	70
Sep 1995	11,345	10,800	545	4.80%	48
Oct 1995	11,194	10,808	386	3.45%	34
Nov 1995	11,091	10,750	341	3.07%	31
Dec 1995	11,257	10,873	384	3.41%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	11,634	11,110	524	4.50%	45
Feb 1996	11,736	11,257	479	4.08%	41
Mar 1996	11,770	11,273	497	4.22%	42
Apr 1996	11,776	11,301	475	4.03%	40
May 1996	11,836	11,335	501	4.23%	42
Jun 1996	12,114	11,401	713	5.89%	59
Jul 1996	11,885	11,162	723	6.08%	61
Aug 1996	11,488	10,956	532	4.63%	46
Sep 1996	11,791	11,193	598	5.07%	51
Oct 1996	11,762	11,301	461	3.92%	39
Nov 1996	11,618	11,117	501	4.31%	43
Dec 1996	11,462	10,928	534	4.66%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	12,153	11,532	621	5.11%	51
Feb 1997	12,149	11,580	569	4.68%	47
Mar 1997	12,186	11,655	531	4.36%	44
Apr 1997	12,141	11,719	422	3.48%	35
May 1997	12,409	12,008	401	3.23%	32
Jun 1997	12,544	11,860	684	5.45%	55
Jul 1997	12,187	11,585	602	4.94%	49
Aug 1997	11,861	11,312	549	4.63%	46
Sep 1997	12,455	11,890	565	4.54%	45
Oct 1997	12,338	11,920	418	3.39%	34
Nov 1997	12,265	11,803	462	3.77%	38
Dec 1997	12,227	11,699	528	4.32%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	12,282	11,647	635	5.17%	52
Feb 1998	12,174	11,578	596	4.90%	49
Mar 1998	12,090	11,516	574	4.75%	47
Apr 1998	12,406	11,903	503	4.05%	41
May 1998	12,475	11,837	638	5.11%	51
Jun 1998	12,969	12,155	814	6.28%	63
Jul 1998	12,368	11,758	610	4.93%	49
Aug 1998	11,749	11,298	451	3.84%	38
Sep 1998	12,457	12,092	365	2.93%	29
Oct 1998	12,440	12,096	344	2.77%	28
Nov 1998	12,296	11,979	317	2.58%	26
Dec 1998	12,511	12,203	308	2.46%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	12,279	11,932	347	2.83%	28
Feb 1999	12,273	11,927	346	2.82%	28
Mar 1999	12,676	12,332	344	2.71%	27
Apr 1999	12,480	12,112	368	2.95%	29
May 1999	12,408	12,052	356	2.87%	29
Jun 1999	13,039	12,440	599	4.59%	46
Jul 1999	12,476	11,958	518	4.15%	42
Aug 1999	11,902	11,533	369	3.10%	31
Sep 1999	12,756	12,419	337	2.64%	26
Oct 1999	12,381	12,131	250	2.02%	20
Nov 1999	12,567	12,278	289	2.30%	23
Dec 1999	12,608	12,286	322	2.55%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	13,093	12,728	365	2.79%	28
Feb 2000	13,148	12,774	374	2.84%	28
Mar 2000	13,177	12,766	411	3.12%	31
Apr 2000	13,180	12,857	323	2.45%	25
May 2000	13,135	12,769	366	2.79%	28
Jun 2000	13,372	12,956	416	3.11%	31
Jul 2000	13,155	12,776	379	2.88%	29
Aug 2000	12,839	12,457	382	2.98%	30
Sep 2000	13,093	12,687	406	3.10%	31
Oct 2000	13,194	12,761	433	3.28%	33
Nov 2000	13,133	12,737	396	3.02%	30
Dec 2000	13,178	12,748	430	3.26%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	13,278	12,685	593	4.47%	45
Feb 2001	13,333	12,712	621	4.66%	47
Mar 2001	13,332	12,742	590	4.43%	44
Apr 2001	13,380	12,849	531	3.97%	40
May 2001	13,427	12,818	609	4.54%	45
Jun 2001	13,618	12,888	730	5.36%	54
Jul 2001	13,448	12,856	592	4.40%	44
Aug 2001	12,977	12,395	582	4.48%	45
Sep 2001	13,304	12,737	567	4.26%	43
Oct 2001	13,256	12,738	518	3.91%	39
Nov 2001	13,267	12,708	559	4.21%	42
Dec 2001	13,226	12,676	550	4.16%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	13,152	12,481	671	5.10%	51
Feb 2002	13,307	12,659	648	4.87%	49
Mar 2002	13,360	12,713	647	4.84%	48
Apr 2002	13,370	12,762	608	4.55%	45
May 2002	13,465	12,799	666	4.95%	49
Jun 2002	13,768	12,853	915	6.65%	66
Jul 2002	13,520	12,757	763	5.64%	56
Aug 2002	13,030	12,404	626	4.80%	48
Sep 2002	13,469	12,852	617	4.58%	46
Oct 2002	13,453	12,882	571	4.24%	42
Nov 2002	13,451	12,860	591	4.39%	44
Dec 2002	13,393	12,831	562	4.20%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	13,287	12,616	671	5.05%	51
Feb 2003	13,430	12,765	665	4.95%	50
Mar 2003	13,477	12,835	642	4.76%	48
Apr 2003	13,553	12,901	652	4.81%	48
May 2003	13,673	12,867	806	5.89%	59
Jun 2003	14,078	13,044	1,034	7.34%	73
Jul 2003	14,004	13,056	948	6.77%	68
Aug 2003	13,600	12,898	702	5.16%	52
Sep 2003	13,548	12,811	737	5.44%	54
Oct 2003	13,440	12,840	600	4.46%	45
Nov 2003	13,475	12,941	534	3.96%	40
Dec 2003	13,461	12,896	565	4.20%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	13,389	12,707	682	5.09%	51
Feb 2004	13,414	12,732	682	5.08%	51
Mar 2004	13,438	12,747	691	5.14%	51
Apr 2004	13,436	12,801	635	4.73%	47
May 2004	13,439	12,753	686	5.10%	51
Jun 2004	13,865	12,882	983	7.09%	71
Jul 2004	13,978	13,095	883	6.32%	63
Aug 2004	13,633	12,920	713	5.23%	52
Sep 2004	13,472	12,777	695	5.16%	52
Oct 2004	13,549	12,854	695	5.13%	51
Nov 2004	13,483	12,853	630	4.67%	47
Dec 2004	13,370	12,780	590	4.41%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	13,580	12,882	698	5.14%	51
Feb 2005	13,627	12,928	699	5.13%	51
Mar 2005	13,709	13,017	692	5.05%	50
Apr 2005	13,731	13,126	605	4.41%	44
May 2005	13,873	13,154	719	5.18%	52
Jun 2005	14,156	13,283	873	6.17%	62
Jul 2005	14,244	13,461	783	5.50%	55
Aug 2005	13,981	13,381	600	4.29%	43
Sep 2005	13,842	13,231	611	4.41%	44
Oct 2005	14,019	13,405	614	4.38%	44
Nov 2005	14,046	13,417	629	4.48%	45
Dec 2005	13,959	13,422	537	3.85%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	13,857	13,264	593	4.28%	43
Feb 2006	13,992	13,344	648	4.63%	46
Mar 2006	14,069	13,484	585	4.16%	42
Apr 2006	14,054	13,546	508	3.61%	36
May 2006	14,248	13,590	658	4.62%	46
Jun 2006	14,528	13,734	794	5.47%	55
Jul 2006	14,609	13,917	692	4.74%	47
Aug 2006	14,338	13,700	638	4.45%	44
Sep 2006	14,180	13,568	612	4.32%	43
Oct 2006	14,316	13,690	626	4.37%	44
Nov 2006	14,342	13,753	589	4.11%	41
Dec 2006	14,277	13,728	549	3.85%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	14,233	13,614	619	4.35%	43
Feb 2007	14,396	13,688	708	4.92%	49
Mar 2007	14,464	13,871	593	4.10%	41
Apr 2007	14,384	13,871	513	3.57%	36
May 2007	14,510	13,824	686	4.73%	47
Jun 2007	14,800	13,938	862	5.82%	58
Jul 2007	14,796	13,984	812	5.49%	55
Aug 2007	14,492	13,800	692	4.78%	48
Sep 2007	14,564	13,860	704	4.83%	48
Oct 2007	14,516	13,869	647	4.46%	45
Nov 2007	14,580	13,950	630	4.32%	43
Dec 2007	14,536	13,873	663	4.56%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	14,483	13,739	744	5.14%	51
Feb 2008	14,524	13,734	790	5.44%	54
Mar 2008	14,559	13,787	772	5.30%	53
Apr 2008	14,438	13,852	586	4.06%	41
May 2008	14,696	13,858	838	5.70%	57
Jun 2008	14,943	13,952	991	6.63%	66
Jul 2008	14,930	13,926	1,004	6.72%	67
Aug 2008	14,514	13,646	868	5.98%	60
Sep 2008	14,475	13,620	855	5.91%	59
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Polk County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	1,520	12.05%
2.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	1,176	9.33%
3.	Educational Services	1,044	8.28%
4.	Truck Transportation	854	6.77%
5.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	596	4.73%
6.	Health Care	524	4.16%
7.	Repair and Maintenance	522	4.14%
8.	Accommodation and Food Services	506	4.01%
9.	Food Manufacturing	350	2.78%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	346	2.74%
11.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	328	2.60%
12.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	310	2.46%
13.	Public Administration	288	2.28%
14.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	270	2.14%
15.	Metal Manufactuing	214	1.70%
16.	Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale	202	1.60%
17.	Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing	202	1.60%
18.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	194	1.54%
19.	Finance and Insurance	172	1.36%
20.	Food and Beverage Stores	172	1.36%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	2,138	18.94%
2.	Educational Services	2,042	18.09%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	758	6.72%
4.	Finance and Insurance	670	5.94%
5.	Department and Other General Stores	442	3.92%
6.	Social Assistance	404	3.58%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	370	3.28%
8.	Food and Beverage Stores	286	2.53%
9.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	252	2.23%
10.	Personal and Laundry Services	252	2.23%
11.	Public Administration	248	2.20%
12.	Apparel Manufacturing	234	2.07%
13.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	198	1.75%
14.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	194	1.72%
15.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	136	1.21%
16.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	136	1.21%
17.	Food Manufacturing	134	1.19%
18.	Construction	122	1.08%
19.	Truck Transportation	122	1.08%
20.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	112	0.99%

Polk County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	1,176	9.33%
2.	Farmers and Farm Managers	736	5.84%
3.	Vehicle Mechanics	586	4.65%
4.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	498	3.95%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	496	3.93%
6.	Other Management Occupations	480	3.81%
7.	Other Production Occupations	480	3.81%
8.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	476	3.77%
9.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	444	3.52%
10.	Other Installation / Maintenance	440	3.49%
11.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	428	3.39%
12.	Other Construction Trades	350	2.78%
13.	Agricultural Workers	324	2.57%
14.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	316	2.51%
15.	Construction Laborers	282	2.24%
16.	Assemblers and Fabricators	256	2.03%
17.	Other Office and Admin Support	240	1.90%
18.	Other Material Moving Workers	234	1.86%
19.	Carpenters	230	1.82%
20.	Law Enforcement Workers	216	1.71%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	696	6.17%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	620	5.49%
3.	Other Office and Admin Support	618	5.48%
4.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	512	4.54%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	426	3.77%
6.	Registered Nurses	402	3.56%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	386	3.42%
8.	Health Technologists and Technicians	378	3.35%
9.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	376	3.33%
10.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	372	3.30%
11.	Cashiers	346	3.07%
12.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	336	2.98%
13.	Child Care Workers	326	2.89%
14.	Other Production Occupations	312	2.76%
15.	Waiters and Waitresses	298	2.64%
16.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	286	2.53%
17.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	274	2.43%
18.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	258	2.29%
19.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	254	2.25%
20.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	196	1.74%

Polk County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	22,064	50.66%
15-35 hours	5,190	11.92%
1-14 hours	1,381	3.17%
No regular hours	14,916	34.25%

Polk County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	731	3.17%
5 AM-5:29 AM	628	2.72%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	973	4.22%
6 AM-6:29 AM	2,155	9.34%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	2,323	10.07%
7 AM-7:29 AM	3,327	14.43%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	4,588	19.89%
8 AM-8:29 AM	2,109	9.14%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,046	4.54%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	1,068	4.63%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	374	1.62%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	234	1.01%
Noon-3:59 PM	1,734	7.52%
4 PM-11:59 PM	1,773	7.69%

Polk County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,806	7.83%
5-9	3,612	15.66%
10-14	3,230	14.01%
15-19	2,406	10.43%
20-24	2,145	9.30%
25-29	897	3.89%
30-34	2,459	10.66%
35-39	527	2.29%
40-44	1,258	5.45%
45-59	3,180	13.79%
60-89	1,077	4.67%
At least 90	466	2.02%

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

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	14	0.06%	14,082	61.06%
30-44	0	0.00%	4,244	18.40%
45-59	0	0.00%	3,180	13.79%
At least 60	7	0.03%	1,536	6.66%

Polk County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	10	0.04%
Car / truck / van, carpool	3,056	12.40%
Car / truck / van, solo	18,821	76.36%
Motorcycle	0	0.00%
Other	190	0.77%
Public transportation	21	0.09%
Walked	965	3.91%
Worked at home	1,586	6.43%

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
: 19,798 (50,752 people)
: 14,380 (43,540 people)
: 6,444
: 27,389
Polk County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	2,777	13.50%
$10,000-$14,999	2,031	9.88%
$15,000-$19,999	1,865	9.07%
$20,000-$24,999	2,013	9.79%
$25,000-$29,999	1,607	7.81%
$30,000-$34,999	1,693	8.23%
$35,000-$39,999	1,504	7.31%
$40,000-$44,999	1,305	6.35%
$45,000-$49,999	1,184	5.76%
$50,000-$59,999	1,700	8.27%
$60,000-$74,999	1,284	6.24%
$75,000-$99,999	877	4.26%
$100,000-$124,999	389	1.89%
$125,000-$149,999	193	0.94%
$150,000-$199,999	88	0.43%
$200,000 or more	56	0.27%

Polk County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	2,296	23.15%
Family, 2 people	3,300	33.28%
Nonfamily, 2 people	343	3.46%
Family, 3 people	1,519	15.32%
Nonfamily, 3 people	92	0.93%
Family, 4 people	1,370	13.81%
Nonfamily, 4 people	36	0.36%
Family, 5 people	628	6.33%
Nonfamily, 5 people	9	0.09%
Family, 6 people	204	2.06%
Nonfamily, 6 people	1	0.01%
Family, 7 or more people	119	1.20%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	0	0.00%

Polk County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	15,306	27.64%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	7,219	13.04%
Public Assistance	741	1.34%
Retirement	3,338	6.03%
Self Employment	3,781	6.83%
Social Security	6,497	11.73%
Supplemental Security	814	1.47%
Wage / Salary	14,452	26.10%
Other	3,231	5.83%

Polk County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	7,515	58.36%
With children under 18	5,362	41.64%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,781	8.42%
Married	13,872	65.57%
Never Married	5,038	23.81%
Widowed	464	2.19%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	2,181	9.40%
Married	14,101	60.79%
Never Married	4,576	19.73%
Widowed	2,340	10.09%

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	2,970	7.12%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	5,762	13.81%
High school diploma or equivalent	15,663	37.54%
Some college, no degree	10,360	24.83%
Associate degree	1,440	3.45%
Bachelors degree	3,847	9.22%
Graduate or professional degree	1,684	4.04%

Polk County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	629	2.33%	235	0.87%	864	3.20%
Kindergarten	728	2.70%	26	0.10%	754	2.79%
Grades 1-4	2,928	10.85%	214	0.79%	3,142	11.64%
Grades 5-8	3,047	11.29%	197	0.73%	3,244	12.02%
Grades 9-12	2,907	10.77%	142	0.53%	3,049	11.30%
Undergrad college	915	3.39%	3,334	12.35%	4,249	15.74%
Graduate or professional school	144	0.53%	307	1.14%	451	1.67%
Total	11,298	41.86%	4,455	16.50%	15,753	58.36%

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
: $80,338,000
: $220,707,000
: $17,289,000
: $110,722
: 3,610
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	1	1	9	3	9
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	1	1	0	0
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	3	2	2
1999 - Construction	11	10	13	11	17
1999 - Educational Services	0	2	2	2	0
1999 - Finance & Insurance	1	3	6	5	18
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	8	3	18	12	9
1999 - Information	1	1	2	1	3
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	0	0	2
1999 - Manufacturing	3	3	12	7	9
1999 - Mining	0	0	1	0	1
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	8	7	13	13	21
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	4	7	6	11
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	4	0	5	3	7
1999 - Retail Trade	6	7	30	23	42
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	3	3	6	12
1999 - Unclassified	4	0	0	0	0
1999 - Utilities	0	0	1	1	1
1999 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	6	8	8
1999 - Total	55	46	132	103	172
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	3	3	3	3	12
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	1	0	1
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	2	1	0	1	5
2000 - Construction	11	9	20	5	18
2000 - Educational Services	0	0	3	1	0
2000 - Finance & Insurance	2	1	8	5	16
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	4	15	13	15
2000 - Information	1	1	1	1	4
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	1	1	0	1
2000 - Manufacturing	3	2	7	9	12
2000 - Mining	1	1	0	0	1
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	7	3	13	13	26
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	7	2	6	8	11
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	5	2	3	9
2000 - Retail Trade	11	11	39	17	33
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	7	3	8	5	10
2000 - Unclassified	2	3	0	0	0
2000 - Utilities	0	1	2	1	0
2000 - Wholesale Trade	1	1	7	10	5
2000 - Total	63	52	136	95	179
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	3	5	4	9
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	2	0
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	1	2	4
2001 - Construction	12	8	15	16	15
2001 - Educational Services	2	0	3	1	0
2001 - Finance & Insurance	3	3	5	8	15
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	5	3	15	18	8
2001 - Information	1	1	2	3	1
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	0	1	1
2001 - Manufacturing	7	6	10	9	5
2001 - Mining	0	0	1	0	1
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	4	5	14	16	25
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	12	0	12	6	17
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	2	6	2	6
2001 - Retail Trade	16	8	29	29	32
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	7	9	8	5	7
2001 - Unclassified	4	1	0	0	1
2001 - Utilities	0	0	0	3	0
2001 - Wholesale Trade	2	1	5	9	9
2001 - Total	78	51	131	134	156
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	1	4	6	8
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	2	2	1	2
2002 - Construction	15	10	21	13	14
2002 - Educational Services	0	1	2	3	0
2002 - Finance & Insurance	6	4	9	7	13
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	33	5	19	14	9
2002 - Information	0	1	0	3	3
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	1	1
2002 - Manufacturing	6	7	4	13	8
2002 - Mining	0	0	1	1	1
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	7	5	17	7	28
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	4	8	9	25
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	2	4	2	7
2002 - Retail Trade	13	11	32	39	27
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	4	3	8	11
2002 - Unclassified	0	2	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	1	2	0
2002 - Wholesale Trade	0	3	4	9	8
2002 - Total	87	62	132	138	165
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	3	5	3	6	3
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	0	0	0	0
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	1	3	3
2003 - Construction	10	11	17	19	15
2003 - Educational Services	0	0	2	2	1
2003 - Finance & Insurance	4	1	8	10	17
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	4	6	26	25	20
2003 - Information	1	0	3	1	2
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	1	0	2	0
2003 - Manufacturing	2	2	12	10	7
2003 - Mining	0	0	1	2	0
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	5	11	16	12	26
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	10	6	8	9	16
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	2	5	2	7
2003 - Retail Trade	9	15	32	27	40
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	2	5	6	8
2003 - Unclassified	3	0	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	2	0	1
2003 - Wholesale Trade	3	1	8	3	9
2003 - Total	61	63	149	139	175
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	3	4	2	2	6
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	0	0	1
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	3	1	4
2004 - Construction	11	4	21	16	19
2004 - Educational Services	1	0	4	0	1
2004 - Finance & Insurance	6	6	12	6	15
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	8	5	23	20	27
2004 - Information	2	0	2	1	4
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	1	0
2004 - Manufacturing	2	4	10	8	10
2004 - Mining	0	1	1	1	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	14	5	17	13	24
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	8	7	13	10	16
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	1	5	2	9
2004 - Retail Trade	4	11	29	28	37
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	7	8	4	4
2004 - Unclassified	6	0	0	1	2
2004 - Utilities	0	0	1	1	1
2004 - Wholesale Trade	1	2	5	9	7
2004 - Total	71	58	157	124	187
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	3	1	4	2	7
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	2	1	0	3	6
2005 - Construction	13	10	18	24	17
2005 - Educational Services	0	1	2	1	1
2005 - Finance & Insurance	3	5	8	9	18
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	6	20	15	20	24
2005 - Information	0	3	4	0	2
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	1	0
2005 - Manufacturing	2	1	10	9	10
2005 - Mining	0	0	1	0	1
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	7	9	12	16	31
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	5	7	11	11	15
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	2	5	2	8
2005 - Retail Trade	10	7	35	22	34
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	6	3	3	2	13
2005 - Unclassified	5	7	0	1	0
2005 - Utilities	1	0	1	1	0
2005 - Wholesale Trade	1	2	10	4	8
2005 - Total	65	79	140	128	195

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	44,498	83.82%
Below Poverty Level	8,587	16.18%

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	$224	$6	$52	$0	$0	$32	$308	$94	$0	$44
1971	$235	$7	$55	$0	$0	$33	$323	$98	$0	$46
1972	$249	$0	$85	$0	$0	$25	$359	$137	$38	$68
1973	$259	$18	$147	$0	$0	$33	$439	$122	$0	$121
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	$349	$1	$256	$0	$0	$46	$651	$289	$0	$211
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$380	$2	$338	$0	$0	$42	$760	$325	$0	$317
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$475	$2	$615	$0	$0	$159	$1,249	$466	$0	$707
1982	$430	$1	$312	$0	$0	$213	$955	$431	$0	$426
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1984	$537	$2	$625	$0	$0	$191	$1,353	$454	$0	$368
1985	$581	$3	$592	$0	$0	$229	$1,402	$558	$0	$390
1986	$564	$3	$648	$0	$0	$201	$1,413	$579	$0	$351
1987	$570	$48	$634	$0	$0	$242	$1,446	$613	$0	$356
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$93	$761	$32	$0	$0	$95	$220	$46	$0	$219
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	$522	$810	$916	$0	$0	$693	$2,131	$892	$0	$235
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$481	$891	$979	$0	$0	$591	$2,051	$981	$0	$259
2001	$509	$942	$1,018	$0	$0	$578	$2,105	$1,018	$0	$250
2002	$510	$2,153	$1,093	$0	$0	$575	$2,178	$1,049	$0	$250

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	$0	$57	$9	$7	$141	$0	$310
1970	$11	$4	$0	$0	$0	$81	$310
1971	$0	$59	$10	$7	$148	$0	$325
1971	$11	$4	$0	$0	$0	$86	$325
1972	$0	$84	$13	$30	$155	$0	$353
1972	$34	$13	$0	$0	$0	$24	$353
1973	$0	$82	$13	$33	$99	$0	$327
1973	$41	$8	$0	$0	$0	$51	$327
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	$0	$158	$29	$47	$229	$0	$592
1977	$56	$9	$0	$0	$0	$64	$592
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$0	$248	$0	$68	$186	$0	$669
1979	$87	$1	$0	$0	$0	$79	$669
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$35	$252	$0	$125	$456	$0	$1,054
1981	$135	$2	$0	$0	$0	$49	$1,054
1982	$0	$264	$38	$0	$320	$0	$1,338
1982	$133	$3	$0	$0	$0	$580	$1,338
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1984	$0	$389	$34	$190	$287	$0	$1,483
1984	$148	$3	$0	$0	$0	$432	$1,483
1985	$0	$331	$34	$207	$420	$0	$1,311
1985	$147	$3	$0	$0	$0	$169	$1,311
1986	$0	$399	$34	$235	$410	$0	$1,400
1986	$143	$3	$0	$0	$0	$176	$1,400
1987	$0	$358	$33	$234	$418	$0	$1,402
1987	$174	$3	$0	$0	$0	$182	$1,402
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$0	$250	$146	$0	$94	$0	$1,014
1992	$426	$0	$0	$0	$0	$98	$1,014
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	$571	$108	$0	$1,866	$0	$4,196
1997	$711	$0	$0	$0	$0	$940	$4,196
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	$644	$108	$0	$1,866	$0	$3,869
2000	$711	$0	$0	$0	$0	$540	$3,869
2001	$0	$680	$114	$0	$1,463	$0	$3,577
2001	$750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$570	$3,577
2002	$0	$771	$342	$0	$2,495	$0	$4,678
2002	$740	$0	$0	$0	$0	$330	$4,678

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
: 10

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	3,729	13.82%
10-19 Years	4,363	16.16%
20-29 Years	3,853	14.27%
30-39 Years	3,492	12.94%
40-49 Years	3,418	12.66%
50-59 Years	2,891	10.71%
60-69 Years	2,221	8.23%
70-79 Years	1,925	7.13%
80-89 Years	917	3.40%
90+ Years	183	0.68%

Polk County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	13,141	48.68%
Female	13,851	51.32%

Polk County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	26,024	96.41%
Hispanic/Latino	350	1.30%
Multiracial	257	0.95%
Amerindian	176	0.65%
African-American	119	0.44%
Asian	51	0.19%
Pacific Islander	8	0.03%
Other Race	7	0.03%

Polk County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	9,309	22.60%
2.	German	8,515	20.68%
3.	Irish	6,565	15.94%
4.	English	6,233	15.13%
5.	Dutch	1,438	3.49%
6.	French Non-Basque	1,397	3.39%
7.	Scottish	1,197	2.91%
8.	European	969	2.35%
9.	Italian	912	2.21%
10.	Scotch Irish	848	2.06%

Polk County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	49,955	95.28%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	789	1.50%
3.	Other West Germanic	656	1.25%
4.	German	433	0.83%
5.	Other Indo European	290	0.55%
6.	Other Pacific Island	68	0.13%
7.	French	56	0.11%
8.	Other Slavic	30	0.06%
9.	Arabic	30	0.06%
10.	Tagalog	28	0.05%

Polk County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	55,295	98.53%
Naturalized immigrant	376	0.67%
Not a citizen	450	0.80%

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

Aldrich	Half Way	Northwest Marion
Bolivar	Humansville	Pleasant Hope
Brighton	Jackson	Polk
Campbell	Jefferson	South Benton
Cliquot	Johnson	South Green
Dunnegan	McKinley	Southeast Marion
East Looney	Mooney	Southwest Marion
East Madison	Morrisville	Union
Eudora	North Benton	West Looney
Fair Play	North Green	West Madison
Flemington	Northeast Marion	Wishart

Polk County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

65601	65645	65674
65613	65649	65710
65617	65650	65727
65640	65663

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Bolivar (9,143)	Cliquot (459)	Eudora
Mooney (2,242)	South Green (429)	Union
Northeast Marion (1,612)	Fair Play (418)	Jefferson
East Looney (1,217)	East Madison (378)	Polk
McKinley (1,194)	North Green (344)	North Benton
Northwest Marion (974)	Morrisville (344)	Dunnegan
Humansville (946)	Flemington (246)	Brighton
Southeast Marion (915)	West Madison (219)	Johnson
Southwest Marion (659)	Half Way (176)	Campbell
Wishart (523)	Aldrich (75)	Pleasant Hope
West Looney (465)	Jackson	South Benton