Polk County, AR Demographic Data
Polk County, AR Summary
Polk County is located in Arkansas
- Population: 20,569
- Area: 862.46 sq. miles
- Land Area: 857.68 sq. miles
- Water Area: 4.78 sq. miles
- Population Density: 23.84 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,415.35 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Polk County, AR Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
10,403
51%
50.8
Male
9,887
49%
49.2
Total Population
20,290
323,128,000
Polk County, AR Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,223
6.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,296
6.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,362
6.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,281
6.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,034
5.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,053
10.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,127
10.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,771
13.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,305
6.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,498
7.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,559
12.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,304
6.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
477
2.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
15,532
76.6%
77.2
Female
8,063
51.9%
51.3
Male
7,469
48.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
14,979
73.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
5,204
25.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
4,340
21.4%
15.2
Female
2,363
54.4%
55.8
Male
1,977
45.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0
Polk County, AR Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
19,637
96.8%
96.8
White
18,788
92.6%
72.6
Black or African American
77
0.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
241
1.2%
0.8
Asian
78
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
12
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
22
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
11
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
33
0.2%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
453
2.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
653
3.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,278
6.3%
17.8
Mexican
1,118
5.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
39
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
27
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
94
0.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
19,012
93.7%
82.2
Polk County, AR Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
819
5.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,399
9.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,206
36.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,720
26.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,221
8.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,119
7.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
610
4.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,218
15.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
11,876
84.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,729
12.2%
31.2
Polk County, AR Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,304
20.1%
33.7%
Now Married
8,433
51.4%
47.5
Divorced
2,729
16.6%
11.0%
Separated
328
2.0%
2.0
Widowed
1,615
9.8
5.8%
Polk County, AR Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
18,137
95.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
930
4.9%
21.6%
Spanish
843
4.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
87
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Polk County, AR Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
721
9.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
687
8.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,516
19.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,296
16.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,206
15.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,280
16.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
469
5.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
565
7.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
121
1.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
64
0.8%
6.4
Median household income
33,202
57,617
Per capita income
18,097
31,128
Polk County, AR Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
391
5.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
329
4.6%
9.8
Construction
694
9.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,884
26.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
291
4.1%
6.6
Information
42
0.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,119
15.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
384
5.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
440
6.1%
11.4
Public administration
295
4.1%
4.6
Retail trade
864
12.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
339
4.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
108
1.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,230
17.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,116
29.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,249
17.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,639
22.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
946
13.2%
18.1%
Polk County, AR Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
7,101
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
5,410
76.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,245
17.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
39
0.5%
5.1
Walked
63
0.9%
2.7
Other means
58
0.8%
1.8
Worked at home
286
4.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.3
26.6
Polk County, AR Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
434
5.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,811
35.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,925
36.9%
37.1
3 or more
1,755
22.1%
21.0
Polk County, AR Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
7,925
79.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
6,103
77.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,822
23.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,107
21.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Polk County, AR Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,032
1 room
413
4.1%
2.4
2 rooms
175
1.7%
2.7
3 rooms
460
4.6%
9.1
4 rooms
1,752
17.5%
16.5
5 rooms
2,766
27.6%
19.8
6 rooms
2,058
20.5%
17.8
7 rooms
1,332
13.3%
12.0
8 rooms
470
4.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
606
6.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Polk County, AR Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,032
1-unit, detached
7,305
72.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
66
0.7%
5.9
2-units
146
1.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
99
1.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
70
0.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
129
1.3%
4.4
20 or more units
108
1.1%
9.0
Mobile home
2,070
20.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
39
0.4%
0.1
Polk County, AR Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
690
6.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
433
4.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
737
7.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
826
8.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,777
17.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,878
18.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,872
18.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,525
15.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
294
2.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Polk County, AR Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,635
20.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,148
14.5%
4.7
Electricity
3,984
50.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
11
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
1,115
14.1%
1.9
Solar energy
11
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
9
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
12
0.2%
1.1
Polk County, AR Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,928
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
27
0.9%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
43
1.5%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
49
1.7%
11.8%
Less than $500
159
5.4%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
235
8.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
638
21.8%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,777
60.7%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,060
36.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
401
13.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
349
11.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
212
7.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
903
30.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
3
0.0%
0.0%
Polk County, AR Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,483
41,631,300
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
27
1.8%
1.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
33
2.2%
28.3%
Less than $500
617
41.6%
10.7%
$500 to $999
806
54.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
339
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
529
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
211
14.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
174
11.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
342
23.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
122
8.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
143
9.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
472
32.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
358
0.0%
0.0%
Polk County, AR Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
6,103
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,626
26.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,933
31.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,054
17.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
691
11.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
504
8.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
182
3.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
97
1.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
16
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
83,900
205,000
