Language Spoken At Home in Polk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 399,174 | 100% |
English only | 351,010 | 87.9% |
Language other than English | 48,164 | 12.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 22,154 | 5.5% |
Spanish | 23,843 | 6.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 11,379 | 2.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 9,950 | 2.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,840 | 1.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 10,472 | 2.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,194 | 1.3% |
Other languages | 3,899 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,741 | 0.4% |
Ancestry in Polk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 431,811 | 100% |
American | 20,091 | 4.7% |
Arab | 915 | 0.2% |
Czech | 4,119 | 1.0% |
Danish | 6,922 | 1.6% |
Dutch | 19,460 | 4.5% |
English | 43,307 | 10.0% |
French (except Basque) | 10,469 | 2.4% |
French Canadian | 1,386 | 0.3% |
German | 126,510 | 29.3% |
Greek | 1,229 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 475 | 0.1% |
Irish | 62,465 | 14.5% |
Italian | 16,425 | 3.8% |
Lithuanian | 747 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 22,144 | 5.1% |
Polish | 5,765 | 1.3% |
Portuguese | 388 | 0.1% |
Russian | 2,424 | 0.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 4,195 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 7,278 | 1.7% |
Slovak | 329 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 4,201 | 1.0% |
Swedish | 14,070 | 3.3% |
Swiss | 1,180 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 275 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 3,199 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 286 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Polk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 171,227 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 111,570 | 65.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 56,339 | 32.9% |
Married-couple family | 85,054 | 49.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 39,430 | 23.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 7,728 | 4.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,612 | 2.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 18,788 | 11.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 12,297 | 7.2% |
Nonfamily households | 59,657 | 34.8% |
Householder living alone | 48,259 | 28.2% |
65 years and over | 14,151 | 8.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 60,338 | 35.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 33,438 | 19.5% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Polk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 423,007 | 100% |
Householder | 171,227 | 40.5% |
Spouse | 84,956 | 20.1% |
Child | 126,433 | 29.9% |
Other relatives | 17,740 | 4.2% |
Nonrelatives | 22,651 | 5.4% |
Unmarried partner | 11,430 | 2.7% |
Marital Status in Polk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 164,160 | 100% |
Never married | 52,459 | 32.0% |
Now married, except separated | 90,033 | 54.8% |
Separated | 2,090 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 3,275 | 2.0% |
Divorced | 16,303 | 9.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 174,622 | 100% |
Never married | 47,058 | 26.9% |
Now married, except separated | 88,426 | 50.6% |
Separated | 3,639 | 2.1% |
Widowed | 13,488 | 7.7% |
Divorced | 22,011 | 12.6% |
Fertility in Polk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 6,892 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,992 | 28.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 37 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 62 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 24 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 111 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 23 | 0% |
Grandparents in Polk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 5,795 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 2,403 | 41.5% |
Less than 1 year | 553 | 9.5% |
1 or 2 years | 513 | 8.9% |
3 or 4 years | 486 | 8.4% |
5 or more years | 851 | 14.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,403 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,607 | 66.9% |
Who are married | 1,671 | 69.5% |
School Enrollment in Polk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 113,027 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 7,957 | 7.0% |
Kindergarten | 6,310 | 5.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 47,886 | 42.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 22,901 | 20.3% |
College or graduate school | 27,973 | 24.7% |
Educational Attainment in Polk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 282,156 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 9,019 | 3.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 14,908 | 5.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 72,908 | 25.8% |
Some college, no degree | 60,958 | 21.6% |
Associate's degree | 27,498 | 9.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 68,804 | 24.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 28,061 | 9.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 91.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 34.3% |
Veteran Status in Polk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 321,399 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 27,683 | 8.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Polk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 427,063 | 100% |
With a disability | 44,546 | 10.4% |
Under 18 years | 109,710 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,696 | 3.4% |
18 to 64 years | 272,224 | 100% |
With a disability | 25,567 | 9.4% |
65 years and over | 45,129 | 100% |
With a disability | 15,283 | 33.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Polk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 425,704 | 100% |
Same house | 350,094 | 82.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 72,804 | 17.1% |
Same county | 49,674 | 11.7% |
Different county | 23,130 | 5.4% |
Same state | 13,593 | 3.2% |
Different state | 9,537 | 2.2% |
Abroad | 2,806 | 0.7% |
Place Of Birth in Polk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 431,811 | 100% |
Native | 397,005 | 91.9% |
Born in United States | 394,354 | 91.3% |
State of residence | 298,668 | 69.2% |
Different state | 95,686 | 22.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 2,651 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 34,806 | 8.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Polk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 34,806 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 13,715 | 39.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 21,091 | 60.6% |
Year of Entry in Polk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 37,457 | 100% |
Native | 2,651 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 134 | 5.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,517 | 94.9% |
Foreign born | 34,806 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,582 | 4.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 33,224 | 95.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Polk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 34,806 | 100% |
Europe | 6,303 | 18.1% |
Asia | 11,434 | 32.9% |
Africa | 3,651 | 10.5% |
Oceania | 254 | 0.7% |
Latin America | 12,329 | 35.4% |
Northern America | 835 | 2.4% |