Language Spoken At Home in Polk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 70,758 | 100% |
English only | 62,467 | 88.3% |
Language other than English | 8,291 | 11.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,216 | 4.5% |
Spanish | 6,090 | 8.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,510 | 3.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,000 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 235 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,025 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 379 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 176 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 92 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Polk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 75,448 | 100% |
American | 4,569 | 6.1% |
Arab | 127 | 0.2% |
Czech | 534 | 0.7% |
Danish | 936 | 1.2% |
Dutch | 2,007 | 2.7% |
English | 10,531 | 14.0% |
French (except Basque) | 2,535 | 3.4% |
French Canadian | 569 | 0.8% |
German | 15,596 | 20.7% |
Greek | 516 | 0.7% |
Hungarian | 60 | 0.1% |
Irish | 8,490 | 11.3% |
Italian | 1,802 | 2.4% |
Lithuanian | 77 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 3,343 | 4.4% |
Polish | 809 | 1.1% |
Portuguese | 334 | 0.4% |
Russian | 701 | 0.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,642 | 2.2% |
Scottish | 2,778 | 3.7% |
Slovak | 2 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 113 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 2,047 | 2.7% |
Swiss | 543 | 0.7% |
Ukrainian | 418 | 0.6% |
Welsh | 699 | 0.9% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 30 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Polk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 27,973 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 19,244 | 68.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 8,263 | 29.5% |
Married-couple family | 15,388 | 55.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,111 | 21.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,027 | 3.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 541 | 1.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,829 | 10.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,611 | 5.8% |
Nonfamily households | 8,729 | 31.2% |
Householder living alone | 6,853 | 24.5% |
65 years and over | 2,605 | 9.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 8,992 | 32.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 7,582 | 27.1% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Polk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 73,330 | 100% |
Householder | 27,973 | 38.1% |
Spouse | 15,443 | 21.1% |
Child | 22,368 | 30.5% |
Other relatives | 3,084 | 4.2% |
Nonrelatives | 4,462 | 6.1% |
Unmarried partner | 1,578 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in Polk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 28,826 | 100% |
Never married | 8,476 | 29.4% |
Now married, except separated | 16,400 | 56.9% |
Separated | 236 | 0.8% |
Widowed | 794 | 2.8% |
Divorced | 2,920 | 10.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 31,602 | 100% |
Never married | 8,437 | 26.7% |
Now married, except separated | 16,141 | 51.1% |
Separated | 709 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 2,670 | 8.4% |
Divorced | 3,645 | 11.5% |
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 | 1,177 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 406 | 34.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 43 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 65 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 36 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 125 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 16 | 0% |
Grandparents in Polk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,023 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 443 | 43.3% |
Less than 1 year | 180 | 17.6% |
1 or 2 years | 102 | 10.0% |
3 or 4 years | 52 | 5.1% |
5 or more years | 109 | 10.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 443 | 100% |
Who are female | 312 | 70.4% |
Who are married | 303 | 68.4% |
School Enrollment in Polk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 21,482 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 983 | 4.6% |
Kindergarten | 842 | 3.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 8,210 | 38.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 4,252 | 19.8% |
College or graduate school | 7,195 | 33.5% |
Educational Attainment in Polk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 48,029 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,953 | 4.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,917 | 6.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 12,426 | 25.9% |
Some college, no degree | 12,839 | 26.7% |
Associate's degree | 4,189 | 8.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 8,873 | 18.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 4,832 | 10.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 28.5% |
Veteran Status in Polk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 57,177 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 6,740 | 11.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Polk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 75,054 | 100% |
With a disability | 10,428 | 13.9% |
Under 18 years | 18,196 | 100% |
With a disability | 732 | 4.0% |
18 to 64 years | 45,526 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,240 | 11.5% |
65 years and over | 11,332 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,456 | 39.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Polk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 74,341 | 100% |
Same house | 61,313 | 82.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 12,868 | 17.3% |
Same county | 6,332 | 8.5% |
Different county | 6,536 | 8.8% |
Same state | 4,454 | 6.0% |
Different state | 2,082 | 2.8% |
Abroad | 160 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Polk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 75,448 | 100% |
Native | 70,161 | 93.0% |
Born in United States | 69,299 | 91.9% |
State of residence | 38,944 | 51.6% |
Different state | 30,355 | 40.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 862 | 1.1% |
Foreign born | 5,287 | 7.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Polk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 5,287 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,336 | 44.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,951 | 55.8% |
Year of Entry in Polk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 6,149 | 100% |
Native | 862 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 862 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 5,287 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 62 | 1.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 5,225 | 98.8% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Polk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 5,287 | 100% |
Europe | 827 | 15.6% |
Asia | 1,034 | 19.6% |
Africa | 48 | 0.9% |
Oceania | 101 | 1.9% |
Latin America | 2,889 | 54.6% |
Northern America | 388 | 7.3% |