Language Spoken At Home in Polk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 42,991 | 100% |
English only | 37,246 | 86.6% |
Language other than English | 5,745 | 13.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,247 | 5.2% |
Spanish | 4,988 | 11.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,027 | 4.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 410 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 97 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 81 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 61 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 266 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 62 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Polk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 45,618 | 100% |
American | 2,468 | 5.4% |
Arab | 8 | 0.0% |
Czech | 823 | 1.8% |
Danish | 57 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 747 | 1.6% |
English | 4,671 | 10.2% |
French (except Basque) | 2,134 | 4.7% |
French Canadian | 221 | 0.5% |
German | 6,090 | 13.3% |
Greek | 63 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 53 | 0.1% |
Irish | 6,556 | 14.4% |
Italian | 1,239 | 2.7% |
Lithuanian | 125 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 249 | 0.5% |
Polish | 308 | 0.7% |
Portuguese | 50 | 0.1% |
Russian | 65 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,308 | 2.9% |
Scottish | 571 | 1.3% |
Slovak | 12 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 106 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 213 | 0.5% |
Swiss | 12 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 2 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 215 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 51 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Polk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 17,038 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 11,899 | 69.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,380 | 25.7% |
Married-couple family | 8,352 | 49.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,426 | 14.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,024 | 6.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 404 | 2.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,523 | 14.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,550 | 9.1% |
Nonfamily households | 5,139 | 30.2% |
Householder living alone | 4,637 | 27.2% |
65 years and over | 2,417 | 14.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 5,324 | 31.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 6,266 | 36.8% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Polk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 41,360 | 100% |
Householder | 17,038 | 41.2% |
Spouse | 8,293 | 20.1% |
Child | 10,646 | 25.7% |
Other relatives | 3,428 | 8.3% |
Nonrelatives | 1,955 | 4.7% |
Unmarried partner | 853 | 2.1% |
Marital Status in Polk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 20,168 | 100% |
Never married | 6,028 | 29.9% |
Now married, except separated | 10,027 | 49.7% |
Separated | 504 | 2.5% |
Widowed | 792 | 3.9% |
Divorced | 2,817 | 14.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 17,513 | 100% |
Never married | 2,941 | 16.8% |
Now married, except separated | 8,865 | 50.6% |
Separated | 639 | 3.6% |
Widowed | 2,330 | 13.3% |
Divorced | 2,738 | 15.6% |
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 | 480 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 167 | 34.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 41 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 57 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 34 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 131 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 5 | 0% |
Grandparents in Polk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,386 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 834 | 60.2% |
Less than 1 year | 168 | 12.1% |
1 or 2 years | 216 | 15.6% |
3 or 4 years | 148 | 10.7% |
5 or more years | 302 | 21.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 834 | 100% |
Who are female | 565 | 67.7% |
Who are married | 593 | 71.1% |
School Enrollment in Polk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 9,279 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 607 | 6.5% |
Kindergarten | 601 | 6.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,977 | 42.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,414 | 26.0% |
College or graduate school | 1,680 | 18.1% |
Educational Attainment in Polk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 32,316 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,717 | 8.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,670 | 14.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 11,367 | 35.2% |
Some college, no degree | 8,189 | 25.3% |
Associate's degree | 1,487 | 4.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,539 | 7.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,347 | 4.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 77.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 12.0% |
Veteran Status in Polk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 36,079 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 4,750 | 13.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Polk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 41,432 | 100% |
With a disability | 10,251 | 24.7% |
Under 18 years | 9,538 | 100% |
With a disability | 645 | 6.8% |
18 to 64 years | 23,553 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,373 | 22.8% |
65 years and over | 8,341 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,233 | 50.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Polk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 45,181 | 100% |
Same house | 38,624 | 85.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 6,297 | 13.9% |
Same county | 3,015 | 6.7% |
Different county | 3,282 | 7.3% |
Same state | 2,931 | 6.5% |
Different state | 351 | 0.8% |
Abroad | 260 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Polk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 45,618 | 100% |
Native | 42,759 | 93.7% |
Born in United States | 42,578 | 93.3% |
State of residence | 32,631 | 71.5% |
Different state | 9,947 | 21.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 181 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 2,859 | 6.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Polk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,859 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 552 | 19.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,307 | 80.7% |
Year of Entry in Polk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 3,040 | 100% |
Native | 181 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 181 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 2,859 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 340 | 11.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,519 | 88.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Polk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,859 | 100% |
Europe | 228 | 8.0% |
Asia | 245 | 8.6% |
Africa | 33 | 1.2% |
Oceania | 7 | 0.2% |
Latin America | 2,316 | 81.0% |
Northern America | 30 | 1.0% |