Living in Polk County Schools, North Carolina

Overview

A total of 9,071 households are located in Polk County Schools area. Among them, 1,751 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.85 people. The total number of children in the region is 4,373 and 3,804 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2% (464) of residents are non-citizens and 7% (1,434) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Polk County Schools, North Carolina
Household	9,071
Population	20,239
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	1,751 (19%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	4,373
Total Students	3,804
Pre-Kindergarten	189
Kindergarten	110
Grade 1-8	1,833
Grade 9-12	957
College/Graduate School	715
Veterans	17,160
Non-citizen	464
Non-English Home Language	1,434
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

17,595 residents are over the age of 16 and 8,833 people are in labor force. Among them, 8,810 people are in civilian labor force and 23 are in armed labor force. 8,359 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.10%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Polk County Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,153	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	6,520	79.97%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	795	9.75%
Public transportation	9	0.11%
Walked	147	1.80%
Other method	221	2.71%
Worked from home	461	5.65%
Average Commute Time	27 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,359	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	2,841	33.99%
Service	1,460	17.47%
Sales and office	1,793	21.45%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,076	12.87%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,189	14.22%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,359	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	150	1.79%
Construction	891	10.66%
Manufacturing	1,047	12.53%
Wholesale trade	197	2.36%
Retail trade	1,041	12.45%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	261	3.12%
Information	164	1.96%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	431	5.16%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	754	9.02%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	2,052	24.55%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	619	7.41%
Other services, except public administration	507	6.07%
Public administration	245	2.93%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,359	-
Private wage and salary workers	6,515	77.94%
Government workers	995	11.90%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	839	10.04%
Unpaid family workers	10	0.12%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $68,076 for the 9,071 households in Polk County Schools area, North Carolina. The average income of a single worker is $30,035. 18,219 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 89.87%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	9,071	-
Less than $10,000	420	4.63%
$10,000 - $14,999	373	4.11%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,014	11.18%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,195	13.17%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,632	17.99%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,848	20.37%
$75,000 - $99,999	932	10.27%
$100,000 - $149,999	969	10.68%
$150,000 - $199,999	345	3.80%
More than $200,000	343	3.78%
Median Household Income	$48,787	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$68,076	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	5,550	-
Less than $10,000	170	3.06%
$10,000 - $14,999	92	1.66%
$15,000 - $24,999	348	6.27%
$25,000 - $34,999	636	11.46%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,003	18.07%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,217	21.93%
$75,000 - $99,999	683	12.31%
$100,000 - $149,999	825	14.86%
$150,000 - $199,999	299	5.39%
More than $200,000	277	4.99%

Median Family Income	$59,966	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$81,050	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$30,035	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$41,754	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$41,754	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	20,272	-
With health insurance coverage	18,219	89.87%
Public coverage	9,622	47.46%
Private health insurance	13,227	65.25%
Without health insurance coverage	2,053	10.13%

Housing

There are 11,719 housing units in Polk County Schools area, North Carolina with 9,071 units (77.40%) occupied. 6,714 houses (74.02%) are occupied by owner and 2,357 houses (25.98%) are rented. The average housing value is $225,700 and the average rental cost is $851. 217 houses (1.85%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,815 houses (15.49%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,719	-
Occupied	9,071	77.40%
Owner Occupied	6,714	74.02%
Renter Occupied	2,357	25.98%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	8,548	72.94%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	254	2.17%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,162	9.92%
Mobile Homes	1,741	14.86%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	14	0.12%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,719	-
Built 2014 or later	217	1.85%
Built 2010 - 2013	217	1.85%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,828	15.60%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,351	20.06%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,861	15.88%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,600	13.65%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,060	9.05%
Built 1950 - 1959	770	6.57%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,815	15.49%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,719	-
1 room	216	1.84%
2 rooms	235	2.01%
3 rooms	691	5.90%
4 rooms	1,743	14.87%
5 rooms	2,691	22.96%
6 rooms	2,686	22.92%
7 rooms	1,390	11.86%
8 rooms	912	7.78%
9 rooms or more	1,155	9.86%
Median Number of Rooms	5.6 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,719	-
no bedroom	268	2.29%
1 bedroom	569	4.86%
2 bedrooms	3,833	32.71%
3 bedrooms	5,428	46.32%
4 bedrooms	1,232	10.51%
5 bedrooms or more	389	3.32%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	6,714	-
Less than $50,000	364	5.42%
$50,000 - $99,999	635	9.46%
$100,000 - $149,999	829	12.35%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,142	17.01%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,465	21.82%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,397	20.81%
$500,000 - $999,999	648	9.65%
$1,000,000 or more	234	3.49%
Median House Value	$225,700	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	2,023	-
Less than $500	251	12.41%
$500 - $999	1,060	52.40%
$1,000 - $1,499	397	19.62%
$1,500 - $1,999	146	7.22%
$2,000 - $2,499	21	1.04%
$2,500 - $2,999	76	3.76%
$3,000 or more	72	3.56%
Median Rental Costs	$851	-

Demographic

A total of 20,557 people lives in Polk County Schools area, North Carolina with 9,719 male and 10,838 female. The males to female ratio is 47.28 to 52.72. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	20,557	-
Male	9,719	47.28%
Female	10,838	52.72%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	20,557	-
Under 5 years	681	3.31%
5 - 9 years	973	4.73%
10 - 14 years	1,021	4.97%
15 - 19 years	1,079	5.25%
20 - 24 years	914	4.45%
25 - 34 years	1,745	8.49%
35 - 44 years	1,859	9.04%
45 - 54 years	2,594	12.62%
55 - 59 years	1,619	7.88%
60 - 64 years	1,869	9.09%
65 - 74 years	3,291	16.01%
75 - 84 years	2,082	10.13%
85 years and older	830	4.04%
Median Age	52.7 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	20,557	-
One Race	20,384	99.16%
White	18,556	90.27%
Black or African American	1,005	4.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native	64	0.31%
Asian	136	0.66%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	6	0.03%
Other	617	3.00%

Two or more races	173	0.84%
White and Black or African American	21	0.10%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	134	0.65%
White and Asian	16	0.08%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%

Living in Polk County Schools Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic