SEU's Living Circumstances

Polk County School District Overview

Southeastern University located in Polk County School District area. A total of 235,283 households are located in Polk County School District area. Among them, 68,798 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.44 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 204,489 and 155,378 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

5.36% (36,097) of residents are non-citizens and 21.40% (144,148) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Polk County School District, Florida
Household	235,283
Population	673,475
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	68,798 (29.24%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	204,489
Total Students	155,378
Pre-Kindergarten	8,415
Kindergarten	8,770
Grade 1-8	68,435
Grade 9-12	35,953
College/Graduate School	33,805
Veterans	532,943
Non-citizen	36,097
Non-English Home Language	144,148
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

550,530 residents are over the age of 16 and 303,665 people are in labor force. Among them, 303,249 people are in civilian labor force and 416 are in armed labor force. 285,305 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.90%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	281,139	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	234,448	83.39%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	26,340	9.37%
Public transportation	1,476	0.53%
Walked	2,703	0.96%
Other method	4,817	1.71%
Worked from home	11,355	4.04%
Average Commute Time	28 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	285,305	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	84,144	29.49%
Service	58,115	20.37%
Sales and office	69,409	24.33%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	31,068	10.89%
Production, transportation, and material moving	42,569	14.92%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	285,305	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	4,631	1.62%
Construction	22,809	7.99%
Manufacturing	16,837	5.90%
Wholesale trade	7,956	2.79%
Retail trade	42,094	14.75%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	18,453	6.47%
Information	3,911	1.37%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	18,540	6.50%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	30,618	10.73%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	54,249	19.01%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	41,158	14.43%
Other services, except public administration	13,384	4.69%
Public administration	10,665	3.74%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	285,305	-
Private wage and salary workers	241,502	84.65%
Government workers	29,891	10.48%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	13,427	4.71%
Unpaid family workers	485	0.17%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $66,810 for the 235,283 households in Polk County School District area, Florida. The average income of a single worker is $30,105. 591,993 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 87.31%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	235,283	-
Less than $10,000	14,785	6.28%
$10,000 - $14,999	11,187	4.75%
$15,000 - $24,999	26,355	11.20%
$25,000 - $34,999	26,275	11.17%
$35,000 - $49,999	37,694	16.02%
$50,000 - $74,999	46,762	19.87%
$75,000 - $99,999	29,559	12.56%
$100,000 - $149,999	26,488	11.26%
$150,000 - $199,999	8,561	3.64%
More than $200,000	7,617	3.24%
Median Household Income	$50,584	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$66,810	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	161,469	-
Less than $10,000	7,191	4.45%
$10,000 - $14,999	4,523	2.80%
$15,000 - $24,999	13,573	8.41%
$25,000 - $34,999	15,959	9.88%
$35,000 - $49,999	26,600	16.47%
$50,000 - $74,999	34,295	21.24%
$75,000 - $99,999	23,642	14.64%
$100,000 - $149,999	22,078	13.67%
$150,000 - $199,999	7,169	4.44%
More than $200,000	6,439	3.99%

Median Family Income	$58,508	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$75,478	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$30,105	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$41,623	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$41,623	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	678,029	-
With health insurance coverage	591,993	87.31%
Public coverage	280,572	41.38%
Private health insurance	399,967	58.99%
Without health insurance coverage	86,036	12.69%

Housing

There are 295,456 housing units in Polk County School District area, Florida with 235,283 units (79.63%) occupied. 162,088 houses (68.89%) are occupied by owner and 73,195 houses (31.11%) are rented. The average housing value is $150,800 and the average rental cost is $978. 9,803 houses (3.32%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 15,575 houses (5.27%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	295,456	-
Occupied	235,283	79.63%
Owner Occupied	162,088	68.89%
Renter Occupied	73,195	31.11%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	180,508	61.09%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	6,871	2.33%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	44,143	14.94%
Mobile Homes	63,298	21.42%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	636	0.22%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	295,456	-
Built 2014 or later	9,803	3.32%
Built 2010 - 2013	7,268	2.46%
Built 2000 - 2009	70,444	23.84%
Built 1990 - 1999	52,274	17.69%
Built 1980 - 1989	53,660	18.16%
Built 1970 - 1979	44,667	15.12%
Built 1960 - 1969	22,661	7.67%
Built 1950 - 1959	19,104	6.47%
Built 1949 or earlier	15,575	5.27%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	295,456	-
1 room	7,035	2.38%
2 rooms	3,871	1.31%
3 rooms	17,244	5.84%
4 rooms	46,207	15.64%
5 rooms	79,746	26.99%
6 rooms	67,608	22.88%
7 rooms	35,243	11.93%
8 rooms	20,764	7.03%
9 rooms or more	17,738	6.00%
Median Number of Rooms	5.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	295,456	-
no bedroom	7,397	2.50%
1 bedroom	21,939	7.43%
2 bedrooms	90,832	30.74%
3 bedrooms	123,869	41.92%
4 bedrooms	44,022	14.90%
5 bedrooms or more	7,397	2.50%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	162,088	-
Less than $50,000	23,754	14.66%
$50,000 - $99,999	29,432	18.16%
$100,000 - $149,999	27,295	16.84%
$150,000 - $199,999	30,219	18.64%
$200,000 - $299,999	33,334	20.57%
$300,000 - $499,999	13,509	8.33%
$500,000 - $999,999	3,541	2.18%
$1,000,000 or more	1,004	0.62%
Median House Value	$150,800	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	69,465	-
Less than $500	4,639	6.68%
$500 - $999	31,834	45.83%
$1,000 - $1,499	23,366	33.64%
$1,500 - $1,999	7,829	11.27%
$2,000 - $2,499	1,257	1.81%
$2,500 - $2,999	365	0.53%
$3,000 or more	175	0.25%
Median Rental Costs	$978	-

Demographic

A total of 686,218 people lives in Polk County School District area, Florida with 336,279 male and 349,939 female. The males to female ratio is 49.00 to 51.00. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	686,218	-
Male	336,279	49.00%
Female	349,939	51.00%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	686,218	-
Under 5 years	39,987	5.83%
5 - 9 years	41,337	6.02%
10 - 14 years	44,935	6.55%
15 - 19 years	43,186	6.29%
20 - 24 years	41,517	6.05%
25 - 34 years	88,420	12.89%
35 - 44 years	81,054	11.81%
45 - 54 years	83,172	12.12%
55 - 59 years	42,748	6.23%
60 - 64 years	41,521	6.05%
65 - 74 years	77,946	11.36%
75 - 84 years	45,813	6.68%
85 years and older	14,582	2.12%
Median Age	40.2 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	686,218	-
One Race	669,267	97.53%
White	528,843	77.07%
Black or African American	104,676	15.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native	2,358	0.34%
Asian	12,244	1.78%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	301	0.04%
Other	20,845	3.04%

Two or more races	16,951	2.47%
White and Black or African American	7,594	1.11%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	2,274	0.33%
White and Asian	2,109	0.31%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	397	0.06%