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People QuickFacts |
Polk County |
Florida |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
580,594 | 18,328,340 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
20.0% | 14.7% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
483,924 | 15,982,813 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
7.1% | 6.3% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
24.3% | 22.2% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
17.2% | 17.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
50.6% | 50.9% |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
82.4% | 80.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
14.3% | 15.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.5% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
1.5% | 2.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 |
1.2% | 1.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
15.6% | 20.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
67.9% | 60.8% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
51.1% | 48.9% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
6.9% | 16.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
12.1% | 23.1% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
74.8% | 79.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
14.9% | 22.3% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
109,479 | 3,274,566 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
25.4 | 26.2 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
277,610 | 8,718,385 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
73.4% | 70.1% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
13.9% | 29.9% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$83,300 | $105,500 |
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Households, 2000 |
187,233 | 6,337,929 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.52 | 2.46 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$44,216 | $47,804 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$18,302 | $21,557 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
12.8% | 12.1% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Polk County |
Florida |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
11,690 | 517,0691 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
195,445 | 7,535,5151 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
21.0% | 21.2%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
32,989 | 1,523,250 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
32,649 | 1,539,207 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
4.9% | 6.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.9% | 0.6% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.7% | 2.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
4.4% | 17.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
24.1% | 28.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
4,938,430 | 78,474,770 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
6,542,016 | 219,490,896 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
4,522,310 | 191,805,685 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$9,041 | $11,498 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
452,479 | 29,366,940 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
4,222 | 102,551 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
3,281,111 | 147,090,6991 |