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Polk County
Polk County, Texas
At a Glance
Population 50,123 County Seat Polk County Courthouse State FIPS 48 County FIPS 373 Num Towns 9 Census-Designated Places 5 Total Town Population 20,962 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 50,536 Median Age 43.8 Veterans 4,341 Housing Units 25,087 Uninsured 1,194 Net Migration (recent) 1,236 Growing Yes
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 883 Total Employees 9,559 Avg Annual Pay $50,852 Median Household Income $57,315 Poverty Rate 16.4% Unemployment Rate 9.3% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $71,836 Federal Spending FY2024 $542,114,908 Federal Spending Per Capita $10,816
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $151,100 Median Rent $920 FMR Studio $771 FMR 1BR $790 FMR 2BR $983 FMR 3BR $1,187 FMR 4BR $1,470
Health & Safety
Hospitals 9 EMS Stations 27 Fire Stations 27 Police Stations 27 Adult Smoking 20.7% Adult Obesity 41.5% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 35.4 Air Quality Good Days 338
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 14.94 Electric Customers 12547863 Towns with Broadband Data 9 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 9
Community
Churches 70 Libraries 9 Historic Places (NRHP) 2 Homeless Population N/A Schools 96 SNAP Stores 63 Bank Branches 25
Agriculture
Total Farms 15 Land in Farms (acres) 72,933 Avg Farm Size (acres) 4,862.2 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date DR HURRICANE BERYL 2024-07-09 DR SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING 2024-05-17 DR SEVERE WINTER STORMS 2021-02-19 EM SEVERE WINTER STORM 2021-02-14 EM TROPICAL STORMS MARCO AND LAURA 2020-08-24 DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-25 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 DR SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING 2019-02-25 DR HURRICANE HARVEY 2017-08-25 DR SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING 2016-06-11
Detailed Topics
Communities in Polk County
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
