Polk County
Medium metro
FIPS 19153
Profiled Cities (1)
People
516.5K
Population
Census 2025 Est.901.9/sq mi
Density
Census 2025 Est.4.8%
Growth 2020–25
Census 2020–2025$84K
Median HH Income
ACS 2024 5-yr36.2
Median Age
ACS 2024 5-yr92.5%
Bachelor's+
ACS 2024 5-yr10.3%
Poverty Rate
SAIPE 20245.3%
Uninsured
ACS 2024 5-yr67.4%
Owner-Occupied
ACS 2024 5-yr11.4%
Disability
ACS 2024 5-yr10.4%
Hispanic
ACS 2024 5-yr73.2%
Non-Hisp. White
ACS 2024 5-yr7.3%
Non-Hisp. Black
ACS 2024 5-yrMigration
IRS Statistics of Income county migration. Measures tax filer movement, not Census population counts.
20.1K
Inflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–2320.2K
Outflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–23-101
Net Migration
IRS SOI 2022–23Economy
3.1%
Unemployment
BLS LAUS 2025283.3K
Labor Force
BLS LAUS 2025$70K
Per Capita Income
BEA 2024$63.8B
County GDP
BEA 202413.9K
Business Establishments
CBP 2023295.4K
Employees
CBP 2023$19.6B
Annual Payroll
CBP 2023Housing
$262K
Median Home Value
ACS 2024 5-yr$1K
Median Gross Rent
ACS 2024 5-yr23.8K
Owner HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yr28.1K
Renter HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yrNo
Housing Stress (USDA)
ACS 2024 5-yrHealth
45th pctile
Social Vulnerability
CDC SVI 202236.9%
Adult Obesity
CDC PLACES 20259.6%
Diabetes
CDC PLACES 202517.4%
Poor Mental Health
CDC PLACES 202513.3%
Current Smoking
CDC PLACES 202595.1/100K
Primary Care Physicians
HRSA AHRF 2024–253.1/1K
Hospital Beds
HRSA AHRF 2024–25431.7/1K bene
Medicare ER Visits
CMS 2023Environment & Risk
92.0
FEMA Risk Score
FEMA NRI Dec 2025Relatively Moderate
Risk Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025Very High
Resilience Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025$137.6M
Expected Annual Loss
FEMA NRI Dec 20257.51
PM2.5 (EPA EJScreen)
EPA EJScreen 20240.16
Diesel PM
EPA EJScreen 20241.0%
EJ Demographic Index
EPA EJScreen 2024Broadband & Food Access
1.0%
Fixed Broadband 100/20 Mbps
FCC 20241.0%
Mobile 5G Coverage
FCC 202419.4%
Low Food Access (pop)
USDA FEA 20190.8%
No-Car Low Food Access (HH)
USDA FEA 2019Land & Climate
572.7 sq mi
Land Area
TIGER 202449.8°F
Avg Temp (1991–2020)
NOAA 1991–202059.8°F
Avg Max Temp
NOAA 1991–202039.8°F
Avg Min Temp
NOAA 1991–202035.8"
Annual Precip
NOAA 1991–2020County Character
Metro - Counties in metro areas of 250,000 to 1 million population
Rural-Urban Class (RUCC)
TIGER 2024Medium metro
NCHS Urban-Rural Class
TIGER 2024Not industry-dependent
Industry Dependence (USDA)
TIGER 2024None
Typology Flags
TIGER 2024