Polk City, FL Population

Overview

2,637

Total Population

47.7

Median age

51.08%

Female population %

95.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

50.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

883

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Polk City's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Polk City is 47.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Polk City's population under 18 was 10.88%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Polk City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.36% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Polk City, 7.32% were under the age of 15, 23.28% aged 15 to 29, 43.04% aged 30 to 64, 24.65% aged 65 to 84, and 1.71% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 57 more females than males in Polk City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.08% females and 48.92% males in Polk City, FL.
The Polk City, FL gender ratio is 95.8:100 i.e. 95.8 men to 100 women (0.958).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 160.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 156.

Polk City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Polk City population: 72.85% are White, 3.03% are Asian, 5.42% are some other race and 18.70% are multiracial.
Polk City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 883 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,754 (66.51% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Polk City is White with a population of 1,921 (72.85% of the total population).

Polk City's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 2,979 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Polk City's population increased by 75 (4.64%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Polk City's population increased by 1,064 (62.96%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Polk City's population was lowest in year 2006 at 1,605.