Polk, PA Population

Overview

836

Total Population

53.7

Median age

59.09%

Female population %

69.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

66.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

8

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Polk is 53.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Polk's population under 18 was 13.04%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Polk's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 28.47% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Polk, 11.36% were under the age of 15, 13.04% aged 15 to 29, 47.13% aged 30 to 64, 27.87% aged 65 to 84, and 0.60% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 152 more females than males in Polk:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 59.09% females and 40.91% males in Polk, PA.
The Polk, PA gender ratio is 69.2:100 i.e. 69.2 men to 100 women (0.692).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 55.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 82.

Polk's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Polk population: 96.29% are White, 0.48% are Black or African American and 3.23% are multiracial.
Polk's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 8 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 828 (99.04% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Polk is White with a population of 805 (96.29% of the total population).

Polk's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,030 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Polk's population decreased by 212 (20.58%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Polk's population decreased by 184 (22.49%), 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's population was lowest in year 2022 at 628.