Polk County vs. Jasper County
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Polk County (IA) Jasper County (IA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 487,204 37,147
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 13.1% 0.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 430,632 36,842
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 430,640 36,842
Persons under 5 years, percent 7.1% 5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent 24.9% 22.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 13.1% 19.1%
Female persons, percent 50.7% 48.9%
White alone, percent 85.0% 95.3%
Black or African American alone, percent 7.1% 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.4% 0.4%
Asian alone, percent 5.1% 0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.4% 1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 8.5% 2.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 77.2% 93.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018 23,452 2,456
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 9.0% 1.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 204,633 16,333
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 67.2% 73.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $171,800 $128,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,418 $1,140
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $560 $488
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $879 $723
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 23.7% 16.8%
Building permits, 2018 3,831 75
Households, 2014-2018 183,753 14,548
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.53 2.41
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 81.3% 85.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 12.9% 2.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 92.1% 86.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 83.3% 76.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 91.5% 93.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 36.1% 17.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 8.1% 9.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 5.5% 4.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 72.1% 62.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 67.5% 60.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,012,583 33,644
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 3,659,698 102,440
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 10,472,882 306,266
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 9,500,522 445,100
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 7,616,344 355,361
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $17,165 $9,709
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 19.5 22.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $66,044 $55,727
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $34,474 $27,551
Persons in poverty, percent 9.9% 10.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017 12,995 756
Total employment, 2017 265,640 9,110
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 14,001,799 313,414
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 1.4% 15.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 33,348 2,300
All firms, 2012 39,938 2,857
Men-owned firms, 2012 21,044 1,365
Women-owned firms, 2012 13,246 1,047
Minority-owned firms, 2012 4,482 51
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 33,594 2,673
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 3,648 305
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 33,639 2,338
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.9% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.3% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.1% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.1% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.8% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.0% 20.9%
Population per square mile, 2010 750.5 50.4
Land area in square miles, 2010 573.80 730.42
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Polk county (IA) and Jasper county (IA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.