Polk County vs. Highlands County

Polk County (FL)Highlands County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)708,009105,424
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)17.6%6.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)602,09898,786
Population, Census, April 1, 2010602,09598,786
Persons under 5 years, percent5.8%4.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.1%17.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent20.2%35.3%
Female persons, percent51.0%51.1%
White alone, percent78.9%85.4%
Black or African American alone, percent16.1%10.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.7%0.7%
Asian alone, percent1.9%1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.2%1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent23.6%20.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent57.9%66.4%
Veterans, 2014-201848,25211,294
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201810.0%10.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)299,42155,759
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201868.5%75.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$135,400$93,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,223$959
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$417$324
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$944$776
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201314.3%11.7%
Building permits, 20185,331271
Households, 2014-2018231,26041,026
Persons per household, 2014-20182.842.44
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.4%83.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201821.4%19.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.5%81.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201866.6%70.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201884.8%84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201820.0%17.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.6%13.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent15.8%18.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.9%42.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201849.9%38.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)797,909110,569
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)3,015,202576,468
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)9,822,165213,986
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)6,495,2781,112,507
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$10,542$11,337
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201826.819.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$48,500$37,314
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$23,812$23,722
Persons in poverty, percent15.7%20.8%
Total employer establishments, 201711,6761,921
Total employment, 2017182,92220,766
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)7,363,953680,262
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.6%1.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201746,1776,085
All firms, 201244,6446,730
Men-owned firms, 201222,6293,426
Women-owned firms, 201216,8942,449
Minority-owned firms, 201215,2942,033
Nonminority-owned firms, 201227,8564,423
Veteran-owned firms, 20124,415739
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201238,1885,574
Black-owned firms, percent, 20077.1%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.3%3.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 200712.8%14.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.4%24.1%
Population per square mile, 2010334.997.2
Land area in square miles, 20101,797.841,016.62

Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Polk county (FL) and Highlands county (FL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
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