Polk County vs. Lake County
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Polk County (FL) Lake County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 708,009 356,495
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 17.6% 20.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 602,098 297,052
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 602,095 297,052
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.8% 4.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent 22.1% 19.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 20.2% 26.7%
Female persons, percent 51.0% 51.6%
White alone, percent 78.9% 83.5%
Black or African American alone, percent 16.1% 11.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.7% 0.6%
Asian alone, percent 1.9% 2.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent 2.2% 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 23.6% 16.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 57.9% 69.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018 48,252 32,822
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 10.0% 8.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 299,421 160,467
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 68.5% 74.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $135,400 $167,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,223 $1,284
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $417 $428
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $944 $1,043
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 14.3% 12.1%
Building permits, 2018 5,331 3,330
Households, 2014-2018 231,260 130,190
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.84 2.55
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 85.4% 83.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 21.4% 13.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 85.5% 90.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 66.6% 83.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 84.8% 89.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 20.0% 22.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 10.6% 10.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 15.8% 15.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 54.9% 52.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 49.9% 49.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 797,909 394,919
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 3,015,202 1,648,723
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 10,601,329 498,045
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 6,495,278 3,761,049
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $10,542 $12,405
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 26.8 29.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $48,500 $51,884
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $23,812 $27,052
Persons in poverty, percent 15.7% 11.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017 11,676 7,330
Total employment, 2017 182,922 82,957
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 7,363,953 2,889,674
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 0.6% 2.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 46,177 26,611
All firms, 2012 44,644 25,331
Men-owned firms, 2012 22,629 13,004
Women-owned firms, 2012 16,894 9,390
Minority-owned firms, 2012 15,294 6,642
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 27,856 17,973
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 4,415 2,735
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 38,188 21,608
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 7.1% 5.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.3% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 12.8% 8.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.4% 27.5%
Population per square mile, 2010 334.9 316.6
Land area in square miles, 2010 1,797.84 938.38
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Polk county (FL) and Lake county (FL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.