Polk County vs. Orange County
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Polk County (FL) Orange County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 708,009 1,380,645
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 17.6% 20.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 602,098 1,145,954
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 602,095 1,145,956
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.8% 6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent 22.1% 22.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 20.2% 11.9%
Female persons, percent 51.0% 50.9%
White alone, percent 78.9% 68.1%
Black or African American alone, percent 16.1% 22.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.7% 0.6%
Asian alone, percent 1.9% 5.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent 2.2% 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 23.6% 32.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 57.9% 39.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018 48,252 63,263
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 10.0% 21.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 299,421 544,417
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 68.5% 54.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $135,400 $216,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,223 $1,515
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $417 $510
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $944 $1,160
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 14.3% 33.0%
Building permits, 2018 5,331 13,757
Households, 2014-2018 231,260 458,613
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.84 2.81
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 85.4% 81.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 21.4% 36.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 85.5% 93.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 66.6% 85.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 84.8% 88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 20.0% 33.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 10.6% 7.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 15.8% 15.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 54.9% 66.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 49.9% 61.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 797,909 8,326,446
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 3,015,202 8,920,887
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 9,822,165 8,280,907
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 10,601,329 18,498,884
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 6,495,278 23,076,749
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $10,542 $19,195
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 26.8 27.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $48,500 $54,335
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $23,812 $28,859
Persons in poverty, percent 15.7% 15.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017 11,676 37,724
Total employment, 2017 182,922 734,085
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 7,363,953 33,172,484
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 0.6% 4.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 46,177 143,452
All firms, 2012 44,644 131,838
Men-owned firms, 2012 22,629 67,844
Women-owned firms, 2012 16,894 52,067
Minority-owned firms, 2012 15,294 63,938
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 27,856 63,712
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 4,415 10,968
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 38,188 116,328
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 7.1% 10.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.3% 6.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 12.8% 20.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.4% 29.9%
Population per square mile, 2010 334.9 1,268.5
Land area in square miles, 2010 1,797.84 903.43
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Polk county (FL) and Orange county (FL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.