Polk County vs. Pasco County

	Polk County (FL)	Pasco County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	708,009	539,630
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	17.6%	16.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	602,098	464,703
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	602,095	464,697
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.8%	5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.1%	20.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.2%	22.6%
Female persons, percent	51.0%	51.4%
White alone, percent	78.9%	87.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	16.1%	6.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.7%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	1.9%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	23.6%	15.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	57.9%	73.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	48,252	46,474
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	10.0%	9.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	299,421	246,921
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	68.5%	72.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$135,400	$149,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,223	$1,336
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$417	$383
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$944	$1,025
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	14.3%	12.1%
Building permits, 2018	5,331	3,830
Households, 2014-2018	231,260	199,227
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.84	2.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.4%	86.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	21.4%	14.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.5%	88.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	66.6%	80.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	84.8%	89.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	20.0%	23.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.6%	10.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	15.8%	14.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.9%	53.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	49.9%	49.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	797,909	503,399
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	3,015,202	2,142,452
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	9,822,165	743,921
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	10,601,329	709,194
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	6,495,278	5,278,200
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,542	$11,221
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	26.8	31.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$48,500	$50,417
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,812	$27,786
Persons in poverty, percent	15.7%	12.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	11,676	9,686
Total employment, 2017	182,922	98,898
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	7,363,953	3,566,286
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.6%	2.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	46,177	38,645
All firms, 2012	44,644	36,289
Men-owned firms, 2012	22,629	19,260
Women-owned firms, 2012	16,894	12,706
Minority-owned firms, 2012	15,294	7,683
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	27,856	27,396
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	4,415	4,368
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	38,188	30,299
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	7.1%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.3%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	12.8%	9.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	25.4%	28.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	334.9	622.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,797.84	746.89

Source: United States Census Bureau

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