Polk County

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Polk county is located in southeast Tennessee. Polk county has 434.68 square miles of land area and 7.66 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Polk county population is 16,825, which has grown 4.83% since 2000. The population growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 11.54% and is lower than the national average rate of 9.71%. Polk county median household income is $34,027 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 14.79% since 2000. The income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 14.03% and is lower than the national average rate of 19.17%. Polk county median house value is $96,300 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 33.56% since 2000. The house value growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 49.46% and is much lower than the national average rate of 50.42%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Polk county is much better than the state average in quality. The Polk county area code is 423.

Population	16,825 (2010), rank #75
Population Growth	4.83% since 2000, rank #60
Population Density:	38.04/sq mi, rank #80
Median Household Income:	$34,027 at 2006-2010—14.79% increase since 2000, rank #65
Median House Price:	$96,300 at 2006-2010—33.56% increase since 2000, rank #55
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	434.68 sq mi, rank #48
Water Area:	7.66 sq mi (1.73%), rank #40
State:	Tennessee
Area:	Cleveland, TN
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Area Code:	423