Polk County

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Polk county is located in west Arkansas. Polk county has 857.68 square miles of land area and 4.78 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Polk county population is 20,454, which has grown 1.11% since 2000. The population growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 10.24% and is much lower than the national average rate of 11.61%. Polk county median household income is $33,558 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 33.27% since 2000. The income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 28.22% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. Polk county median house value is $85,100 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 49.04% since 2000. The house value growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 49.31% and is about the same as the national average rate of 46.91%. 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 better than the state average in quality. The Polk county area codes are 479, 870.

Population	20,454 (2010-2014), rank #37
Population Growth	1.11% since 2000, rank #33
Population Density:	23.72/sq mi, rank #46
Median Household Income:	$33,558 at 2010-2014—33.27% increase since 2000, rank #48
Median House Price:	$85,100 at 2010-2014—49.04% increase since 2000, rank #33
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	857.68 sq mi, rank #11
Water Area:	4.78 sq mi (0.55%), rank #57
State:	Arkansas
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Area Code:	479, 870