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As of 2010, the per capita income of Polk County School District is $20,124, which is lower than the state average of $24,272 and is lower than the national average of $26,059. Polk County School District median household income is $43,946. On average Polk County School District residents spend 22.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.0 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 23.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #38

Polk County School District	20,124 USD
Florida	24,272 USD
U.S.	26,059 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Polk County School District	25,414 USD
Florida	26,045 USD
U.S.	28,899 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Polk County School District	28,022 USD
Florida	29,480 USD
U.S.	33,276 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Polk County School District	22,496 USD
Florida	23,165 USD
U.S.	24,157 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #34

Polk County School District	41,174 USD
Florida	44,409 USD
U.S.	50,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Polk County School District	53,111 USD
Florida	61,877 USD
U.S.	68,259 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Polk County School District		-0.22%
Florida		14.40%
U.S.		19.17%

*The Polk County School District median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Florida and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Polk County School District		Florida		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.05%	$17,291, see rank	21.67%	$20,853	21.82%	$14,452
Social Security Income	38.04%	$16,819, see rank	34.55%	$16,654	28.42%	$16,236
Public Assistance Income	2.36%	$4,806, see rank	2.00%	$3,609	2.86%	$3,936
Retirement Income	20.20%	$20,082, see rank	18.94%	$23,267	17.45%	$22,006

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Polk County School District	47,956 USD
Florida	53,093 USD
U.S.	60,609 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Polk County School District	60,976 USD
Florida	72,079 USD
U.S.	79,338 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Polk County School District	Florida	U.S.
White	$43,357, see rank	$46,806	$52,480
Black	$30,703, see rank	$32,299	$33,578
Hispanic	$35,321, see rank	$38,288	$40,165
Asian	$49,025, see rank	$56,376	$67,022
American Indian, Alaska Native	$27,718, see rank	$33,529	$35,062
Hawaiian Native	$63,279, see rank	$49,558	$52,776
One Race, Other	$29,176, see rank	$35,599	$38,230
Two or More Races	$36,084, see rank	$40,360	$43,597

*Based on 2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Polk County School District	Florida	U.S.
less than 25	$29,243, see rank	$23,640	$24,143
25 to 44	$45,642, see rank	$47,993	$54,024
45 to 64	$47,936, see rank	$52,102	$60,683
65 or over	$32,354, see rank	$35,024	$34,381

*Based on 2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Polk County School District	%	Florida	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	477,504	see rank	15,327,982	243,832,923
Male¹	231,956	48.58%, see rank	48.37%	48.62%
Male, In Labor Force:²	146,458	63.14%, see rank	65.00%	69.78%
Male, In Armed Forces²	622	0.27%, see rank	0.61%	0.76%
Male, Civilian²	145,836	62.87%, see rank	64.39%	69.03%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	123,251	84.51%, see rank	85.77%	88.43%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	22,585	15.49%, see rank	14.23%	11.57%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	85,498	36.86%, see rank	35.00%	30.22%
Female¹	245,548	51.42%, see rank	51.63%	51.38%
Female, In Labor Force:²	131,549	53.57%, see rank	56.10%	59.26%
Female, In Armed Forces²	79	0.03%, see rank	0.12%	0.12%
Female, Civilian²	131,470	53.54%, see rank	55.98%	59.13%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	114,472	87.07%, see rank	87.60%	89.99%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	16,998	12.93%, see rank	12.40%	10.01%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	113,999	46.43%, see rank	43.90%	40.74%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Polk County School District	%	Florida	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	232,749	100%	7,865,975	136,941,010
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	189,820	81.56%, see rank	79.92%	76.57%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	27,382	11.76%, see rank	9.63%	9.69%
Public Transportation	1,883	0.81%, see rank	2.05%	4.94%
Walked	2,891	1.24%, see rank	1.65%	2.77%
Other Means	3,008	1.29%, see rank	2.14%	1.70%
Worked at Home	7,765	3.34%, see rank	4.61%	4.33%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Polk County School District	22.8 minutes
Florida	24.0 minutes
U.S.	23.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Polk County School District	%	Florida	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	237,723	-	7,974,945	139,033,928
Male¹	123,251	51.85%, see rank	51.34%	52.06%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	29,646	24.05%, see rank	30.77%	32.77%
Service Occupations²	20,193	16.38%, see rank	18.08%	14.98%
Sales and Office Occupations²	21,013	17.05%, see rank	20.54%	17.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2,140	1.74%, see rank	1.18%	1.17%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	14,108	11.45%, see rank	9.43%	9.50%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	28,597	23.20%, see rank	13.58%	17.70%
Female¹	114,472	48.15%, see rank	48.66%	47.94%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	40,982	35.80%, see rank	36.31%	39.40%
Service Occupations²	24,471	21.38%, see rank	22.86%	21.33%
Sales and Office Occupations²	40,871	35.70%, see rank	35.70%	32.73%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,198	1.05%, see rank	0.36%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	441	0.39%, see rank	0.31%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	6,195	5.41%, see rank	4.16%	5.67%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Polk County School District	%	Florida	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	237,723	100%	7,974,945	139,033,928
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	4,728	1.99%, see rank	1.23%	1.90%
Construction	17,511	7.37%, see rank	6.56%	6.25%
Manufacturing	15,902	6.69%, see rank	5.47%	10.39%
Wholesale Trade	9,638	4.05%, see rank	2.93%	2.83%
Retail Trade	34,134	14.36%, see rank	13.53%	11.65%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	13,751	5.78%, see rank	5.13%	4.92%
Information	2,989	1.26%, see rank	2.00%	2.17%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	13,822	5.81%, see rank	7.65%	6.67%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	21,810	9.17%, see rank	12.10%	10.58%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	51,154	21.52%, see rank	21.36%	23.24%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	32,942	13.86%, see rank	11.52%	9.25%
Public Administration	10,583	4.45%, see rank	4.99%	5.17%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	8,759	3.68%, see rank	5.52%	4.97%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Polk County School District	%	Florida	U.S.
Population in Poverty	103,009	17.50%, see rank	16.53%	15.33%
Family in Poverty	20,355	13.32%, see rank	12.04%	11.28%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical poverty level data.