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Polk County, GA

Demographic and economic profile of Polk County, GA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Polk County, GA is a small manufacturing-oriented county of 43,365 residents that grew 4.2% over the past five years, with a labor force participation rate of 56.8% and an unemployment rate of 5.8%. The workforce skews toward lower educational attainment—only 14.5% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 82.1% have a high school diploma—and median worker earnings stand at $37,160 against a median household income of $58,515. Housing costs remain low, with a median home value of $163,500 and median gross rent of $870/month, while a poverty rate of 19.4% and per capita income of $27,807 indicate meaningful income constraints across the county.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

43,365

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$58,515

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.2% since 2018

Polk County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone31,770 (72.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone5,214 (11.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,822 (6.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,366 (5.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,000 (2.3%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone312 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish4,097
  2. 2.Other Indo-European499
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic61
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island49
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)8

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

6.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,810

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$30,688

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$27,807

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

19.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,894
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)3,696
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,731
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)1,676
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,547

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,540
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,062
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations3,500
  4. 4.Service Occupations3,236
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,366

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.20×)3,911
  2. 2.Information (LQ 1.59×)532
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.12×)460
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.10×)1,364
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.04×)882

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$163,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$870/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

66.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,698 (16.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,089 (10.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999974 (9.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999945 (9.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999920 (8.8%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999688 (6.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

14.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

82.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

56.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,160

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

30.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone15,228 (82.3%)
  • Carpooled1,661 (9.0%)
  • Worked At Home818 (4.4%)
  • Other433 (2.3%)
  • Walked204 (1.1%)
  • Public Transit95 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.