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| Metric | 2010–2025 | Polk | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 43,785 | 43,908 | 45 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | n/a | — | |
| Median household income | $58,515 | $57,224 | 64 | ||
| Poverty rate | 16.4% | 17.7% | 36 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 15.4% | 16.7% | 18 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | n/a | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $187,600 | $168,850 | 55 | ||
| Median gross rent | $918 | $867 | 73 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 8.4% | 10.5% | 9 | ||
| Worked from home | 4.4% | 6.4% | 27 |
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PolkPeer median
| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | — |
| Housing units | — | — | — |
| Median household income | — | — | — |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | — |
| Median gross rent | — | — | — |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | — |
| Worked from home | — | — | — |
| Poverty rate | — | — | — |
| Restaurants & bars | 16.2 | US 21.3 | below US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 7.3 | US 4.8 | above US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 5.0 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 8.5 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 9.1 | US 21.0 | below US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 2.3 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 2.3 | US 2.1 | above US rate |
| Construction | 16.9 | US 24.3 | below US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greene, AR | 89 | 46,432 | — | $57,839 | 16.9% |
| Lawrence, TN | 85 | 45,385 | — | $54,706 | 15.2% |
| Warren, TN | 84 | 42,166 | — | $55,487 | 14.1% |
| St. Bernard, LA | 83 | 44,419 | — | $58,651 | 17.6% |
| Chilton, AL | 82 | 45,992 | — | $65,603 | 16.5% |
| Pettis, MO | 82 | 43,397 | — | $60,430 | 18.4% |
| Independence, AR | 82 | 38,175 | — | $56,609 | 18.1% |
| Okeechobee, FL | 79 | 40,816 | — | $57,984 | 15.8% |
| Laurens, GA | 78 | 49,798 | — | $55,010 | 19.1% |
| Laclede, MO | 77 | 36,390 | — | $53,282 | 16.3% |