Where has Polk looked like this before?
Searching stored historical observations…
| Metric | 2010–2025 | Polk | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 19,891 | 19,267 | 45 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | -0.4% | — | |
| Median household income | $67,758 | $70,233 | 36 | ||
| Poverty rate | 14.0% | 10.7% | 64 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 36.2% | 33.2% | 73 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 0.4% | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $315,000 | $281,250 | 55 | ||
| Median gross rent | $1,178 | $948 | 82 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 18.7% | 33.4% | 9 | ||
| Worked from home | 15.8% | 12.5% | 82 |
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PolkPeer median
| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | +1.2% |
| Housing units | — | — | -1.6% |
| Median household income | — | — | +29.1% |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | +54.0% |
| Median gross rent | — | — | +24.6% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | +21.9% |
| Worked from home | — | — | +62.9% |
| Poverty rate | — | — | -7.6% |
| Restaurants & bars | 20.1 | US 21.3 | below US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 4.0 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 4.5 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 19.1 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 17.6 | US 21.0 | below US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 8.5 | US 5.0 | above US rate |
| Accommodation | 3.5 | US 2.1 | above US rate |
| Construction | 37.2 | US 24.3 | above US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson, VA | 71 | 14,732 | -1.1% | $72,589 | 36.3% |
| Mariposa, CA | 70 | 17,082 | -4.8% | $68,412 | 31.8% |
| Antrim, MI | 70 | 24,127 | +3.2% | $72,054 | 34.3% |
| Rockbridge, VA | 67 | 22,531 | +0.7% | $65,469 | 32.8% |
| Jo Daviess, IL | 66 | 21,851 | -2.6% | $73,993 | 28.9% |
| Charlevoix, MI | 66 | 26,108 | +0.3% | $76,531 | 35.2% |
| Lincoln, NM | 65 | 20,224 | — | $53,303 | 32.2% |
| Benzie, MI | 65 | 18,310 | +4.9% | $74,834 | 36.9% |
| Northampton, VA | 65 | 12,059 | -1.6% | $61,632 | 32.0% |
| Northumberland, VA | 63 | 12,188 | — | $66,480 | 33.6% |