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| Metric | 2010–2025 | Polk | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 45,555 | 44,699 | 55 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 5.3% | — | |
| Median household income | $77,219 | $73,652 | 64 | ||
| Poverty rate | 8.2% | 10.3% | 9 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 24.3% | 26.3% | 18 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 3.1% | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $271,900 | $261,300 | 55 | ||
| Median gross rent | $957 | $983 | 36 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 20.4% | 19.5% | 45 | ||
| Worked from home | 11.8% | 10.7% | 82 |
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PolkPeer median
| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | +3.9% |
| Housing units | — | — | +1.4% |
| Median household income | — | — | +23.1% |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | +44.4% |
| Median gross rent | — | — | +28.0% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | +13.6% |
| Worked from home | — | — | +50.4% |
| Poverty rate | — | — | -6.3% |
| Restaurants & bars | 27.4 | US 21.3 | above US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 4.2 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 6.6 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 17.1 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 15.8 | US 21.0 | below US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 4.8 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 3.7 | US 2.1 | above US rate |
| Construction | 35.1 | US 24.3 | above US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davie, NC | 81 | 44,122 | — | $75,057 | 27.3% |
| Roane, TN | 80 | 55,208 | — | $71,885 | 22.1% |
| Tuolumne, CA | 78 | 54,498 | — | $77,404 | 24.6% |
| Montrose, CO | 77 | 43,807 | — | $72,120 | 28.7% |
| Hancock, MS | 77 | 46,167 | — | $67,708 | 26.8% |
| Oconto, WI | 77 | 39,589 | — | $75,049 | 18.9% |
| Gloucester, VA | 76 | 39,526 | — | $84,306 | 25.3% |
| Itasca, MN | 76 | 45,275 | — | $68,603 | 25.9% |
| Sullivan, NH | 74 | 43,715 | — | $80,858 | 30.3% |
| Otter Tail, MN | 74 | 60,475 | +5.3% | $72,255 | 28.3% |