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Polk County
Polk County, North Carolina
At a Glance
Population 19,328 County Seat Polk County Courthouse State FIPS 37 County FIPS 149 Num Towns 2 Census-Designated Places 0 Total Town Population 2,622 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 19,538 Median Age 54.2 Veterans 1,486 Housing Units 10,881 Uninsured 144 Net Migration (recent) 855 Growing Yes
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 520 Total Employees 4,281 Avg Annual Pay $46,331 Median Household Income $60,465 Poverty Rate 11.0% Unemployment Rate 4.3% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $80,337 Federal Spending FY2024 $184,858,461 Federal Spending Per Capita $9,564
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $255,000 Median Rent $984 FMR Studio $836 FMR 1BR $841 FMR 2BR $1,046 FMR 3BR $1,335 FMR 4BR $1,757
Health & Safety
Hospitals 2 EMS Stations 6 Fire Stations 6 Police Stations 6 Adult Smoking 14.9% Adult Obesity 31.7% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 37.3 Air Quality Good Days N/A
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 14.13 Electric Customers 5067762 Towns with Broadband Data 2 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 2
Community
Churches 16 Libraries 2 Historic Places (NRHP) 26 Homeless Population N/A Schools 3 SNAP Stores 12 Bank Branches 3
Agriculture
Total Farms 6 Land in Farms (acres) 3,046 Avg Farm Size (acres) 507.7 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date EM SEVERE WINTER STORM 2026-01-24 FM BLACK COVE FIRE COMPLEX 2025-03-22 DR TROPICAL STORM HELENE 2024-09-28 EM HURRICANE HELENE 2024-09-26 EM HURRICANE IAN 2022-10-01 EM HURRICANE ISAIAS 2020-08-02 DR SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING 2020-05-08 DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-25 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 EM HURRICANE DORIAN 2019-09-03
Detailed Topics
Communities in Polk County
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
