Polk County, Georgia demographics

Population: 42,692
Median age: 38.0

Median household income: 48,958

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Polk County, Georgia.

Population

202142,692
202042,251
201941,908
201841,621
201741,444
201641,263
201541,215
201441,250
201341,308
201241,350
201141,233
201041,095
200941,414

Polk County, GA cities

Aragon city - 1,634

Braswell town - 347

Cedartown city - 10,091

Rockmart city - 4,673

Taylorsville town - 398

Census data for Polk County, Georgia

Demographic and housing estimates in Polk County, Georgia

Total population
Total population42,692
Male20,936
Female21,756
Population by age
Total population42,692
Under 5 years2,844
5 to 9 years3,001
10 to 14 years3,109
15 to 19 years2,912
20 to 24 years2,499
25 to 34 years5,618
35 to 44 years5,461
45 to 54 years5,339
55 to 59 years2,410
60 to 64 years2,906
65 to 74 years4,008
75 to 84 years2,160
85 years and over425
Median age (years)38.0
Under 18 years10,865
16 years and over33,040
18 years and over31,827
21 years and over30,121
62 years and over8,285
65 years and over6,593
Population by race
Total population42,692
One race41,044
   White33,499
   Black or African American5,233
   American Indian and Alaska Native63
   Asian274
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander15
   Some other race1,960
Two or more races1,648
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population29,554
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population14,207
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population15,347

Social characteristics in Polk County, Georgia

Households by type
Total households15,507
Family households (families)7,740
Married-couple family1,027
Male householder, no wife present, family2,689
Female householder, no husband present, family1,731
Nonfamily households4,051
Average household size4,863
Average family size2.74

Economic characteristics in Polk County, Georgia

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households15,507
Less than $10,0001,069
$10,000 to $14,9991,115
$15,000 to $24,9991,558
$25,000 to $34,9991,770
$35,000 to $49,9992,397
$50,000 to $74,9992,749
$75,000 to $99,9991,826
$100,000 to $149,9992,006
$150,000 to $199,999685
$200,000 or more332
Median household income (dollars)48,958

Housing characteristics in Polk County, Georgia

Housing occupancy
Total housing units17,207
Occupied housing units15,507
Vacant housing units1,700
Units in structure
Total housing units17,207
1-unit, detached13,298
1-unit, attached239
2 units775
3 or 4 units325
5 to 9 units680
10 to 19 units150
20 or more units186
Mobile home1,554
Boat, RV, van, etc.0
Year structure built
Total housing units17,207
Built 2014 or later0
Built 2010 to 2013979
Built 2000 to 20093,153
Built 1990 to 19992,792
Built 1980 to 19892,375
Built 1970 to 19792,360
Built 1960 to 19691,974
Built 1950 to 1959895
Built 1940 to 1949645
Built 1939 or earlier2,034
Rooms
Total housing units17,207
1 room169
2 rooms110
3 rooms927
4 rooms3,005
5 rooms4,169
6 rooms3,955
7 rooms2,458
8 rooms1,273
9 rooms or more1,141
Median rooms5.6
Bedrooms
Total housing units17,207
No bedroom197
1 bedroom474
2 bedrooms5,221
3 bedrooms8,805
4 bedrooms2,016
5 or more bedrooms494
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units15,507
Owner-occupied9,901
Renter-occupied5,606
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.76
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.71
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units15,507
Moved in 2017 or later1,482
Moved in 2015 to 20164,178
Moved in 2010 to 20142,497
Moved in 2000 to 20093,356
Moved in 1990 to 19991,686
Moved in 1989 and earlier2,308
Value
Owner-occupied units9,901
Less than $50,0001,100
$50,000 to $99,9992,335
$100,000 to $149,9992,318
$150,000 to $199,9991,871
$200,000 to $299,9991,050
$300,000 to $499,9991,092
$500,000 to $999,99995
$1,000,000 or more40
Median (dollars)132,400
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units9,901
Housing units with a mortgage5,508
Housing units without a mortgage4,393
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent5,173
Less than $500510
$500 to $9994,044
$1,000 to $1,499573
$1,500 to $1,99932
$2,000 to $2,4990
$2,500 to $2,9990
$3,000 or more14
Median (dollars)769
No rent paid433

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