Polk County Information
Polk in
Missouri occupies
642 square miles and has a 2006 population of
29,596, a change from a 2000 population of
26,992 and
21,826 in 1990.
17.6% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
13.5% percent is 25-35, and
12.7% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
58 acts of violent crime reported in
Polk in 2004, a change from
30 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
626 people:
4.3% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
2.9%.
Read more about
Polk, Missouri in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Polk | |
| State | Missouri | |
| Land Area | 642 sq. miles | Ranked 1,595 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 29,596 | Ranked 1,430 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 28,952 | |
| Population 2000 | 26,992 | Ranked 1,484 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 21,826 | Ranked 1,588 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 97.4% | |
| African American | .5% | |
| Asian American | .5% | |
| Native American | .7% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 13% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 17.6% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 13.5% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 12.7% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 12.2% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 9.8% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 7.5% | |
| Population 75 and up | 7.8% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 58 | 30 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | 9 | |
| Robberies | 1 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 48 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 808 | 597 |
| Burglaries | 194 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 566 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 48 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 14,411 | 13,261 |
| Unemployed Population | 626 | 391 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.3% | 2.9% |
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