Polk County, FL Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Polk county florida dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school114,180100.0
Nursery school, preschool7,9437.0
Kindergarten6,6035.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)55,49948.6
High school (grades 9-12)26,00122.8
College or graduate school18,13415.9
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over326,208100.0
Less than 9th grade26,5548.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma55,78617.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)109,92033.7
Some college, no degree66,31720.3
Associate degree18,9625.8
Bachelor's degree32,64610.0
Graduate or professional degree16,0234.9
Percent high school graduate or higher74.8(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher14.9(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over385,727100.0
Never married80,77320.9
Now married, except separated220,64957.2
Separated8,9322.3
Widowed32,2308.4
Female
25,8156.7
Divorced43,14311.2
Female
23,1936.0
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years11,386100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren6,07753.4
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over366,125100.0
Civilian veterans62,18817.0
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years104,663100.0
With a disability10,2099.8
Population 21 to 64 years254,076100.0
With a disability63,92425.2
Percent employed
56.3(X)
No disability190,15274.8
Percent employed
75.9(X)
Population 65 years and over85,429100.0
With a disability35,34641.4
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over453,180100.0
Same house in 1995231,55051.1
Different house in the U.S. in 1995211,59546.7
Same county
125,16227.6
Different county
86,43319.1
Same state
35,8327.9
Different state
50,60111.2
Elsewhere in 199510,0352.2
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population483,924100.0
Native450,40593.1
Born in United States
441,43091.2
State of residence
209,54443.3
Different state
231,88647.9
Born outside United States
8,9751.9
Foreign born33,5196.9
Entered 1990 to March 2000
14,5053.0
Naturalized citizen
11,9082.5
Not a citizen
21,6114.5
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)33,519100.0
Europe4,47113.3
Asia4,42913.2
Africa4231.3
Oceania410.1
Latin America22,37566.8
Northern America1,7805.3
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over453,180100.0
English only398,33287.9
Language other than English54,84812.1
Speak English less than 'very well
24,5485.4
Spanish
40,1788.9
Speak English less than "very well"
19,0684.2
Other Indo-European languages
10,1682.2
Speak English less than "very well"
3,4790.8
Asian and Pacific Island languages
3,7250.8
Speak English less than "very well"
1,7910.4
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population483,924100.0

Total ancestries reported

454,17993.9
Arab7130.1
Czech11,3120.3
Danish9920.2
Dutch8,5551.8
English50,53710.4
French (except Basque)113,2282.7
French Canadian13,9140.8
German57,41211.9
Greek9190.2
Hungarian1,7880.4
Irish150,14910.4
Italian16,5293.4
Lithuanian6030.1
Norwegian2,9310.6
Polish8,3921.7
Portuguese9230.2
Russian1,3590.3
Scotch-Irish8,3781.7
Scottish9,0261.9
Slovak6690.1
Subsaharan African2,2760.5
Swedish4,1340.9
Swiss1,0250.2
Ukrainian5800.1
United States or American68,54414.2
Welsh2,6560.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)5,2461.1
Other ancestries131,38927.2
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19


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