Polk County, Georgia (GA)

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• • 30,20769.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6,24514.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 5,22512.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,1062.5%Two or more races
  • 4251.0%Some other race alone
  • 3000.7%Asian alone
  • 130.03%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 0
• Auto thefts: 1

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 5
• Burglaries: 1
• Thefts: 0
• Auto thefts: 0

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,548 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,089 (0.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Polk County is $417 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $508 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $626 a month.

Cities in this county include: Cedartown, Rockmart, Aragon.

Neighboring counties: Cleveland County, Arkansas , Carroll County , Columbus County, North Carolina , Santa Barbara County, California , Forsyth County , Quitman County, Mississippi , Greene County .

Current college students: 1,270
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,073 (24.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 5472010 or later
• 1,0892000 to 2009
• 7781990 to 1999
• 5521980 to 1989
• 1621970 to 1979
• 136Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 13,556
• One, attached: 199
• Two: 813
• 3 or 4: 310
• 5 to 9: 742
• 10 to 19: 144
• 20 to 49: 114
• 50 or more: 108
• Mobile homes: 1,662

Housing units in Polk County with a mortgage: 5,462 (327 second mortgage, 31 home equity loan, 234 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 96

Religion statistics for Polk County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Polk County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Georgia Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4501, Natural disaster type: Other
• Georgia Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 10, 2014 to February 14, 2014, Emergency Declared EM-3368: February 11, 2014, FEMA Id: 3368, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Georgia Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Associated Flooding, Incident Period: April 27, 2011 to April 28, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1973: April 29, 2011, FEMA Id: 1973, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Georgia Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to March 16, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1750: March 20, 2008, FEMA Id: 1750, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
• Georgia Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 27, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3218: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3218, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Georgia Hurricane Opal, Incident Period: October 04, 1995 to October 05, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1071: October 10, 1995, FEMA Id: 1071, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Georgia Severe Snowfall, Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3097: March 15, 1993, FEMA Id: 3097, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
• Georgia Tornadoes, High Winds, Heavy Rain, Incident Period: February 21, 1993 to February 22, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-980: March 04, 1993, FEMA Id: 980, Natural disaster type: Tornado, Wind, Heavy Rain
• Georgia Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornado, Incident Period: February 10, 1990 to February 24, 1990, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-857: February 23, 1990, FEMA Id: 857, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Georgia Drought, Incident Period: July 20, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3044: July 20, 1977, FEMA Id: 3044, Natural disaster type: Drought
• 1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

8.46% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($44,646 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.97% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($36,850 average AGI)
1.49% relocated from other states ($7,796 average AGI)

Polk County:	1.49%
Georgia average:	3.80%

from Paulding County, GA	1.78% ($53,130 average AGI)
from Floyd County, GA	1.45% ($34,490)
from Bartow County, GA	0.87% ($39,992)
from Cobb County, GA	0.63% ($50,622)
from Carroll County, GA	0.35% ($33,388)
from Haralson County, GA	0.32% ($37,556)
from Douglas County, GA	0.25% ($48,829)

6.49% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($41,358 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.09% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($32,350 average AGI)
1.40% relocated to other states ($9,009 average AGI)

Polk County:	1.40%
Georgia average:	3.15%

to Floyd County, GA	1.52% ($44,227 average AGI)
to Paulding County, GA	1.00% ($41,849)
to Bartow County, GA	0.71% ($42,622)
to Haralson County, GA	0.30% ($41,488)
to Cobb County, GA	0.29% ($45,825)
to Carroll County, GA	0.25% ($31,429)
to Cherokee County, AL	0.14% ($75,150)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 17.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 11.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.1

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Polk County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 8,173 (1,783 living alone), Female householders: 7,900 (2,169 living alone)

• 8,077 spouses (7,946 opposite-sex spouses), 1,116 unmarried partners, (1,080 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 12,314 children (11,517 natural, 174 adopted, 618 stepchildren), 2,458 grandchildren, 314 brothers or sisters, 1,057 parents, 42 foster children, 1,111 other relatives, 1,008 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 306

Size of family households: 4,219 2-persons, 2,847 3-persons, 2,139 4-persons, 1,167 5-persons, 319 6-persons, 625 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,955 1-person, 754 2-persons, 55 3-persons, 27 4-persons.

5,751 married couples with children.
2,928 single-parent households (874 men, 2,054 women).

87.9% of residents of Polk speak English at home.
10.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 18% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 2% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (56% speak English very well, 44% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $239,604,000 ($5,950 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $16,017,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $113,924,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $55,387,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,144,000
Federal grants: $49,874,000
Federal procurement contracts: $13,726,000 ($10,873,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,548,000 ($855,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $130,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $21,561,000
Federal Government insurance: $14,539,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.65 millions of gallons per day (33% from ground, 67% from surface)

• Year house built in Polk County, Georgia
• 22020 or later
• 1,4802010 to 2019
• 3,3062000 to 2009
• 2,3951990 to 1999
• 2,3401980 to 1989
• 2,3471970 to 1979
• 1,6251960 to 1969
• 9931950 to 1959
• 7221940 to 1949
• 1,9191939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Polk County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Polk County, Georgia
• 01 room
• 292 rooms
• 3003 rooms
• 1,2214 rooms
• 2,4765 rooms
• 2,7256 rooms
• 1,5637 rooms
• 1,2068 rooms
• 1,1119+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Polk County, Georgia
• 1281 room
• 562 rooms
• 7743 rooms
• 1,3404 rooms
• 1,6055 rooms
• 7686 rooms
• 6227 rooms
• 788 rooms
• 239+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Polk County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Polk County, Georgia
• 31no bedroom
• 1341 bedroom
• 1,8712 bedrooms
• 6,4933 bedrooms
• 1,5604 bedrooms
• 4035+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Polk County, Georgia
• 131no bedroom
• 4061 bedroom
• 2,6712 bedrooms
• 1,8653 bedrooms
• 3774 bedrooms
• 485+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Polk County, Georgia in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Polk County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 131no vehicle
• 2,5631 vehicle
• 4,2512 vehicles
• 2,1233 vehicles
• 1,0394 vehicles
• 5035+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Polk County in renter-occupied apartments
• 757no vehicle
• 2,2651 vehicle
• 1,8262 vehicles
• 4303 vehicles
• 924 vehicles
• 1225+ vehicles

89.5% of Polk County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Georgia.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 32,565
• Other state: 7,475
• Northeast: 777
• Midwest: 1,426
• South: 4,189
• West: 1,110

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,262
• Number of aged recipients: 112
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,150
• Number of recipients under 18: 141
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 832
• Number of recipients older than 64: 289
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 537
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 529