| | People QuickFacts | Polk County | Tennessee |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 6,403,353 |
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Population, 2010 | 16,825 | 6,346,105 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | 4.8% | 11.5% |
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Population, 2000 | 16,050 | 5,689,283 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 5.4% | 6.4% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 22.1% | 23.6% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 17.1% | 13.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.2% | 51.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 97.5% | 77.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 16.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.4% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 1.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 1.3% | 1.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 1.4% | 4.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 96.7% | 75.6% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 89.0% | 83.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 1.0% | 4.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 1.2% | 6.2% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 70.8% | 82.5% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 10.1% | 22.7% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 1,314 | 505,746 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 30.0 | 23.9 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 7,991 | 2,812,133 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 80.7% | 69.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 4.0% | 18.1% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $96,300 | $134,100 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 6,311 | 2,443,475 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.61 | 2.49 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $17,481 | $23,722 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $34,027 | $43,314 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 18.4% | 16.5% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Polk County | Tennessee |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 233 | 132,9012 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 1,518 | 2,317,9862 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | -25.4% | -3.0%2 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 1,045 | 448,516 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,579 | 545,348 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 8.4% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.6% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 25.5% | 25.9% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 01 | 140,447,760 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 80,116,528 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 67,693 | 77,547,291 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $4,305 | $12,563 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 8,780 | 10,626,759 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 101 | 16,475 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 205,753 | 65,525,3062 |
