Editing Polk County, Florida (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870=3169
|1880=3181
|1890=7905
|1900=12472
|1900n=<ref name="1900sCounts">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/fl190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 16, 2014}}</ref>
|1910=24148
|1910n=<ref name="1900sCounts"/>
|1920=38661
|1920n=<ref name="1900sCounts"/>
|1930=72291
|1930n=<ref name="1900sCounts"/>
|1940=86665
|1940n=<ref name="1900sCounts"/>
|1950=123997
|1950n=<ref name="1900sCounts"/>
|1960=195139
|1960n=<ref name="1900sCounts"/>
|1970=227222
|1970n=<ref name="1900sCounts"/>
|1980=321652
|1980n=<ref name="1900sCounts"/>
|1990=405382
|1990n=<ref name="Census2000"/><ref name="1900sCounts"/>
|2000=483924
|2000n=<ref name="Census2000">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 16, 2014}}</ref>
|2010=602095
|2010n=<ref name="QF" /> 
|2020=725048
|2020n=<ref name="2022PopulationEstimate">{{cite web |title=County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2022 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |website=County Population Totals: 2020-2022 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=March 30, 2023 |date=March 30, 2023 }}</ref>
|estyear=2023
|estimate=818330
|estref=<ref name="2022PopulationEstimate">{{cite web |title=County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2022 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |website=County Population Totals: 2020-2022 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=March 30, 2023 |date=March 30, 2023 }}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote= U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 16, 2014}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=April 2023|reason=No mention of Polk County at the tiven link}}<br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=June 16, 2014}}</ref> 1900–1990
}}

===2020 Census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Polk County, Florida – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Polk County, Florida |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=050XX00US12105&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Polk County, Florida |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US12105&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Polk County, Florida |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US12105&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|361,366
|388,769
|style='background: #ffffe6; |392,621
|74.67%
|64.57%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |54.15%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|64,544
|85,336
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100,950
|13.34%
|14.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13.92%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|1,411
|1,658
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,623
|0.29%
|0.28%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.22%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|4,448
|9,567
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13,181
|0.92%
|1.59%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.82%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|129
|238
|style='background: #ffffe6; |300
|0.03%
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.04%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|477
|1,083
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,684
|0.10%
|0.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.51%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|5,616
|8,912
|style='background: #ffffe6; |24,992
|1.16%
|1.48%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.45%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|45,933
|106,532
|style='background: #ffffe6; |187,695
|9.49%
|17.69%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |25.89%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''483,924'''
|'''602,095'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''725,046'''
|'''100%'''
|'''100%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], 725,046 people, 240,879 households, and 165,183 families were residing in the county.

===2010 Census===
<u>U.S. Census Bureau 2010 Ethnic/Race Demographics:</u><ref name=POLKdemo>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Polk County: SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=October 23, 2015 }}</ref><ref name=polkDC>{{cite web |url=http://data.ocala.com/census/florida/polk-county/105/ |title=Polk County Demographic Characteristics |publisher=ocala.com |access-date=October 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719112830/http://data.ocala.com/census/florida/polk-county/105/ |archive-date=July 19, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* White (non-Hispanic) (75.2% when including [[White Hispanic]]s): 64.6%
* Black (non-Hispanic) (14.8% when including [[Black Hispanic]]s): 14.2%
* Hispanic or Latino of any race: 17.7%
* Asian: 1.6%
* [[Multiracial American|Two or more races]]: 2.4%
* American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
* Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander: 0.1%<ref name=POLKdemo/><ref name=polkDC/>
* [[Race (United States Census)|Other races]]: 5.5%

In 2010, the largest ancestry groups were: 12.2% German, 11.6% American, 11.2% English, 10.8% Irish, 7.6% Mexican, 5.8% Puerto Rican, 4.1% Italian, 2.6% French, 2.1% Polish, 2.0% Scotch-Irish, 1.8% Scottish, 1.5% Dutch, and 1.2% Cuban.<ref name=POLKdemo/>

Of the 227,485 households, 27.3% had children under 18 living with them, 51.1% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were not families. About 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% (3.4% male and 7.6% female) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.59, and the average family size was 3.05.<ref name=polkDC/><ref name=POLKage>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Polk County: Age Groups and Sex: 2010–2010 Census Summary File 1 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=October 23, 2015 }}</ref>

In the county, the age distribution was 23.5% under 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 or older. The median age was 39.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 93.7 males.<ref name=POLKage/>

The median income for a household in the county was $43,946, and for a family was $51,395. Males had a median income of $37,768 versus $30,655 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $21,881. About 11.5% of families and 15.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.5% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those aged 65 or over.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Polk County, Florida: SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 18, 2015 }}</ref>

In 2010, 10.7% of the county's population was [[foreign born|foreign-born]], with 37.8% being [[Naturalized citizen of the United States|naturalized American citizens]]. Of foreign-born residents, 70.4% were born in Latin America, 11.5% Europe, 10.2% Asia, 4.9% North America, 2.6% Africa, and 0.4% were born in Oceania.<ref name=POLKdemo/>

===2000 Census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, 483,924 people, 187,233 households, and 132,373 families resided in the county. The population density was {{convert|258|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. The 226,376 housing units had an average density of {{convert|121|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the county was 79.58% White (74.6% were [[Non-Hispanic White]]),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.muninetguide.com/states/florida/Polk.php |title=Demographics of Polk County, FL |publisher=MuniNetGuide.com |access-date=October 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100531165552/http://www.muninetguide.com/states/florida/Polk.php |archive-date=May 31, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 13.54% Black or African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.93% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 3.82% from other races, and 1.71% from two or more races. About 9.49% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. In 2000, only 37% of county residents lived in incorporated metropolitan areas.<ref name="cfdc.org">[http://www.cfdc.org/content/profile/Demographics.pdf Polk County Demographic Profile (Central Florida Development Council)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008170428/http://www.cfdc.org/content/profile/Demographics.pdf |date=October 8, 2007 }} – retrieved June 1, 2007</ref>

Of the 187,233 households, 29.0% had children under 18 living with them, 54.4% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were not families; 24.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.10% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.52, and the average family size was 2.96.

In the county, the age distribution was 24.4% under 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 93.1 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,036, and for a family was $41,442. Males had a median income of $31,396, versus $22,406 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $18,302. 12.90% of the population and 9.40% of families were below the [[poverty line]]. Of the total population, 19.1% were under 18 and 8.1% were 65 or older.

===Languages===
As of 2010, 81.80% of all residents spoke English as their [[first language]], while 14.34% spoke Spanish, 0.70% [[French-based creole languages|French Creole]] (mostly [[Haitian Creole]],) and 0.51% of the population spoke French as their [[mother language]].<ref name= "MLA">{{cite web | url=http://www.mla.org/map_data_results&SRVY_YEAR=2010&geo=county&state_id=12&county_id=95&mode=geographic&lang_id=&zip=&place_id=&cty_id=&region_id=&division_id=&ll=&a=&ea=&order=r&pc=1 | title=Modern Language Association Data Center Results of Polk County, Florida | publisher=Modern Language Association | access-date=October 23, 2015}}</ref> In total, 18.20% of the population spoke languages other than English as their [[primary language]].<ref name= "MLA"/>