Polk County vs. Sumter County
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Polk County (FL) Sumter County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 708,009 128,754
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 17.6% 37.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 602,098 93,420
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 602,095 93,420
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.8% 2.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent 22.1% 7.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 20.2% 57.6%
Female persons, percent 51.0% 50.1%
White alone, percent 78.9% 90.1%
Black or African American alone, percent 16.1% 7.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.7% 0.4%
Asian alone, percent 1.9% 1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.2% 1.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 23.6% 5.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 57.9% 85.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018 48,252 19,434
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 10.0% 5.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 299,421 72,385
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 68.5% 89.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $135,400 $246,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,223 $1,232
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $417 $455
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $944 $861
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 14.3% 2.3%
Building permits, 2018 5,331 2,076
Households, 2014-2018 231,260 54,636
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.84 2.04
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 85.4% 87.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 21.4% 7.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 85.5% 90.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 66.6% 83.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 84.8% 91.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 20.0% 31.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 10.6% 11.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 15.8% 11.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 54.9% 23.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 49.9% 24.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 797,909 117,207
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 3,015,202 381,177
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 9,822,165 461,865
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 6,495,278 908,807
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $10,542 $8,943
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 26.8 24.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $48,500 $55,228
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $23,812 $33,629
Persons in poverty, percent 15.7% 9.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017 11,676 1,575
Total employment, 2017 182,922 22,470
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 7,363,953 848,320
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 0.6% 7.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 46,177 6,642
All firms, 2012 44,644 5,386
Men-owned firms, 2012 22,629 2,858
Women-owned firms, 2012 16,894 1,932
Minority-owned firms, 2012 15,294 719
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 27,856 4,507
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 4,415 857
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 38,188 4,245
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 7.1% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.3% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 12.8% 4.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.4% 31.4%
Population per square mile, 2010 334.9 170.8
Land area in square miles, 2010 1,797.84 546.93
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Polk county (FL) and Sumter county (FL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.