Polk County is located in the state of Iowa, with a total population of 490161. The land area spans approximately 1482.73496 square miles, contributing to its total area of 1532.067236 square miles.

Polk County Interactive Map

[county_map]

About Polk County, Iowa

Here is some important info of Polk County, Iowa

Polk County, Iowa Population Demographics

As of the last census, Polk County has a total population of 490161, out of which 241736 are Male while 248425 are female.

You can check the total population for every year in the below table:

Year Population
2010 432352
2011 438737
2012 444671
2013 452657
2014 460898
2015 467304
2016 474277
2017 480487
2018 485833
2019 490161

Race Demographics

Category Percentage
non_hispanic_white_alone_male 37.6%
non_hispanic_white_alone_female 39.4%
black_alone_male 3.6%
black_alone_female 3.5%
asian_alone_male 2.5%
asian_alone_female 2.5%
hispanic_male 4.5%
hispanic_female 4.2%

Age Demographics

Category Percentage
0-4 7.0%
5-9 6.8%
10-14 6.9%
15-19 6.3%
20-24 6.3%
25-29 7.9%
30-34 7.5%
35-39 7.4%
40-44 6.4%
45-49 6.2%
50-54 6.0%
55-59 6.3%
60-64 5.5%
65-69 4.6%
70-74 3.5%
75-79 2.2%
80-84 1.4%
85+ 1.7%

Additional Information

  • Average Income: 53215
  • Number of Police officers: 2364
  • Polk County FIPS code: 19153

To find out what county you are in?, Use our What county am I in? tool now.

Source: Census.gov, Wikipedia.org