2022 population: 17,863 ( 1,038 from 2010 , 316 from 2020)
Land area: 434.6 square miles
Population density: 41.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	16,913	94.68%	4.0%
Black:	137	0.77%	174.0%
Indian:	87	0.49%	52.6%
Asian:	71	0.40%	195.8%
2+ races:	247	1.38%	26.0%
Hispanic:	408	2.28%	75.1%

Total non-White:	950	5.32%	68.7%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	357	10.2
Deaths:	693	19.7
Net Migration:	658	18.7
Net Immigration:	-5	-0.1

Change in White population:	651	3.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	387	2.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
16,825
16,262	96.65%
50	0.30%
57	0.34%
24	0.14%
196	1.16%
233	1.38%
563	3.35%

2000
16,050
15,689	97.75%
22	0.14%
39	0.24%
22	0.14%
159	0.99%
117	0.73%
361	2.25%

1990
13,643
13,527	99.15%
0	0.00%
10	0.07%
55	0.40%
n/a
51	0.37%
116	0.85%

1980
13,602
13,518	99.38%
3	0.02%
3	0.02%
6	0.04%
n/a
72	0.53%
84	0.62%

1970
11,669
11,614	99.53%
22	0.19%
1	0.01%
7	0.06%
n/a
25	0.21%
55	0.47%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
1,781	11.1
1,835	11.4
-295	-1.8
29	0.2

573	3.6
202	1.3

Number	Rate
1990's
1,761	12.9
1,723	12.6
1,477	10.8
30	0.2

2,162	15.8
245	1.8

Number	Rate
1980's
1,631	12.0
1,358	10.0
-222	-1.6
n/a

9	0.1
32	0.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
804	6.9
n/a

1,904	16.3
29	0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Polk County, TN

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
46.3
3,441	19.3%
14,422	80.7%
3,684	20.6%

7,101
2.45

4,897	69.0%
3,755	76.7%
234	4.8%
2,204	31.0%

2010
Number	Percent
42.5
3,725	22.1%
13,100	77.9%
2,872	17.1%

6,653
2.49

4,755	71.5%
3,767	79.2%
317	6.7%
1,898	28.5%

2000
Number	Percent
38.8
3,618	22.5%
12,432	77.5%
2,319	14.4%

6,458
2.46

4,797	74.3%
4,004	83.5%
209	4.4%
1,661	25.7%

1990
Number	Percent
36.4
3,309	24.3%
10,334	75.7%
1,964	14.4%

5,079
2.67

4,011	79.0%
3,437	85.7%
172	4.3%
1,068	21.0%

1980
Number	Percent
30.6
4,232	31.1%
9,370	68.9%
1,499	11.0%

4,632
2.94

3,832	82.7%
3,326	86.8%
216	5.6%
800	17.3%

2022 Housing Data for Polk County, TN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	470	6.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	470	6.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	265	3.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	403	5.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	302	4.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	386	5.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	427	6.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	342	4.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	296	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	471	6.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	695	9.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	880	12.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	596	8.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	370	5.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	337	4.7%
$200,000 or more	391	5.5%

Median Household Income	53,775
Per Capita Income	30,400

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	89
Compared to U.S.	73

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	288	4.1%
Public Assistance	50	0.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,010	14.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	6,853	64.3%
Unemployed	576	5.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	7,429	69.7%
Not in Labor Force	3,223	30.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	3,129	1,909	62.1%
Non-Profit	160	421	27.5%
Self-Employed	469	247	65.5%

Local Government	296	371	44.4%
State Government	75	166	31.1%
Federal Government	63	22	74.1%

Total Private + Self	3,598	2,156	62.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	594	980	37.7%
Total	4,192	3,136	57.2%

Pct. Govt.	13.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	905	12.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	924	12.6%
Professional, Technical	1,426	19.5%
Service Occupations	1,268	17.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	46	0.6%
All others	2,805	38.3%

White Collar		44.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,383	18.9%
Health care and social assistance	1,039	14.2%
Retail trade	706	9.6%
Construction	573	7.8%
Educational services	558	7.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	476	6.5%
Transportation and warehousing	428	5.8%
Accommodation and food services	377	5.1%
Other services	360	4.9%
Public administration	292	4.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	240	3.3%
Utilities	215	2.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	153	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	137	1.9%
Finance and insurance	131	1.8%
Wholesale trade	124	1.7%
Information	63	0.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	62	0.8%
Management	7	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	4	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	178	1.01%
Puerto Rican	28	0.16%
Cuban	27	0.15%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	141	0.80%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	137	0.78%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	4	0.02%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	20	0.11%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	17	0.10%
Korean	14	0.08%
Filipino	6	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	16,376	97.4%
Spanish	257	1.5%
German, other Germanic	111	0.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	25	0.1%
Korean	14	0.1%
Other	10	0.1%
Other Indo-European	8	0.0%
Tagalog	6	0.0%
Chinese	5	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	2,653	15.1%
German	2,378	13.5%
American	1,934	11.0%
English	1,585	9.0%
Scottish	510	2.9%
French	415	2.4%
Scotch-Irish	255	1.4%
Dutch	242	1.4%
Italian	195	1.1%
Scandinavian	165	0.9%
European	162	0.9%
Welsh	153	0.9%
Polish	120	0.7%
British	96	0.5%
Russian	87	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	17,577	99.8%
Not a citizen	43	0.2%

Native	17,432	98.9%
Foreign-born	188	1.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
923	7.2%	1,051	8.2%	4,898	38.0%	4,304	33.4%	1,062	8.2%	655	5.1%
Average years of education: 12.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	923	7.2%
9-12 Years	1,051	8.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,898	38.0%
Some College	4,304	33.4%
Bach. Degree	1,062	8.2%
Grad Degree	655	5.1%
Average years of education: 12.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	6,460	5,930	530	8.2%	5.3%
1991	6,449	5,750	699	10.8%	6.6%
1992	6,340	5,706	634	10.0%	6.5%
1993	6,297	5,784	513	8.1%	5.8%
1994	6,527	6,127	400	6.1%	4.8%
1995	6,805	6,274	531	7.8%	5.2%
1996	6,851	6,360	491	7.2%	5.2%
1997	6,996	6,470	526	7.5%	5.3%
1998	6,975	6,551	424	6.1%	4.3%
1999	6,912	6,566	346	5.0%	4.0%

2000	7,480	7,150	330	4.4%	3.9%
2001	7,387	7,036	351	4.8%	4.5%
2002	7,385	6,964	421	5.7%	5.1%
2003	7,380	6,940	440	6.0%	5.5%
2004	7,273	6,865	408	5.6%	5.3%
2005	7,204	6,779	425	5.9%	5.5%
2006	7,388	6,967	421	5.7%	5.3%
2007	7,101	6,747	354	5.0%	4.6%
2008	7,051	6,491	560	7.9%	6.5%
2009	7,027	6,169	858	12.2%	10.1%

2010	7,344	6,507	837	11.4%	9.8%
2011	7,411	6,573	838	11.3%	9.1%
2012	7,479	6,733	746	10.0%	8.0%
2013	7,560	6,867	693	9.2%	7.8%
2014	7,414	6,827	587	7.9%	6.6%
2015	7,341	6,862	479	6.5%	5.6%
2016	7,394	6,970	424	5.7%	4.7%
2017	7,375	7,041	334	4.5%	3.7%
2018	7,292	6,986	306	4.2%	3.5%
2019	7,446	7,149	297	4.0%	3.4%

2020	7,455	6,943	512	6.9%	7.5%
2021	7,103	6,794	309	4.4%	4.5%
2022	7,045	6,782	263	3.7%	3.4%
2023	7,064	6,788	276	3.9%	3.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	8,681
Median Value	$128,200

Occupied	7,101	81.8%
Vacant	1,580	18.2%

Owned	5,601	78.9%
Rented	1,500	21.1%
Median Rent	$678

Single-Family Units	6,074	70.0%
Detached	6,041	69.6%
Attached	33	0.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	260	3.0%
Mobile Homes	2,172	25.0%

Polk County, TN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Polk County, TN

2022 Housing Data for Polk County, TN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Polk County, TN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Polk County, TN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Polk County, TN

Historical Labor Force Data for Polk County, TN