2022 population: 32,693 ( 1,556 from 2010 , 1,172 from 2020)
Land area: 635.5 square miles
Population density: 51.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	30,206	92.39%	2.2%
Black:	273	0.84%	20.8%
Indian:	238	0.73%	25.3%
Asian:	328	1.00%	190.3%
2+ races:	606	1.85%	44.6%
Hispanic:	1,042	3.19%	69.4%

Total non-White:	2,487	7.61%	58.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	855	13.6
Deaths:	937	14.9
Net Migration:	1,236	19.6
Net Immigration:	12	0.2

Change in White population:	641	2.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	915	2.9

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
31,137
29,565	94.95%
226	0.73%
190	0.61%
113	0.36%
419	1.35%
615	1.98%
1,572	5.05%

2000
26,992
26,024	96.41%
119	0.44%
176	0.65%
59	0.22%
257	0.95%
350	1.30%
968	3.59%

1990
21,826
21,265	97.43%
51	0.23%
179	0.82%
87	0.40%
n/a
244	1.12%
561	2.57%

1980
18,822
18,579	98.71%
16	0.09%
99	0.53%
10	0.05%
n/a
118	0.63%
243	1.29%

1970
15,415
15,347	99.56%
20	0.13%
9	0.06%
12	0.08%
n/a
17	0.11%
68	0.44%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
3,572	13.2
2,824	10.5
2,815	10.4
228	0.8

3,541	13.1
604	2.2

Number	Rate
1990's
3,289	15.1
2,789	12.8
3,694	16.9
51	0.2

4,759	21.8
407	1.9

Number	Rate
1980's
2,623	13.9
2,312	12.3
2,672	14.2
n/a

2,686	14.3
318	1.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
2,912	18.9
n/a

3,232	21.0
175	1.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Polk County, MO

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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
38.9
7,268	22.2%
25,425	77.8%
5,769	17.6%

11,803
2.57

8,176	69.3%
6,528	79.8%
793	9.7%
3,627	30.7%

2010
Number	Percent
37.8
7,666	24.6%
23,471	75.4%
5,025	16.1%

11,677
2.54

8,133	69.6%
6,521	80.2%
647	8.0%
3,544	30.4%

2000
Number	Percent
35.1
6,921	25.6%
20,071	74.4%
4,125	15.3%

9,899
2.56

7,190	72.6%
6,117	85.1%
469	6.5%
2,709	27.4%

1990
Number	Percent
33.4
5,373	24.6%
16,453	75.4%
3,685	16.9%

8,068
2.54

5,927	73.5%
5,287	89.2%
282	4.8%
2,141	26.5%

1980
Number	Percent
32.8
4,893	26.0%
13,929	74.0%
3,238	17.2%

6,774
2.61

5,127	75.7%
4,697	91.6%
134	2.6%
1,647	24.3%

2022 Housing Data for Polk County, MO

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	632	5.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	639	5.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	827	7.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	711	6.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	482	4.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	480	4.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	532	4.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	666	5.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	569	4.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	957	8.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,283	10.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,362	11.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	883	7.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	696	5.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	668	5.7%
$200,000 or more	416	3.5%

Median Household Income	54,487
Per Capita Income	26,804

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	87
Compared to U.S.	74

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	769	6.5%
Public Assistance	299	2.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,493	12.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	12,851	66.8%
Unemployed	503	2.6%
In Armed Forces	15	0.1%

Total Labor Force	13,369	69.5%
Not in Labor Force	5,863	30.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	4,583	4,151	52.5%
Non-Profit	521	1,080	32.5%
Self-Employed	1,456	501	74.4%

Local Government	471	510	48.0%
State Government	260	273	48.8%
Federal Government	54	69	43.9%

Total Private + Self	6,039	4,652	56.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,306	1,932	40.3%
Total	7,345	6,584	52.7%

Pct. Govt.	11.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	2,065	14.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	3,148	22.5%
Professional, Technical	2,648	18.9%
Service Occupations	2,467	17.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	106	0.8%
All others	3,655	26.1%

White Collar		56.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	2,322	16.6%
Retail trade	1,698	12.1%
Manufacturing	1,658	11.9%
Educational services	1,533	11.0%
Construction	981	7.0%
Accommodation and food services	852	6.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	806	5.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	687	4.9%
Finance and insurance	580	4.1%
Other services	468	3.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	456	3.3%
Transportation and warehousing	428	3.1%
Public administration	423	3.0%
Wholesale trade	404	2.9%
Information	215	1.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	191	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	130	0.9%
Utilities	122	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	29	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	547	1.72%
Puerto Rican	153	0.48%
Cuban	104	0.33%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	27	0.08%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	25	0.08%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	2	0.01%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	9	0.03%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	9	0.03%
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	58	0.18%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	128	0.40%
Korean	83	0.26%
Indian	26	0.08%
Japanese	12	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	28,571	95.6%
German, other Germanic	699	2.3%
Spanish	281	0.9%
Chinese	139	0.5%
Other Indo-European	80	0.3%
Korean	42	0.1%
Other	42	0.1%
Other Asian	12	0.0%
Arabic	10	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	5,247	16.5%
English	4,171	13.1%
Irish	4,158	13.0%
American	3,547	11.1%
European	1,386	4.3%
French	871	2.7%
Scottish	554	1.7%
Dutch	542	1.7%
Czech	531	1.7%
Italian	434	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	327	1.0%
Norwegian	257	0.8%
Welsh	209	0.7%
Swiss	200	0.6%
Swedish	178	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	31,694	99.4%
Not a citizen	183	0.6%

Native	31,428	98.6%
Foreign-born	449	1.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
884	4.2%	1,647	7.9%	7,827	37.4%	6,330	30.2%	2,672	12.8%	1,570	7.5%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	884	4.2%
9-12 Years	1,647	7.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	7,827	37.4%
Some College	6,330	30.2%
Bach. Degree	2,672	12.8%
Grad Degree	1,570	7.5%
Average years of education: 13.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	9,974	9,298	676	6.8%	5.9%
1991	10,119	9,421	698	6.9%	6.6%
1992	10,302	9,664	638	6.2%	6.2%
1993	10,551	9,921	630	6.0%	6.2%
1994	10,789	10,315	474	4.4%	5.2%
1995	11,311	10,786	525	4.6%	4.8%
1996	11,839	11,286	553	4.7%	4.7%
1997	12,355	11,811	544	4.4%	4.4%
1998	12,501	11,975	526	4.2%	4.0%
1999	12,638	12,255	383	3.0%	3.2%

2000	13,133	12,730	403	3.1%	3.4%
2001	13,255	12,669	586	4.4%	4.5%
2002	13,372	12,708	664	5.0%	5.3%
2003	13,602	12,877	725	5.3%	5.7%
2004	13,583	12,852	731	5.4%	5.9%
2005	13,971	13,288	683	4.9%	5.4%
2006	14,343	13,706	637	4.4%	4.9%
2007	14,486	13,794	692	4.8%	5.1%
2008	14,261	13,387	874	6.1%	6.2%
2009	14,225	12,842	1,383	9.7%	9.0%

2010	14,343	12,879	1,464	10.2%	9.5%
2011	14,263	12,903	1,360	9.5%	8.6%
2012	13,990	12,876	1,114	8.0%	7.2%
2013	13,878	12,880	998	7.2%	6.8%
2014	14,065	13,166	899	6.4%	6.2%
2015	14,173	13,410	763	5.4%	5.1%
2016	14,205	13,516	689	4.9%	4.5%
2017	14,197	13,629	568	4.0%	3.8%
2018	14,404	13,875	529	3.7%	3.2%
2019	14,429	13,930	499	3.5%	3.3%

2020	14,331	13,661	670	4.7%	6.1%
2021	14,570	14,092	478	3.3%	4.1%
2022	14,744	14,386	358	2.4%	2.5%
2023	14,880	14,421	459	3.1%	3.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	13,410
Median Value	$171,700

Occupied	11,803	88.0%
Vacant	1,607	12.0%

Owned	8,461	71.7%
Rented	3,342	28.3%
Median Rent	$752

Single-Family Units	10,097	75.3%
Detached	9,937	74.1%
Attached	160	1.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	396	3.0%
Mobile Homes	1,706	12.7%

Polk County, MO

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Polk County, MO

2022 Housing Data for Polk County, MO

2022 Income & Employment Data for Polk County, MO

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Polk County, MO

Historical Labor Force Data for Polk County, MO