Polk City, Florida

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Population in July 2008: 1,572. Population change since 2000: +3.7%

Males: 775	(49.3%)
Females: 797	(50.7%)

Median resident age:	33.7 years
Florida median age:	38.7 years

Zip codes: 33868.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,483 (it was $32,083 in 2000)

Polk City:	$39,483
Florida:	$47,804

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,922

Polk City:	$16,922
Florida:	$26,696

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $121,348 (it was $54,400 in 2000)

Polk City:	$121,348
Florida:	$230,400

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $126,328; Detached houses: $141,046; Townhouses or other attached units: $140,714; Mobile homes: $40,788; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $55,000
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Races in Polk City:

White Non-Hispanic (88.2%)
Hispanic (8.1%)
Black (1.9%)
Other race (1.8%)
Two or more races (1.5%)
American Indian (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Polk City: 79.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (13.3%), English (12.4%), United States (8.6%), German (7.1%), French (6.1%), Scotch-Irish (4.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 173 feet

Land area: 0.77 square miles.

Population density: 2039 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Polk City

High school or higher: 69.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
Unemployed: 4.8%
Mean travel time to work: 29.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Polk City town

Never married: 16.2%
Now married: 57.6%
Separated: 2.3%
Widowed: 7.1%
Divorced: 16.8%

32 residents are foreign born (1.1% Europe, 0.5% Asia, 0.5% Latin America).

This town:	2.1%
Florida:	16.7%

According to our research there were 34 registered sex offenders living in Polk City, Florida in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Polk City to the number of sex offenders is 46 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Polk City:	0.8% ($460)
Florida:	1.4% ($1,262)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lakeland, FL (12.6 miles , pop. 78,452).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tampa, FL (41.6 miles , pop. 303,447).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (827.1 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Auburndale, FL (2.8 miles ), Fussels Corner, FL (2.9 miles ), Lake Alfred, FL (2.9 miles ), Combee Settlement, FL (3.1 miles ), Gibsonia, FL (3.2 miles ), Inwood, FL (3.2 miles ), Crystal Lake, FL (3.4 miles ), Jan Phyl Village, FL (3.4 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $64,800
1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $79,400
1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $72,800
1999: 1 building, cost: $78,000
2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $68,700
2001: 1 building, cost: $60,000
2002: 1 building, cost: $50,000
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 5 buildings, average cost: $151,300
2005: 5 buildings, average cost: $130,000
2006: 10 buildings, average cost: $179,600
2007: 17 buildings, average cost: $243,800
2008: 10 buildings, average cost: $213,500

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Latitude: 28.18 N, Longitude: 81.83 W

Area code: 863

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Population change in the 1990s: +195 (+14.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (27%)
Truck transportation (9%)
Public administration (9%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Plastics and rubber products (6%)
Food (5%)
Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Food and beverage stores (8%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Educational services (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Carpenters (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
Cashiers (9%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Transportation, tourism, and lodging attendants (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (4%)

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Average climate in Polk City, Florida

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Polk City-area historical tornado activity is above Florida state average. It is 145% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/22/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 21.4 miles away from the Polk City town center killed 25 people and injured 150 people and caused $55 million in damages.

On 2/22/1998, a category 3 tornado 21.7 miles away from the town center killed 3 people and injured 70 people and caused $15 million in damages.

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Hospitals/medical centers near Polk City:

HEART OF FLORIDA REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 13 miles; DAVENPORT, FL)
WINTER HAVEN HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; WINTER HAVEN, FL)
LAKELAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; LAKELAND, FL)

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Airports located in Polk City:

Flanders Field Airport (Runways: 1)
Worlds Greatest Aircraft Collection Airport (Runways: 2)

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Amtrak stations near Polk City:

13 miles: LAKELAND (600 LAKE MIRROR DR.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand.
14 miles: WINTER HAVEN (1800 7TH ST. S.W.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Polk City:

POLK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; WINTER HAVEN, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,028)
TRAVIS TECHNICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; LAKELAND, FL; FT enrollment: 2,057)
SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; ST LEO, FL; FT enrollment: 6,597)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (about 37 miles; TAMPA, FL; FT enrollment: 26,221)
VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; ORLANDO, FL; FT enrollment: 15,792)
ROLLINS COLLEGE (about 41 miles; WINTER PARK, FL; FT enrollment: 2,899)
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ORLANDO CAMPUS (about 42 miles; MAITLAND, FL; FT enrollment: 3,992)

Public high school in Polk City:

SABAL PALM SCHOOL (Students: 78; Location: 10980 DEMILLY RD)

Public elementary/middle school in Polk City:

POLK CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 286; Location: 125 S BOUGAINVILLEA AVE)

See full list of schools located in Polk City, School District: POLK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

User submitted facts and corrections:

http://www.mypolkcity.org is the City Governments Official website

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Polk City and their reported violations in the past:

RINGLING BROS. ANIMAL CARETAKING (Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

4 routine major monitoring violations

One minor monitoring violation

One regular monitoring violation

Drinking water stations with addresses in Polk City that have no violations reported:

GREEN POND BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 80, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This town:	2.8 people
Florida:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	78.0%
Whole state:	66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	6.3%
Whole state:	5.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	13.4%
Whole state:	12.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	7.1%
Whole state:	5.7%

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Polk City compared to Florida state average:

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Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
House age below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Polk City (2009 data):

Colonial Bank: Polk City Branch at 212 North Commonwealth Avenue, branch established on 1983-08-03. Info updated 2008-07-25: Bank assets: $25,638.7 mil, Deposits: $18,778.7 mil, headquarters in Montgomery, AL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 358 total offices, Holding Company: Colonial Bancgroup, Inc., The

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2004 Presidential Election results in Polk County Florida:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (91%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Utility gas (1%)

Neighborhoods in Polk City:

Religion statistics for Polk City

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Assemblies of God	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Adherents	33.5%	18.6%	9.3%	6.8%	3.8%
Congregations	25.3%	2.3%	7.0%	9.1%	6.6%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Lutheran Church	Episcopal Church	Charismatic Churches Independent	Other religions
Adherents	3.3%	2.4%	2.2%	2.2%	18.1%
Congregations	3.0%	1.1%	2.6%	0.6%	42.3%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	2	$4,642	$27,852	0	$0
Other Government Administration	3	$10,855	$43,420	0	$0
Streets and Highways	5	$9,629	$23,110	2	$2,525
Water Supply	1	$1,665	$19,980	1	$1,603
Local Libraries	1	$2,197	$26,364	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	1	$1,869	$22,428	2	$1,984
Totals for Government	13	$30,857	$28,483	5	$6,112

Polk City government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $130,000
All Other: $66,000
Current Operations - Financial Administration: $375,000
Police Protection: $182,000

Solid Waste Management: $120,000

Regular Highways: $68,000

Libraries: $44,000

Parks & Recreation: $24,000
Local Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $19,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $23,000
General Revenue, NEC: $8,000
Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $79,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $581,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $152,000
Highways: $65,000
Tax - Public Utilities: $180,000
Property: $119,000

Total General Sales: $111,000

NEC: $19,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $382,000

9.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,836 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.47%
Florida average:	8.71%

0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($269 average AGI)
Polk County: 0.11%
Florida average: 0.22%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Hillsborough County, FL	0.91% ($38,458 average AGI)
from Orange County, FL	0.91% ($36,529)
from Osceola County, FL	0.63% ($33,243)

6.50% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,124 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.50%
Florida average:	7.73%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($203 average AGI)
Polk County: 0.06%
Florida average: 0.12%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Hillsborough County, FL	0.72% ($40,979 average AGI)
to Orange County, FL	0.55% ($38,890)
to Osceola County, FL	0.37% ($29,587)

Strongest AM radio stations in Polk City:

WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WQTM (740 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WTWB (1570 AM; 5 kW; AUBURNDALE, FL; Owner: CARPENTER'S HOME CHURCH, INC.)
WQYK (1010 AM; 50 kW; SEFFNER, FL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF TAMPA)
WDYZ (990 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WHOO (1080 AM; daytime; 35 kW; KISSIMMEE, FL; Owner: GENESIS COMMUNICATIONS I, INC.)
WLKF (1430 AM; 5 kW; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
WHNR (1360 AM; 5 kW; CYPRESS GARDENS, FL; Owner: GB ENTERPRISES COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WMGG (820 AM; 50 kW; LARGO, FL; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ST. PETERSBURG LICENSEE)
WONQ (1030 AM; 45 kW; OVIEDO, FL; Owner: FLORIDA BROADCASTERS)
WLCC (760 AM; 10 kW; BRANDON, FL; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF TAMPA LICENSEE)
WIXC (1060 AM; 50 kW; TITUSVILLE, FL; Owner: GENESIS COMMUNICATIONS I, INC.)
WTLN (950 AM; 12 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: TM2, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Polk City:

WPCV (97.5 FM; WINTER HAVEN, FL; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WXXL (106.7 FM; TAVARES, FL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
W254AI (98.7 FM; AUBURNDALE, FL; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
WWRM (94.9 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
WSJT (94.1 FM; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WKES (91.1 FM; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
WPOI (101.5 FM; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WFLZ-FM (93.3 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WMTX (100.7 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WQYK-FM (99.5 FM; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF FLORIDA)
WTBT (103.5 FM; BRADENTON, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WLVF-FM (90.3 FM; HAINES CITY, FL; Owner: LANDMARK BAPTIST CHURCH, INC.)
WRBQ-FM (104.7 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WBVM (90.5 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: BISHOP OF THE DIOCESE/ST. PETERSBURG)
WUSF (89.7 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF S. FLORIDA)
WJRR (101.1 FM; COCOA BEACH, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WSHE (100.3 FM; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WTKS-FM (104.1 FM; COCOA BEACH, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WOMX-FM (105.1 FM; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WHTQ (96.5 FM; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Polk City:

WMOR-TV (Channel 32; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: WMOR-TV COMPANY)
WZXZ-CA (Channel 11; ORLANDO, ETC., FL; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
WLWA-LP (Channel 14; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: TRI-MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WEDU (Channel 3; TAMPA, FL; Owner: FLORIDA WEST COAST PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
WFLA-TV (Channel 8; TAMPA, FL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WFTS-TV (Channel 28; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TAMPA BAY TELEVISION, INC.)
WXPX (Channel 66; BRADENTON, FL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATION LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WTOG (Channel 44; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC.)
WUSF-TV (Channel 16; TAMPA, FL; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA)
WTTA (Channel 38; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: BAY TELEVISION, INC.)
WFTT (Channel 50; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TELEFUTURA TAMPA LLC)
WTVT (Channel 13; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TVT LICENSE, INC.)
WCLF (Channel 22; CLEARWATER, FL; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION CORPORATION, INC.)
WTAM-LP (Channel 6; TAMPA, FL; Owner: U.S. INTERACTIVE, L.L.C.)
WFTV (Channel 9; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: WFTV-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
WRDQ (Channel 27; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: WFTV-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
WOPX (Channel 56; MELBOURNE, FL; Owner: PAXSON ORLANDO LICENSE, INC.)
WACX (Channel 55; LEESBURG, FL; Owner: ASSOCIATED CHRISTIAN TELEVISION SYSTEM, INC.)
WKMG-TV (Channel 6; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS ORLANDO, INC.)
WKCF (Channel 18; CLERMONT, FL; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
WLCB-TV (Channel 45; LEESBURG, FL; Owner: GOOD LIFE BROADCASTING, INC.)
WRBW (Channel 65; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
WTGL-TV (Channel 52; COCOA, FL; Owner: GOOD LIFE BROADCASTING, INC.)
WBCC (Channel 68; COCOA, FL; Owner: BREVARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
WOFL (Channel 35; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)

Polk City, Florida:

Fatal accident count: 11
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 20
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 14
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 38
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Florida average:

Fatal accident count: 153
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 235
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 51
Fatalities: 166
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 411
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 26

See more detailed statistics of Polk City fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 19 meters (62ft)
Total costs: $198,000
Total average daily traffic: 20,000
Total average daily truck traffic: 3,284

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 46 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Polk City)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 83
Hazardous Condition: 20
Service Call: 18
Good Intent Call: 14

Incident types - Polk City

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