Polk County, Tennessee (TN)

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• • 16,16089.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,3337.4%Two or more races
  • 4102.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1360.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 360.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 310.2%Asian alone

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 32
• Burglaries: 56
• Thefts: 171
• Auto thefts: 58

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 41
• Burglaries: 51
• Thefts: 165
• Auto thefts: 51

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $947 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $685 (0.6%)

Area name: Cleveland, TN MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Polk County is $410 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $528 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $663 a month.

Cities in this county include: Parksville, Turtletown, Benton, Copperhill, Ducktown.

Neighboring counties: Curry County, New Mexico , Cleveland County, North Carolina , Greenville County, South Carolina , Jackson County, North Carolina , Saline County, Arkansas , Yell County, Arkansas .

Current college students: 304
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 315 (80.4% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 122010 or later
• 442000 to 2009
• 601990 to 1999
• 181980 to 1989
• 201970 to 1979
• 41Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 29.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,179
• One, attached: 31
• Two: 64
• 3 or 4: 101
• 5 to 9: 201
• 10 to 19: 12
• 20 or more: 17
• Mobile homes: 1,984
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 40

Housing units in Polk County with a mortgage: 2,567 (106 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 67 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 103

Religion statistics for Polk County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Polk County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 12, 2020 - April 13, 2020, FEMA Id: 4541, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Tennessee Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4514, Natural disaster type: Other
• Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: February 29, 2012 to March 02, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4060: March 16, 2012, FEMA Id: 4060, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Associated Flooding, Incident Period: April 25, 2011 to April 28, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1974: May 01, 2011, FEMA Id: 1974, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Tennessee Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3217: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3217, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Tennessee Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 16, 2004 to September 20, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1568: October 07, 2004, FEMA Id: 1568, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2003 to May 30, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1464: May 08, 2003, FEMA Id: 1464, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Tennessee Chattanooga Complex Fire, Incident Period: November 03, 2001, Fire Management Assistance Declared: November 03, 2001, FEMA Id: 2387, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: April 16, 1998 to May 18, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1215: April 20, 1998, FEMA Id: 1215, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Tennessee Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 06, 1998 to February 12, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1197: January 13, 1998, FEMA Id: 1197, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

10.28% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($61,710 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.64% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($25,769 average AGI)
4.64% relocated from other states ($35,941 average AGI)

Polk County:	4.64%
Tennessee average:	4.34%

from Bradley County, TN	2.87% ($45,830 average AGI)
from McMinn County, TN	1.06% ($44,200)
from Hamilton County, TN	0.65% ($63,075)
from Fannin County, GA	0.64% ($27,744)

7.13% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($38,191 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.74% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($25,532 average AGI)
2.39% relocated to other states ($12,660 average AGI)

Polk County:	2.39%
Tennessee average:	3.20%

to Bradley County, TN	2.43% ($37,840 average AGI)
to McMinn County, TN	0.89% ($42,453)
to Fannin County, GA	0.54% ($31,719)
to Hamilton County, TN	0.46% ($62,556)

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 13.6

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Polk County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 3,552 (973 living alone), Female householders: 3,721 (943 living alone)

• 3,857 spouses (3,844 opposite-sex spouses), 403 unmarried partners, (378 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,916 children (3,359 natural, 108 adopted, 456 stepchildren), 546 grandchildren, 98 brothers or sisters, 260 parents, 60 foster children, 857 other relatives, 305 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 245

Size of family households: 2,466 2-persons, 1,205 3-persons, 696 4-persons, 244 5-persons, 225 6-persons, 75 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,918 1-person, 363 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 59 4-persons.

1,905 married couples with children.
540 single-parent households (235 men, 305 women).

97.0% of residents of Polk speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 48% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (4% speak English very well, 96% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $118,640,000 ($7,396 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,375,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $53,187,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $28,017,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $317,000
Federal grants: $26,545,000
Federal procurement contracts: $6,290,000 ($192,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,285,000 ($81,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $243,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,936,000
Federal Government insurance: $10,245,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-4 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.62 millions of gallons per day (69% from ground, 31% from surface)

• Year house built in Polk County, Tennessee
• 122020 or later
• 8002010 to 2019
• 1,5832000 to 2009
• 1,6771990 to 1999
• 1,2071980 to 1989
• 1,5091970 to 1979
• 3791960 to 1969
• 3971950 to 1959
• 3301940 to 1949
• 6821939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Polk County, Tennessee

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Polk County, Tennessee
• 161 room
• 422 rooms
• 2653 rooms
• 5894 rooms
• 1,4845 rooms
• 9926 rooms
• 7967 rooms
• 6748 rooms
• 7849+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Polk County, Tennessee
• 91 room
• 382 rooms
• 2183 rooms
• 5084 rooms
• 3225 rooms
• 2396 rooms
• 1607 rooms
• 648 rooms
• 1009+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Polk County, Tennessee

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Polk County, Tennessee
• 15no bedroom
• 1621 bedroom
• 1,3932 bedrooms
• 3,0013 bedrooms
• 7814 bedrooms
• 2635+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Polk County, Tennessee
• 9no bedroom
• 1911 bedroom
• 7452 bedrooms
• 4813 bedrooms
• 1474 bedrooms
• 815+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Polk County, Tennessee in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Polk County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 123no vehicle
• 1,0051 vehicle
• 2,0902 vehicles
• 1,4133 vehicles
• 6834 vehicles
• 3155+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Polk County in renter-occupied apartments
• 288no vehicle
• 7291 vehicle
• 3182 vehicles
• 1513 vehicles
• 1454 vehicles
• 165+ vehicles

84.7% of Polk County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Tennessee.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 10,597
• Other state: 6,749
• Northeast: 791
• Midwest: 1,422
• South: 4,237
• West: 270

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 564
• Number of aged recipients: 69
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 495
• Number of recipients under 18: 52
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 375
• Number of recipients older than 64: 137
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 262
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 242