Polk County, Arkansas (AR)

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• • 17,59887.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,3706.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 6823.4%Two or more races
  • 2491.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 960.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 580.3%Asian alone
  • 460.2%Some other race alone

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 46
• Thefts: 25
• Auto thefts: 3

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 19
• Burglaries: 95
• Thefts: 60
• Auto thefts: 2

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 2019: $539 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $406 (0.4%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Polk County is $411 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $593 a month.

Cities in this county include: Mena, Wickes, Grannis, Hatfield, Cove, Vandervoort.

2018 air pollution in Polk County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.035 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Garvin County, Oklahoma , Jefferson County , Latimer County, Oklahoma , Panola County, Mississippi .

Current college students: 711
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 928 (26.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 372010 or later
• 3702000 to 2009
• 2931990 to 1999
• 1151980 to 1989
• 741970 to 1979
• 128Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 90.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,649
• One, attached: 72
• Two: 134
• 3 or 4: 92
• 5 to 9: 33
• 10 to 19: 139
• 20 to 49: 81
• 50 or more: 7
• Mobile homes: 1,951
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 67

Housing units in Polk County with a mortgage: 2,726 (19 second mortgage, 106 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,653

Religion statistics for Polk County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Polk County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Arkansas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4518, Natural disaster type: Other
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: December 26, 2015 to January 22, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4254: February 05, 2016, FEMA Id: 4254, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 07, 2015 to June 15, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4226: June 26, 2015, FEMA Id: 4226, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Arkansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 05, 2013 to December 07, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4160: January 06, 2014, FEMA Id: 4160, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 30, 2013 to June 03, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4124: June 25, 2013, FEMA Id: 4124, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Associated Flooding, Incident Period: April 14, 2011 to June 03, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1975: May 02, 2011, FEMA Id: 1975, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Arkansas Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Incident Period: April 09, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1834: April 27, 2009, FEMA Id: 1834, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
• Arkansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 30, 2009, Emergency Declared EM-3301: January 28, 2009, FEMA Id: 3301, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Arkansas Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3215: September 02, 2005, FEMA Id: 3215, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Arkansas Severe Storms & Flooding, Incident Period: February 14, 2001 to March 21, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1363: March 13, 2001, FEMA Id: 1363, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.27% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($46,657 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.24% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($14,858 average AGI)
3.03% relocated from other states ($31,798 average AGI)

Polk County:	3.03%
Arkansas average:	2.88%

5.15% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($40,781 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.56% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($16,173 average AGI)
2.59% relocated to other states ($24,608 average AGI)

Polk County:	2.59%
Arkansas average:	2.91%

to Sebastian County, AR

0.32% ($36,500 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 13.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.0

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: 22%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 4,087 (951 living alone), Female householders: 4,194 (1,332 living alone)

• 4,265 spouses (4,228 opposite-sex spouses), 524 unmarried partners, (518 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,428 children (4,936 natural, 320 adopted, 182 stepchildren), 509 grandchildren, 115 brothers or sisters, 209 parents, 32 foster children, 284 other relatives, 406 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 123

Size of family households: 3,282 2-persons, 904 3-persons, 683 4-persons, 578 5-persons, 145 6-persons, 132 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,276 1-person, 336 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 7 4-persons.

3,001 married couples with children.
1,038 single-parent households (320 men, 718 women).

93.4% of residents of Polk speak English at home.
5.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $127,536,000 ($6,348 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $8,651,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $65,619,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $30,704,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $403,000
Federal grants: $21,567,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,599,000 ($210,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,643,000 ($2,828,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,059,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $15,232,000
Federal Government insurance: $835,000

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

Here:	-11 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.72 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)

• Year house built in Polk County, Arkansas
• 1862014 or later
• 3612010 to 2013
• 1,2962000 to 2009
• 1,5161990 to 1999
• 1,6241980 to 1989
• 1,8891970 to 1979
• 1,5051960 to 1969
• 5871950 to 1959
• 4471940 to 1949
• 7161939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Polk County, Arkansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Polk County, Arkansas
• 701 room
• 722 rooms
• 1883 rooms
• 7704 rooms
• 1,7425 rooms
• 1,4996 rooms
• 7837 rooms
• 4478 rooms
• 7439+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Polk County, Arkansas
• 1291 room
• 362 rooms
• 1403 rooms
• 7864 rooms
• 2915 rooms
• 3506 rooms
• 1077 rooms
• 188 rooms
• 519+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Polk County, Arkansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Polk County, Arkansas
• 76no bedroom
• 3021 bedroom
• 1,4422 bedrooms
• 3,4483 bedrooms
• 1,0134 bedrooms
• 725+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Polk County, Arkansas
• 129no bedroom
• 2701 bedroom
• 8712 bedrooms
• 6423 bedrooms
• 234 bedrooms
• 05+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Polk County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 214no vehicle
• 1,6051 vehicle
• 2,8022 vehicles
• 1,0413 vehicles
• 4234 vehicles
• 2685+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Polk County in renter-occupied apartments
• 261no vehicle
• 8561 vehicle
• 6562 vehicles
• 1433 vehicles
• 244 vehicles
• 15+ vehicles

87.3% of Polk County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in Arkansas.

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

• This state: 10,574
• Other state: 8,594
• Northeast: 544
• Midwest: 1,840
• South: 4,252
• West: 1,969

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 675
• Number of aged recipients: 102
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 573
• Number of recipients under 18: 86
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 431
• Number of recipients older than 64: 158
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 329
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 253

Polk County on our top lists:

• #19 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
• #54 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"