The population of Polk county is estimated at 31,412. In 2017 there were 376 births and 361 deaths in Polk county. Polk county has 5,081 housing units that are owned with a mortgage or a loan, 3,194 that are owned free and clear and 3,402 that are renter occupied.

  The upstanding residents of Polk County filed 12,220 federal tax returns in 2017. This amount represents 0.4% of all Missouri filings and 0.008% of the entire nation. Polk had a combined total federal tax liability of $69,647,000 on earned income of $525,746,000. Other notable statistics from Polk County were 420 unemployment claims which collected a total of $1,289,000 and 1,470 charitable contributions valued at $9,147,000. 1,760 filings from Polk County paid a combined total of $2,579,000 in property taxes and 1,440 filings paid $8,510,000 on mortgage interest costs.

  In 2010 Polk county had 60 religious congregations with an estimated 12,167 members.
20.3% of the Polk population has a college level Bachelors degree or higher. 12.4% have less than a highschool diploma level education.

Approximately 44% of Polk County voted in the presidential election of 2016. This represents an increase from the 2012 election by 590 votes.
At $44,214 the median income is 82.6% of the Missouri average. An estimated 562 people claimed to be unemployed last year in Polk, the equivalant of around 4.0% of the county population. This represents a decrease in the level of unemployment from the previous year's value of 4.9%.

Top 15 Industries in Polk County.
Total # Employed	Industry Job Type
1,924	Health care and social assistance
1,099	Retail trade
780	Accommodation and food services
753	Food services and drinking places
531	Wholesale trade
500	Limited-service restaurants
343	Manufacturing
307	Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
218	Other services (except public administration)
207	Full-service restaurants
173	Finance and insurance
166	Motor vehicle and parts dealers
122	Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations
120	Grocery stores
108	Services to buildings and dwellings

In 2018 the average price reduction was 4.35% in Polk County.

In 2018 12.10% of listings in Polk County.

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