Polk City, FL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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3%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

11%

Household income NAT. AVG.

51%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Polk City	Florida	National
Income per capita	$46,371	$40,554	$44,883
Median household income	$90,223	$72,078	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$117,136	$88,075	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$46,486	$51,794	$52,080
Median earnings male	$53,283	$45,688	$54,343
Median earnings female	$47,590	$37,493	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.4%	5.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	9.7%	16.1%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Polk City is 3% higher than the national average
The median household income in Polk City is 11% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Polk City is 51% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Polk City is 36% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$60,142 $90,223 $180,446

City

$48,047 $72,078 $144,156

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Polk City median earnings by income bracket

Polk City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.8%	12.8%
Manufacturing sector	13.0%	13.0%
Financial & insurance services	4.4%	4.4%
Wholesale & retail services	17.0%	17.0%
Public administration	3.4%	3.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	13.0%	13.0%
Education, health & social services	5.7%	5.7%
Other	30.8%	30.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lakeland Highlands, FL	11,828	$136,124	67.4%
Highland City, FL	11,816	$101,144	24.4%
Cypress Gardens, FL	10,306	$99,310	22.1%
Medulla, FL	11,703	$90,014	10.7%
Eagle Lake, FL	2,839	$89,307	9.8%
Polk City, FL	2,510	$90,223	10.9%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bono, AR	2,510	$66,977	17.7%
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH	2,510	$91,503	12.5%
Oakhurst, OK	2,510	$67,724	16.7%
New Palestine, IN	2,509	$120,803	48.5%
Koloa, HI	2,511	$90,887	11.7%
Polk City, FL	2,510	$90,223	10.9%

Source: The Polk City, FL employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.