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Polk County, GA

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Overview for Polk County, GA
Part of: Cedartown GA, Micropolitan Area
Part of: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville GA-AL, Combined Statistical Area
 
Map of Polk County Polk County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 311.1 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 136.0 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 28.6%. On the 2000 census form, 99.1% of the population reported only one race, with 13.3% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 7.7% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.66 persons compared to an average family size of 3.09 persons.

In 2008 manufacturing was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $35,014. Per capita income grew by 10.6% between 1998 and 2008 (adjusted for inflation).

 

People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value Industry Overview (2008)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2009) 42,298 Covered Employment 11,880
   Growth (%) since 1990 25.1%    Average wage per job $30,604
Households (2000) 14,012 Manufacturing - % all jobs in County 30.7%
Labor Force (persons) (2009) 21,213    Average wage per job $35,014
Unemployment Rate (2009) 10.4 Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County 3.1%
Per Capita Personal Income (2008) $25,214    Average wage per job $42,916
Median Household Income (2008) $39,067 Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County D
Poverty Rate (2008) 16.4    Average wage per job D
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 63.3 Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County 1.9%
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 8.0    Average wage per job $36,811

  

 

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