About Polk City

Polk City is a very small town located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 3,276 people and just one neighborhood, Polk City is the 119th largest community in Iowa.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Polk City is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Polk City is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Polk City who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.23%), management occupations (9.30%), and sales jobs (8.83%).

Also of interest is that Polk City has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Because of many things, Polk City is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Polk City a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Polk City has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Polk City's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Polk City is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Polk City isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 98.72% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

As is often the case in a small town, Polk City doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Polk City Information and Demographics

The education level of Polk City citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 27.34% of adults in Polk City have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Polk City in 2000 was $25,384, which is wealthy relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $101,536 for a family of four. However, Polk City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Polk City home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Polk City is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Polk City include German, Norwegian, English, Irish, Swedish, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Polk City is English.