Polk is a tiny borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 634 people and just one neighborhood, Polk is the 935th largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Polk was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.
When you are in Polk, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 37.74% of Polk’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Polk is a borough of service providers, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Polk who work in maintenance occupations (11.70%), sales jobs (10.19%), and office and administrative support (7.55%).
The borough is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Polk has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Polk a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Polk is a small borough, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, Polk ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 4.36% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Polk in 2018 was $18,156, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $72,624 for a family of four. However, Polk contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Polk also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 33.33% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Polk home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Polk residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Polk include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Polk is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and German/Yiddish.
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Raw data sources: National Agriculture Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Geological Service, American Community Survey.
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Raw data sources: American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Date(s) & Update Frequency: 2020 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2022.
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Date(s) & Update Frequency: Reflects 2020 calendar year; released from FBI in Sept. 2021 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2021 data?
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School Details | Grades | Quality Rating Compared to PA* | Quality Rating Compared to Nation* |
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Sandycreek Elementary School
297 Pone Lane Franklin, PA 16323 |
KG-06 | ||
Franklin Area Junior And Senior High School
246 Pone Lane Franklin, PA 16323 |
07-12 | ||
Central Elementary School
1276 Otter St Franklin, PA 16323 |
KG-06 | ||
* 10 is highest |
Ethnic/racial Groups | This District | This State |
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White (non-hispanic) | ||
Black | ||
Hispanic | ||
Asian Or Pacific Islander | ||
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska |
Economic Groups | This District | This State |
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ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED | 52.5% | 45.5% |
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 46.2% | 43.0% |
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 6.3% | 2.4% |
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