Polk City is a very small town located in the state of Florida. With a population of 3,028 people and six associated neighborhoods, Polk City is the 353rd largest community in Florida.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Polk City is neither predominantly one nor 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, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Polk City who work in office and administrative support (21.09%), management occupations (15.62%), and teaching (5.62%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.60% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Polk City is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Polk City, the average commute to work is 32.99 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. In terms of college education, Polk City is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.97% of adults 25 and older in Polk City have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Polk City in 2022 was $34,505, which is middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $138,020 for a family of four. However, Polk City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Polk City is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Polk City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Polk City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Polk City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 33.63% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Polk City include English, German, Irish, Polish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Polk City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
