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People QuickFacts	Polk County	Texas
Population, 2000	41,133	20,851,820
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000	34.0%	22.8%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000	5.9%	7.8%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000	22.9%	28.2%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000	18.0%	9.9%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a)	79.6%	71.0%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)	13.2%	11.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)	1.7%	0.6%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.4%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)	Z	0.1%
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)	3.7%	11.7%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000	1.3%	2.5%
Female persons, percent, 2000	47.9%	50.4%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)	9.4%	32.0%
White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000	74.7%	52.4%
High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	12,425	7,438,046
College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	1,795	2,094,905
Housing units, 2000	21,177	8,157,575
Homeownership rate, 2000	81.7%	63.8%
Households, 2000	15,119	7,393,354
Persons per household, 2000	2.50	2.74
Households with persons under 18, percent, 2000	32.9%	40.9%
Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate	$27,404	$34,478
Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	17.0%	16.7%
Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	28.0%	23.6%

Business QuickFacts	Polk County	Texas
Private nonfarm establishments, 1999	711	467,087
Private nonfarm employment, 1999	7,295	7,763,815
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1999	33.3%	32.4%
Nonemployer establishments, 1998	2,776	1,188,028
Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)	295,775	297,657,003
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)	272,052	182,516,112
Retail sales per capita, 1997	$5,725	$9,430
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997	15.9%	23.9%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997	22.8%	25.0%
Housing units authorized by building permits, 2000	117	141,231
Federal funds and grants, 2000 ($1000)	277,568	106,492,801
Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997	1,325	850,380

Geography QuickFacts	Polk County	Texas
Land area, 2000 (square miles)	1,057	261,797
Persons per square mile, 2000	38.9	79.6
Metropolitan Area	None

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms

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Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, 2000 Census of Population and Housing, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, County Business Patterns, 1997 Economic Census, Minority- and Women-Owned Business, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report, 1997 Census of Governments

Last Revised: Wednesday, 21-Nov-2001 12:50:43 EST

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People QuickFacts	Polk County	Texas
Population, 1999 estimate	52,520	20,044,141
Population percent change, 1990-1999 estimate	71.1%	18.0%
Male population, 1999 estimate	27,260	9,887,415
Female population, 1999 estimate	25,260	10,156,726
Percent population under 18 years old, 1999 estimate	22.5%	28.5%
Percent population 65 years old and over, 1999 estimate	20.3%	10.1%
Percent white population, 1999 estimate	82.4%	84.3%
Percent Black population, 1999 estimate	15.0%	12.3%
Percent American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut pop, 1999 estimate	2.2%	0.5%
Percent Asian or Pacific Islander population, 1999 estimate	0.4%	2.9%
Percent Hispanic population, 1999 estimate	8.7%	30.2%
Percent White non-Hispanic population, 1999 estimate	74.9%	55.3%
High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	12,425	7,438,046
College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	1,795	2,094,905
Homeownership rate, 1990	80.3%	60.9%
Single family homes, number 1990	12,389	4,604,014
Households, 1990	11,812	6,079,341
Persons per household, 1990	2.56	2.73
Family households, 1990	8,824	4,384,921
Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate	$27,404	$34,478
Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	17.0%	16.7%
Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	28.0%	23.6%

Business QuickFacts	Polk County	Texas
Private nonfarm establishments, 1998	686	462,875
Private nonfarm employment, 1998	7,449	7,570,820
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998	36.1%	29.1%
Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)	295,775	297,657,003
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)	272,052	182,516,112
Retail sales per capita 1997	$5,725	$9,430
Minority-owned firms, 1992	161	241,334
Women-owned firms, 1992	794	414,179
Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999	13	146,564
Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000)	262,486	97,987,610
Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997	1,325	850,380

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Geography QuickFacts	Polk County	Texas
Land area, 1990 (square miles)	1,057	261,914
Persons per square mile, 1999	49.7	76.5
Metropolitan Area	None