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POLK CITY, FLORIDA QUICK STATSCounty: Polk
Elevation: 173 feet
Land Area: 0.77 square miles
Population Density: 2039 people per square mile
Population change since 2000: 3.70%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (88.2%), Hispanic (8.1%), Black (1.9%), Other race (1.8%), Two or more races (1.5%), American Indian (0.8%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries (City): Irish (13.3%), English (12.4%), United States (8.6%), German (7.1%), French (6.1%), Scotch-Irish (4.6%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lakeland, FL (12.6 miles , pop. 78,452)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tampa, FL (41.6 miles , pop. 303,447)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (827.1 miles , pop. 1,953,631)
Nearest cities: Auburndale, FL (2.8 miles ), Fussels Corner, FL (2.9 miles ), Lake Alfred, FL (2.9 miles ), Combee Settlement, FL (3.1 miles ), Gibsonia, FL (3.2 miles ), Inwood, FL (3.2 miles ), Crystal Lake, FL (3.4 miles ), Jan Phyl Village, FL (3.4 miles )
Polk City Compared to State Average: Median house value below state average. Black race population percentage significantly above state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average. Renting percentage below state average. House age below state average. Number of college students significantly below state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
POLK CITY, FLORIDA EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 69.80%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.30%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.10%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Polk City:
POLK COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 11 miles, WINTER HAVEN, FL, Full-time enrollment: 3,028 TRAVIS TECHNICAL CENTER about 20 miles, LAKELAND, FL, FT enrollment: 2,057 SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY about 30 miles, ST LEO, FL, FT enrollment: 6,597 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA about 37 miles, TAMPA, FL, FT enrollment: 26,221 VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 38 miles, ORLANDO, FL, FT enrollment: 15,792 ROLLINS COLLEGE about 41 miles, WINTER PARK, FL, FT enrollment: 2,899 UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ORLANDO CAMPUS about 42 miles, MAITLAND, FL, FT enrollment: 3,992
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