Household Types in Polk County, Florida (County)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Florida and Polk County
Polk County
Florida
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family250.010311%46.480471%50.010311%50.0%111,553112k13.742042%13.186683%13.742042%13.7%30,65330.7k4.885681%4.713833%4.885681%4.9%10,89810.9k25.690397%28.953945%25.690397%25.7%57,30557.3k5.671568%6.665069%5.671568%5.7%12,65112.7k
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Florida and Polk County
Polk County
Florida
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads61.370805%63.339274%61.370805%61.4%34,43734.4k28.656461%27.992733%28.656461%28.7%16,08016.1k9.972734%8.667993%9.972734%10.0%5,596

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Florida and Polk County
Polk County
Florida
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children225.156012%24.301885%25.156012%25.2%56,11356.1k74.579037%75.437486%74.579037%74.6%166,356166k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Florida and Polk County
Polk County
Florida
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3Hispanic4Other3White5Mixed3Black3-11.117699%-5.899792%-11.206641%-1.778832%-9.789175%-4.362035%-19.255932%-6.076364%-30.002965%30%69.997035%60.516494%69.997035%70%3,373-19.864568%-8.277219%-14.273284%-4.350458%-17.784099%-7.074861%-20.609736%-5.997878%-46.765529%47%53.234471%48.533426%53.234471%53%26,43426.4k-12.381204%-9.556494%-16.710665%-8.632524%-17.902369%-8.583125%-19.888164%-8.060936%-47.280887%47%52.719113%45.565406%52.719113%53%3,788-9.822761%-3.921992%-27.816550%-5.896959%-8.591647%-3.609913%-31.817971%-7.054064%-47.458262%47%52.541738%48.926404%52.541738%53%157,471157k-20.699088%-3.039514%-22.887538%-6.808511%-17.545012%-5.601127%-25.579345%-9.203827%-53.434650%53%46.565350%42.070688%46.565350%47%3,290-29.295569%-6.525223%-27.748746%-5.588071%-28.299967%-6.341228%-29.033780%-5.239523%-69.157609%69%30.842391%31.085502%30.842391%31%28,70428.7k
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4White Hispanic 5non-Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Polk County

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
47.4%49.0%50.6%52.2%53.7%55.4%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
10.9%11.6%12.4%13.1%13.8%14.6%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
4.22%4.42%4.62%4.81%5.00%5.20%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
20.8%22.8%24.8%26.7%28.7%30.7%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
4.70%5.00%5.29%5.58%5.88%6.18%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
19.9%21.6%23.2%24.9%26.5%28.2%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Polk County

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
15%33%50%66%83%100%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%7%14%22%29%36%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.6%7.3%10.9%14.5%18.2%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%13%27%40%54%68%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.0%6.0%9.0%12.0%15.1%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
3%23%42%61%81%100%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Polk County

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
11%29%47%65%82%100%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%13%26%39%52%65%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%7%13%20%26%33%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%14%28%42%56%71%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.1%8.1%12.2%16.3%20.4%
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Household Types by Place in Polk County

There are 40 places that are fully or partially contained within Polk County (38 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 40 of those to each other, Polk County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk County.

Married by Place#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Polk County, selected places in Polk County, and entities that contain Polk County
0%20%40%60%Count#HomelandLakeland HighlandsBabson ParkHighland CityHillcrest HtsLake HamiltonFussels CornerPoincianaCypress GdnsPolk CityAlturasJan Phyl VlgFour CornersFort MeadeMedullaKathleenLoughmanFuller HtsDavenportLakeland AreaPolk CountyPolkHighland ParkAuburndaleEagle LakeUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticFrostproofBartowMulberryLake AlfredFloridaHaines CityDundeeLake WalesGrenelefeCrooked Lk PkWinter HavenLakelandWahnetaCombee SettlementWillow OakInwoodBradley JctCrystal LakeWaverly72.000000%72.000000%72%36165.913462%65.913462%66%2,742265.740741%65.740741%66%213362.289562%62.289562%62%2,220459.375000%59.375000%59%57558.730159%58.730159%59%222657.662835%57.662835%58%1,204757.616569%57.616569%58%10,18210.2k854.662921%54.662921%55%1,946953.934192%53.934192%54%3771053.374233%53.374233%53%6961153.050239%53.050239%53%8871252.597882%52.597882%53%6,4081352.287234%52.287234%52%9831451.091427%51.091427%51%1,6151550.956603%50.956603%51%1,0921650.900901%50.900901%51%5651750.891266%50.891266%51%1,7131850.693069%50.693069%51%5121950.010311%50.010311%50%111,553112k50.010311%50.010311%50%111,553112k50.010311%50.010311%50%111,553112k50.000000%50.000000%50%492048.884796%48.884796%49%2,3892148.708010%48.708010%49%3772248.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.359455%47.359455%47%5562347.178631%47.178631%47%2,8262446.983051%46.983051%47%6932546.679408%46.679408%47%9772646.480471%46.480471%46%3,436,4233.44M45.893720%45.893720%46%3,2302744.963309%44.963309%45%6742842.903284%42.903284%43%2,3912942.857143%42.857143%43%3063042.789969%42.789969%43%2733142.789681%42.789681%43%6,0713240.257483%40.257483%40%15,97916.0k3334.826712%34.826712%35%4123431.703911%31.703911%32%6813530.884635%30.884635%31%5973629.456328%29.456328%29%6613726.470588%26.470588%26%363826.422563%26.422563%26%5343914.150943%14.150943%14%4540
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 40 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Polk County

There are 6 county subdivisions in Polk County. This section compares all 6 of those to each other, Polk County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk County.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Polk County, selected county subdivisions in Polk County, and entities that contain Polk County
0%20%40%Count#Haines CityFrostproofBartowLakeland AreaPolk CountyPolkLakelandUnited StatesSouthLake WalesWinter Hvn-AuburndaleWinter Hvn-Auburn…South AtlanticFlorida55.305330%55.305330%55%24,77924.8k153.293250%53.293250%53%1,950251.996331%51.996331%52%10,77010.8k350.010311%50.010311%50%111,553112k50.010311%50.010311%50%111,553112k50.010311%50.010311%50%111,553112k48.525926%48.525926%49%45,24845.2k448.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.661577%47.661577%48%7,898547.444858%47.444858%47%20,90820.9k647.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.480471%46.480471%46%3,436,4233.44M
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 6 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in Florida

There are 67 counties in Florida. This section compares Polk County to the 50 most populous counties in Florida and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 27,312.

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Polk County, selected other counties in Florida, and entities that contain Polk County
0%20%40%60%Count#SumterSt. JohnsSanta RosaClayBakerFlaglerNassauCollierLakeCharlotteManateeOsceolaHighlandsLeeDeSotoOkaloosaWakullaIndian RiverWaltonHernandoPascoSeminoleSt. LucieLakeland AreaPolk CountyPolkMartinMarionCitrusSarasotaSuwanneeUnited StatesSouthBrevardBaySouth AtlanticColumbiaOkeechobeeFloridaMonroeLevyPalm BeachVolusiaJacksonHillsboroughOrangeHendryPutnamBrowardMiami-DadeGadsdenDuvalEscambiaPinellasAlachuaLeon62.307038%62.307038%62%30,75630.8k158.943769%58.943769%59%47,92647.9k258.344967%58.344967%58%34,68934.7k357.468771%57.468771%57%40,53140.5k456.819831%56.819831%57%4,699556.681520%56.681520%57%21,62421.6k656.312042%56.312042%56%16,45116.5k754.028696%54.028696%54%72,03772.0k853.780032%53.780032%54%65,63165.6k953.560076%53.560076%54%39,25939.3k1051.794250%51.794250%52%70,43570.4k1151.776606%51.776606%52%48,32048.3k1251.674074%51.674074%52%20,92820.9k1351.268967%51.268967%51%132,317132k1451.177861%51.177861%51%5,8441551.118991%51.118991%51%38,92238.9k1650.904345%50.904345%51%5,4601750.780750%50.780750%51%29,36629.4k1850.622714%50.622714%51%12,31612.3k1950.478017%50.478017%50%35,79835.8k2050.284217%50.284217%50%95,18495.2k2150.276540%50.276540%50%78,54078.5k2250.155337%50.155337%50%54,56754.6k2350.010311%50.010311%50%111,553112k50.010311%50.010311%50%111,553112k50.010311%50.010311%50%111,553112k2449.826929%49.826929%50%31,38131.4k2549.592900%49.592900%50%65,60065.6k2649.556642%49.556642%50%30,40330.4k2749.253884%49.253884%49%86,47886.5k2849.134835%49.134835%49%7,5252948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.822599%47.822599%48%107,301107k3047.517626%47.517626%48%32,28332.3k3147.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.011836%47.011836%47%11,24111.2k3246.770428%46.770428%47%6,0103346.480471%46.480471%46%3,436,4233.44M46.191072%46.191072%46%13,64913.6k3446.142337%46.142337%46%7,0933545.755354%45.755354%46%246,415246k3645.495592%45.495592%45%93,40793.4k3744.696608%44.696608%45%7,4843843.936060%43.936060%44%217,853218k3943.830757%43.830757%44%194,982195k4043.640518%43.640518%44%5,1574143.433678%43.433678%43%11,86011.9k4243.305081%43.305081%43%291,438291k4343.247261%43.247261%43%369,169369k4441.640509%41.640509%42%7,0314541.328611%41.328611%41%141,305141k4641.261726%41.261726%41%47,85747.9k4740.502923%40.502923%41%164,356164k4838.416584%38.416584%38%37,00937.0k4938.316638%38.316638%38%42,57442.6k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Polk County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Polk County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Polk County
0%20%40%60%Count#NassauFairfaxSuffolkSanta ClaraOrangeSalt LakeContra CostaMontgomeryRiversideFairfieldHonoluluWestchesterWakeSan BernardinoMiddlesexOaklandLakeland AreaPolk CountyPolkSan DiegoTarrantAlamedaUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticMaricopaKingHarrisFresnoFloridaSt. LouisPalm BeachBexarSacramentoQueensLos AngelesHennepinHillsboroughOrangeClarkPimaBrowardMecklenburgMiami-DadeDallasAlleghenyTravisCookFranklinKingsWayneCuyahogaFultonMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBronxNew York60.784590%60.784590%61%267,592268k158.073053%58.073053%58%228,435228k257.466749%57.466749%57%281,448281k356.519609%56.519609%57%354,140354k454.863463%54.863463%55%557,968558k554.829088%54.829088%55%195,225195k654.144604%54.144604%54%209,832210k753.958245%53.958245%54%198,439198k853.850274%53.850274%54%380,030380k953.520639%53.520639%54%179,406179k1052.951400%52.951400%53%163,910164k1151.544935%51.544935%52%176,161176k1251.452263%51.452263%51%192,043192k1351.349928%51.349928%51%317,816318k1451.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k1550.587546%50.587546%51%251,282251k1650.010311%50.010311%50%111,553112k50.010311%50.010311%50%111,553112k50.010311%50.010311%50%111,553112k49.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k1749.775611%49.775611%50%339,951340k1849.233820%49.233820%49%277,823278k1948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.135363%47.135363%47%690,929691k2047.130452%47.130452%47%392,123392k2146.758587%46.758587%47%718,333718k2246.510005%46.510005%47%139,277139k2346.480471%46.480471%46%3,436,4233.44M46.377789%46.377789%46%186,307186k2445.755354%45.755354%46%246,415246k2545.572827%45.572827%46%284,065284k2645.025648%45.025648%45%237,436237k2744.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k2844.647965%44.647965%45%1,465,2771.47M2944.010311%44.010311%44%217,337217k3043.936060%43.936060%44%217,853218k3143.830757%43.830757%44%194,982195k3243.561100%43.561100%44%320,381320k3343.498318%43.498318%43%171,988172k3443.305081%43.305081%43%291,438291k3543.282903%43.282903%43%167,420167k3643.247261%43.247261%43%369,169369k3743.118601%43.118601%43%385,714386k3842.200631%42.200631%42%224,117224k3941.793066%41.793066%42%182,983183k4040.962571%40.962571%41%799,428799k4139.660948%39.660948%40%193,946194k4237.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k4336.979917%36.979917%37%247,548248k4436.700533%36.700533%37%196,186196k4535.948564%35.948564%36%138,439138k4634.891765%34.891765%35%133,558134k4727.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4827.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4927.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in Polk County. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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Principal Cities:
Lakeland, Winter Haven
Cities:
Auburndale, Bartow, Davenport, Eagle Lake, Fort Meade, Frostproof, Haines City, Lake Alfred, Lake Wales, Lakeland, Mulberry, Winter Haven
Towns:
Dundee, Hillcrest Heights, Lake Hamilton, Polk City
Unincorporated Places:
Alturas, Babson Park, Bradley Junction, Combee Settlement, Crooked Lake Park, Crystal Lake, Cypress Gardens, Four Corners, Fuller Heights, Fussels Corner, Grenelefe, Highland City, Homeland, Inwood, Jan Phyl Village, Kathleen, Lakeland Highlands, Loughman, Medulla, Poinciana, Wahneta, Waverly, Willow Oak
Villages:
Highland Park
ZIP Codes:
33801, 33803, 33805, 33809, 33810, 33811, 33812, 33813, 33815, 33823, 33825, 33827, 33830, 33834, 33837, 33838, 33839, 33841, 33843, 33844, 33847, 33849, 33850, 33851, 33853, 33854, 33855, 33856, 33859, 33860, 33867, 33868, 33877, 33880, 33881, 33884, 33896, 33897, 33898, 34714, 34759
Unified School District:
Polk County
Congressional Districts:
FL-9, FL-15, FL-17
State Senate Districts:
FL-20, FL-22, FL-26
State House Districts:
FL-39, FL-40, FL-41, FL-42, FL-56
Neighboring Counties:
Hardee, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lake, Manatee, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Pasco, Sumter
Nearby Counties:
DeSoto, Seminole