Polk County, TN
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None of the households in Polk County, TN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
Polk County, TN borders Fannin County, GA, Murray County, GA, Cherokee County, NC, Bradley County, TN, McMinn County, TN, and Monroe County, TN.
The economy of Polk County, TN employs N/A people. The largest industries in Polk County, TN are Manufacturing (1,539 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,164 people), and Retail Trade (665 people), and the highest paying industries are .
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Polk County, TN, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Polk County, TN.
This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Tennessee (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.
The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Polk County, TN, are Manufacturing (1,539 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,164 people), and Retail Trade (665 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Polk County, TN, though some of these residents may live in Polk County, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Manufacturing ($65,625), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($65,469), and Construction ($59,519).
The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($45,089), Manufacturing ($42,833), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($40,128).
As of February 2023, there are 3.29M people employed in Tennessee. This represents a 3.15% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.
Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.
The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Tennessee.
The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.
Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.
The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.
In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Polk County, TN went to Donald J. Trump with 81.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (17.8%), followed by Other (0.909%).
Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing the state of Tennessee. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
Tennessee is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.
In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Polk County, TN went to Donald J. Trump with 81.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (17.8%), followed by Other (0.909%).
The following chart shows the popular vote results in Polk County, TN for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.
Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing Tennessee.
In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
The following chart shows elected senators in Tennessee over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.
Tennessee is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.
Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Tennessee have changed over time starting in 2008.
The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.
In 2022, 0.806% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.744% of women were in the same situation.
This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.
The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.75M), Some college (1.2M), and Bachelors Degree (956k).
This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.
In 2023, 11.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Polk County, TN. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 5.76%.
This chart shows the percentage of owner in Polk County, TN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.
The following map shows all of the tracts in Polk County, TN colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).
The following chart displays the households in Polk County, TN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.
In 2022, the income inequality in Tennessee was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.289% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Tennessee was lower than than the national average of 1. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Tennessee in comparison to the national average.
This chart shows the number of workers in Tennessee across various wage buckets compared to the national average.
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The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.
Using averages, employees in Polk County, TN have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, 2.49% of the workforce in Polk County, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.
The chart below shows how the median household income in Polk County, TN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
The following chart displays the households in Polk County, TN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Polk County, TN have N/A.
In 2023, 11.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Polk County, TN. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 5.76%.
The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.
N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Polk County, TN (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Polk County, TN is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.
The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.
In 2023, 21% of the children was living in poverty in Polk County, TN. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 7.6%.
The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.
N/A% of the population of Polk County, TN has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.
In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.1% under 18 years, 17.2% between 18 and 34 years, 42% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.7% over 64 years.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Polk County, TN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 91.9 in Polk County, TN.
The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Polk County, TN.
In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 37.6% in Polk County, TN.
The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Polk County, TN.
In 2023, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 13.3% in Polk County, TN.
The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Polk County, TN.
