Demographics of Polk County, Texas

Polk County, Texas had 53,434 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,970 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Polk County, in four figures

53,434
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +5.9%
Change since July 2020: +2,970 people.; 44.0 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $62,259 ±$3,861
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Polk County, Texas's population grew 5.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Polk County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Polk County, Texas's population grew 5.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Polk County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	50,464	100.0	100.0
2021	51,685	102.4	100.2
2022	52,834	104.7	100.7
2023	53,617	106.2	101.6
2024	53,505	106.0	102.5
2025	53,434	105.9	103.1

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Population of Polk County, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	50,464	+343	−96	0	+496
2021	51,685	+1,221	−384	+7	+1,726
2022	52,834	+1,149	−456	+7	+1,456
2023	53,617	+783	−282	+18	+1,010
2024	53,505	−112	−292	+49	+100
2025	53,434	−71	−292	+15	+201

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.0 ±0.5: for men 42.8 ±0.8 and for women 45.4 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Polk County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	2,624 ±160	5.0% ±0.3	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	8,103 ±456	15.3% ±0.9	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,731 ±448	7.1% ±0.8	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	12,568 ±583	23.8% ±1.1	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	15,673 ±704	29.7% ±1.3	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	10,101 ±582	19.1% ±1.1	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $62,259 ±$3,861, and income per person $30,198 ±$1,266, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Polk County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	4,147 ±554	21.2% ±2.8	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,772 ±513	19.3% ±2.6	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,517 ±535	18.0% ±2.7	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,272 ±469	11.6% ±2.4	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,482 ±479	17.8% ±2.4	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,366 ±323	7.0% ±1.6	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	961 ±204	4.9% ±1.0	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Polk County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	8,538 ±1,101	17.5% ±2.3	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,942 ±462	27.9% ±3.9	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,796 ±591	16.1% ±2.4	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,800 ±347	12.3% ±2.3	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Polk County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Polk County	Texas	United States
Housing units	26,469 ±63	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	73.7% ±2.2	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	26.3% ±2.2	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.1% ±1.3	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.9% ±2.4	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$184,800 ±$17,395	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$987 ±$68	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1989 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Polk County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	8,100 ±0	15.3% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	37,440 ±231	70.9% ±0.4	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,079 ±355	7.7% ±0.7	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	295 ±139	0.6% ±0.3	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	494 ±120	0.9% ±0.2	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 67	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,360 ±479	4.5% ±0.9	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Polk County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	37,677 ±986	71.4% ±1.9	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	12,323 ±955	23.3% ±1.8	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	209 to 665	0.4% to 1.3%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,363 ±403	4.5% ±0.8	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,112 ±313	2.1% ±0.6	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,251 ±339	2.4% ±0.6	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Polk County among the counties of Texas

71st of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Polk County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Wilson County	56,139	+12.2%
Caldwell County	55,150	+20.0%
Rusk County	54,854	+5.0%
Kerr County	54,037	+2.5%
Atascosa County	53,590	+8.7%
Polk County	53,434	+5.9%
Cherokee County	53,337	+5.4%
Kendall County	53,289	+19.6%
Lamar County	51,503	+2.7%
Wood County	49,688	+10.3%
Val Verde County	47,835	+0.5%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026