Polk County, Florida
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- Florida Department of Health: 2585 Merchants Row Blvd., Tallahassee
Population:
- Total Population: 483,924
- Males: 237,414
- Females: 246,510
Ethnicity:
- White: 361,079
- Black/African American: 62,743
- Hispanic: 45,650
- Native American/Eskimo: 1,791
- Asian: 5,733
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 146
- Other: 299
- 2 or more: 6,483
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (398,330)
- Spanish (40,180)
- French (2,630)
- French Creole (2,085)
- German (1,765)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 33,519
- Mexico (13,402)
- Haiti (2,089)
- Canada (1,767)
- United Kingdom (1,661)
- Jamaica (1,599)
- Cuba (1,488)
- India (1,052)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Southern Baptist Convention (67,799)
- Catholic Church (37,589)
- United Methodist Church, The (18,850)
- Assemblies of God (13,786)
- Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) (7,679)
Migrant Health Clinics
- Central Florida Health Care -Dundee: 916 SR 542, Dundee - (863) 439-4665
- Central Florida Health Care-Frostproof: 109 West Wall Street, Frostproof - (863) 635-4891
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 196,394
- Sensory: 17,622
- Physical: 51,284
- Mental: 26,048
- Self-care: 14,826
- Go outside home: 36,333
- Employment: 46,337
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 6,077
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 187,233
- Utility gas: 9,214
- Bottled or LP gas: 9,141
- Electricity: 164,131
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 2,260
- Coal or Coke: 7
- Wood: 360
- Solar Energy: 66
- Other fuel: 215
- No fuel used: 1,839
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 349,349
- No vehicle: 22,997
- 1 or more vehicle: 326,352
Education Attainment:
- No School: 4,156
- No High School: 22,398
- Some High School: 55,786
- High School: 109,920
- Some College: 66,317
- Associate's Degree: 18,962
- College Degree: 32,646
- Master's Degree: 10,112
- Professional Degree: 4,259
- Doctoral Degree: 1,652
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 187,233
- Owners with phone: 135,439
- Owners without phone: 1,934
- Renters with phone: 45,196
- Renters without phone: 4,664
10 closest counties:
- Hardee County, Florida
- Osceola County, Florida
- Highlands County, Florida
- Hillsborough County, Florida
- Orange County, Florida
- Pasco County, Florida
- DeSoto County, Florida
- Lake County, Florida
- Sumter County, Florida
- Seminole County, Florida
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
33801, 33802, 33803, 33804, 33805, 33806, 33807, 33809, 33810, 33811, 33813, 33815, 33820, 33823, 33827, 33830, 33831, 33835, 33836, 33837, 33838, 33839, 33840, 33841, 33843, 33844, 33845, 33846, 33847, 33849, 33850, 33851, 33853, 33854, 33855, 33856, 33858, 33859, 33860, 33863, 33867, 33868, 33877, 33880, 33881, 33882, 33883, 33884, 33885, 33888, 33896, 33897, 33898, 34759
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- WJIS (88.1 FM) LAKELAND, FL
- KWND (88.3 FM) LAKELAND, FL
- WAFJ (88.3 FM) LAKELAND, FL
- WPAS (89.1 FM) PARKGATE, FL
- WLFJ-FM (89.3 FM) LAKELAND, FL
- WLVF-FM (90.3 FM) HAINES CITY, FL
- WLPJ (91.5 FM) LAKELAND, FL
- WLFS (91.9 FM) LAKELAND, FL
- WVFJ-FM (93.3 FM) LAKELAND, FL
- WLVF (930 AM) HAINES CITY, FL
- WWBF (1130 AM) BARTOW, FL
- WWAB (1330 AM) LAKELAND, FL
- WHNR (1360 AM) WINTER HAVEN, FL
- WAVP (1390 AM) MULBERRY, FL
- WCIE (1450 AM) LAKELAND, FL
- WQXM (1460 AM) BARTOW, FL
- WSIR (1490 AM) MULBERRY, FL
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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