Polk County
Polk county is located in west North Carolina. Polk county has 237.79 square miles of land area and 0.75 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Polk county population is 20,352, which has grown 11.07% since 2000. The population growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 21.13% and is lower than the national average rate of 11.61%. Polk county median household income is $47,534 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 31.10% since 2000. The income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 19.16% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. Polk county median house value is $173,600 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 55.00% since 2000. The house value growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 41.83% and is higher than the national average rate of 46.91%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Polk county is much better than the state average in quality. The Polk county area code is 828.
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