Polk County
Polk county is located in southeast Tennessee. Polk county has 434.68 square miles of land area and 7.66 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Polk county population is 16,715, which has grown 4.14% since 2000. The population growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 13.40% and is much lower than the national average rate of 11.61%. Polk county median household income is $39,434 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 33.03% since 2000. The income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 22.72% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. Polk county median house value is $110,900 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 53.81% since 2000. The house value growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 50.43% 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 423.
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