County profile
Polk County, FL
United States · GDP 2024
#133 of 3,127 US counties by GDP69th-percentile growthmore diversified than 98% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$44.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
232,278
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
13,992
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$53.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
874,790
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.7%
Median HH income
$66.0k±$1.1k
Bachelor's degree+
23.5%±0.6%
Poverty rate
14.5%±0.7%
Business applications
17,346 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,916
22.5/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1American Commerce Solutions, Inc.Industrials$2.1M——2Scandia, Inc.Healthcare———3SouthState Bank Corp.Financial Services———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Retail trade24%
Health care22%
Transportation16%
Food & accommodation15%
Manufacturing12%
Admin & support11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
874,790
residents · 2025 · +19.8% since 2020
Income per capita $46.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+119,498
International migration+23,196
Natural change+1,013
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$28.8B2019
$30.1B2020
$34.1B2021
$38.5B2022
$41.8B2023
$44.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$266.5k±$3.5k
Median gross rent
$1.4k/mo±$28/mo
Vacancy rate
15.1%±0.5%
Affordability
5.0× wages
Residential permits
$2.3B
8,236 units · 9.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
96.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.5k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 100Lightning 100Hurricane 98
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4232016
4652017
5142018
5512019
5912020
6892021
8512022
9242023
9472024
9352025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -37% since 202113,0712021
12,2112022
12,5132023
10,3842024
8,2362025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
25.1 km
I-4
Nearest freight rail
0.0 km
CSXT
Nearest port
64.0 km
Tampa Port Authority, FL
Nearest commercial airport
31.9 km
LAKELAND LINDER INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR1 filing from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$53.3k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Polk?
Polk's economy produced $44.3B in 2024, growing 6.1% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.