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Polk

United States · GDP 2024
#1399 of 3,127 US counties by GDP52nd-percentile growthmore diversified than 15% of counties
EA Place Score
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methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.7B
GDP growth
+4.6%
Jobs tracked
10,640
Employers
670
Avg. wage
$46.6k
Population
45,514
Labor & formation
Unemployment
2.9%
Median HH income
$58.5k±$3.4k
Business applications
480 · 2025

Public companies headquartered here

SEC EDGAR · FMP
CompanySectorRevenueEA
1Phoenix Rising CompaniesFinancial Services$13.4M——

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
Manufacturing44%
Retail trade18%
Food & accommodation15%
Health care11%
Other services6%
Construction6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
45,514
residents · 2025 · +6.0% since 2020
Income per capita $43.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,073
International migration+419
Natural change+78

GDP trend

2019–2024 · nominal
$1.3B
2019
$1.3B
2020
$1.4B
2021
$1.6B
2022
$1.7B
2023
$1.7B
2024

Real estate & risk

FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$187.6k±$12.3k
Median gross rent
$918/mo±$73/mo
Vacancy rate
8.4%±2.2%
Affordability
4.0× wages
Residential permits
217 (4.8/1k pop)
FEMA risk score
64.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.0k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Tornado 86Drought 82Strong wind 75
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
193
2016
204
2017
216
2018
229
2019
242
2020
280
2021
348
2022
380
2023
411
2024
409
2025

Transport access

BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
34.9 km
I-20
Nearest freight rail
0.5 km
CSXT
Nearest port
102.7 km
TENN VALLEY P AUTH BELLEFONTE NUCLEAR PLN BGE TRM
Nearest commercial airport
81.0 km
HARTSFIELD/JACKSON ATLANTA INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR
10-QPhoenix Rising Companies12-23
10-QPhoenix Rising Companies08-25
10-QPhoenix Rising Companies05-23
10-KPhoenix Rising Companies03-31
8-KPhoenix Rising Companies12-06
10-QPhoenix Rising Companies11-23
8-KPhoenix Rising Companies10-01
10-QPhoenix Rising Companies08-17
10-QPhoenix Rising Companies06-09
10-KPhoenix Rising Companies06-01
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023
$46.6k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
Similar US counties
nearest by GDP
Freeborn$1.7BShawano$1.7BWexford$1.7BSt. Bernard$1.7BLincoln$1.7BSanilac$1.7B
The read

Polk's economy produced $1.7B in 2024, growing 4.6% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.

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.
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