Jury Pool Profile
Polk County, Florida
- County seat
- Bartow
- Judicial district
- 10th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 874,790
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 790,694.
At a glance
Polk County is an 874,790-person venue. The county population is 55% White and 15% Black (Census race-alone categories). 29% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $66,708, $10,979 below the FL state median of $77,687; 23.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 27.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and French, Haitian, or Cajun. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 28.2% of covered employment, average pay $53,338/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.61%, above the 4.5% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 55% to 60% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 790,694
- Median household income
- $65,978
- Unemployment
- 5.6%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 55% / 15%.
Polk County has a population of 790,694, with a median age of 39.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 55.5%; Black residents 14.6%. Independently, 29.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $66,708; 23.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 28% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 28.2% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 21.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.61%, above the Florida state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 57%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Polk County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 59.9% in 2024, 56.7% in 2020, 55.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 27.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
27.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Tagalog. Veterans account for 7.2% of the adult civilian population (44,258 individuals).