Polk County is located in southeastern Tennessee. The County Seat is Benton and the largest city is Benton. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.polkgovernment.com/. The 2014 population estimate is 16,730 and the 2010 census population was 16,825. The land area is 434.68 square miles and there are 38.7 persons per square mile.
97.2% of the population is White, 0.6% is Black or African American, 1.7% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% is Asian, 0.5% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.4% is two or more races. 77.4% have a high school degree or higher, and 11.1% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $109,300, there are 6,740 households, an average of 2.44 persons per household. The per capita income is $20,274, the median household income is $39,074, and 17.3% of the persons in Polk County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 1,579. Retail sales (in $1000) were $67,693, and sales per capita were $4,305. The percentage of black-owned firms is 0%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 25.5%.
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