Polk County, Florida Basics:
Polk County Florida - Government Site
Population: 616,083
Area: 1798 square miles
County seat: Bartow
Area code(s) in use: 863
Time zone: EST
High school graduate or higher: 82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%
Median household income: $43,606
Persons in poverty: 17.5%
Home ownership rate: 70.9%
Mean travel time to work: 25.8 minutes
Adjacent counties:
Hardee Highlands Hillsborough Lake Manatee Okeechobee Orange Osceola Pasco Sumter