Polk County IA Background Checks & Criminal Records

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Polk County Statistics

General Data	Value
Metropolitan Area Code	19780
Fips County Code	19153
County Name	Polk
State	Iowa

This table provides the FIPS code for Polk County (uniquely identifies counties and county equivalents in the United States) & also the Metropolitan Area Code (given only to counties with urban area of 50,000 or more population)

Population Data	Population	Rank
Population 2006	408,888	157
Population 2005	401,755	N/A
Population 2000	374,582	156
Population 1990	327,140	156

Represents population information for Polk County IA for 4 different years, along with the corresponding population rank amoung all 3,140 counties for 3 of the 4 years.

2004 Crime Data	Cases	100,000 Rate
Total Violent Crimes	1,520	378.34
Murder	16	3.98
Forcible Rape	97	24.14
Robbery	354	88.11
Aggravated Assault	1,053	262.10
Total Property Crimes	17,761	4,420.85
Burglary	3,044	757.68
Larceny Theft	13,333	3,318.69
Motor Vehicle Theft	1,384	344.49

This table shows the number of specific crimes had been reported to Polk County in 2004, along with the Per 100,000 Rate of each crime (used to measure relative occurances of crime)

Industry Distribution	Percent of Total
Construction	8.5%
Retail Trade	6.3%
Professional & Technical Services	6.3%
Health Care & Social Assistance	9.6%
Government	12.6%

This table shows the breakdown of 5 major industries found in Polk County IA in 2005

Water Usage	Value
Daily Water Usage (Gallons)	53 Million
% From Groundwater	47.4%
Gallons Used For Irrigation
Gallons Used For Public Supply	51 Million

This table displays how much water Polk County IA used per day in 2000, and how that water was distributed

Labor Force	2006	2000	Change
Labor Force Population	234,879	215,941	18,938
Unemployed Population	8,011	5,383	2,628
Unemployment Rate	3.4%	2.5%	0.9

Provides the population of people in the labor force, the number of people that are unemployed, and the unemployment rate for Polk County IA. All figured are based off 2006 figures and compared to 2000 figures.

Age Distribution	% Of Total	Approx. Population
Age 5 and Under	7.5%	30,132
Age 5 to 14	13.2%	53,032
Age 15 to 24	12.5%	50,219
Age 25 to 34	15.3%	61,469
Age 35 to 44	15.9%	63,879
Age 45 to 54	14.6%	58,656
Age 55 to 64	10.1%	40,577
Age 65 to 74	5.5%	22,097
Age 75 and up	5.5%	22,097

This table provides the breakdown of Polk County IA's age groups. The approxomate population are based on the percentage of the total population.

Race Distribution	% Of Total	Est. Pop
Caucasian	90.3%	362,785
African American	4.9%	19,686
Asian American	3.0%	12,053
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.3%	1,205
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1%	402

This table provides the breakdown of Polk County IA's ethnic groups. The approxomate population are based on the percentage of the total population.

Agriculture Stats	Value
Total Farm Earnings	$9.33 Million
Farm Count	764
% of Farms Under 50 Acres	41.4%
% of Farms Over 500 Acres	17.8%
Total Farm Acres	227,069
Avg Farm Acres	297
Total Value of Farms	$68.52 Million
Avg Value Per Farm	$89,682
% From Crops	86.3%
% From Livestock	13.7%

Provides data reguarding Polk County IA's farming industry. All figured are based off 2002 figures except for Total Farm Earnings which is based off 2005 figures.