Median Age in Polk County, FL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
39.5 years
Rank #2,252/3,222 · #56 in FL
30th
Polk 39.5 years
FL 42.6 years -7.3%
US 38.9 years +1.5%
Median Age Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Age Change
National Distribution
How Polk County's median age of 39.5 years compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 21.4 years to 86.2 years.
Distribution of Median Age Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Polk County for median age.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,249 | Navajo County, AZ | 39.5 years |
| #2,250 | Kit Carson County, CO | 39.5 years |
| #2,251 | Summit County, CO | 39.5 years |
| #2,252 | Polk County, FL | 39.5 years |
| #2,253 | Spalding County, GA | 39.5 years |
| #2,254 | Kalawao County, HI | 39.5 years |
| #2,255 | Jay County, IN | 39.5 years |
About Median Age
Polk County, Florida has a median age of 39.5 years, ranking #2,252 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 1.5% above the national value of 38.9 years. Within Florida, it ranks #56 of 67. This places it in the 30th percentile nationally.
The median age of the total population. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.