| Name | Polk County |
| State | North Carolina |
| FIPS Code | 37149 |
| Timezone | Eastern Standard Time (EST) |
| Population (2022) | 20,386 |
| Population Growth Rate(2000-2022) | -5.76% |
| Majority Ethnicity | White 88.82% |
| Public School Majority Ethnicity | White 77% |
| Partisan Voting Index | Republican:+12 |
| Unemployment Rate | 2.8% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Percentage of Population (2018) |
|---|---|
| White | 88.82% |
| African American | 4.85% |
| Hispanic | 5.95% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
| Native American | 0.18% |
| Hawaiin/Pacific Islander | 0% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Percentage of Public School Students (2018) |
|---|---|
| White | 77.03% |
| African American | 5.2% |
| Hispanic | 12.79% |
| Asian | 0.27% |
| Native American | 0% |
| Hawaiin/Pacific Islander | 0.05% |