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Polkville is a Census city of 536 people across 1.86 square miles of land, in Cleveland County. Median household income is $74,688, 86.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Polkville
What Polkville is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.86 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land288 plus or minus 106
- County holding the largest share of its areaCleveland County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Polkville
How many people live in Polkville
- Population536 plus or minus 197
- Median age38.6 plus or minus 11.4
- Population under 18103 plus or minus 53
- Share under 1819.2 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Population 65 and over102 plus or minus 43
- Share 65 and over19.0 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Households207 plus or minus 69
- Family households142 plus or minus 55
- Share of households that are families68.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Polkville
Income and work in Polkville
- Median household income$74,688 plus or minus $20,471
- Per capita income$33,693
- Civilian labor force306 plus or minus 134
- Employed303 plus or minus 135
- Unemployed3 plus or minus 5
- Unemployment rate1.0 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Adults 25 and over403 plus or minus 154
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.3 percent plus or minus 45.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher26.1 percent plus or minus 17.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.9 percent plus or minus 16.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Polkville
Housing in Polkville
- Housing units258 plus or minus 69
- Occupied units207 plus or minus 69
- Vacant units51 plus or minus 29
- Vacancy rate19.8 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Owner occupied179 plus or minus 63
- Renter occupied28 plus or minus 27
- Ownership rate86.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$179,500 plus or minus $38,276
- Median gross rent, monthly$820 plus or minus $333
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.2 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Single family units219 plus or minus 70
- Share single family84.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more12 plus or minus 19
- Share in buildings of two or more4.7 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Mobile homes27 plus or minus 20
- Median year structure built1969
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Polkville
How Polkville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute283 plus or minus 126
- Commuting under 15 minutes55 plus or minus 47
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.4 percent plus or minus 14.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more95 plus or minus 60
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more33.6 percent plus or minus 15.1
- Drove alone84.4 percent plus or minus 51.6
- Carpooled6.8 percent plus or minus 11.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.7 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Worked from home4.1 percent plus or minus 6.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Polkville
Flood risk in Polkville
- NFIP communityTown of Polkville
- NFIP community number370634
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/20/08
The Town of Polkville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370634 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Cleveland County, not Polkville
Cleveland County context, not Polkville figures
- Establishments in Cleveland County2,028
- Covered employment, Cleveland County36,696
- Average annual pay, Cleveland County$53,753
- Housing units permitted, Cleveland County513
Every figure in this section is published for Cleveland County as a whole and is not a measurement of Polkville.
All Cleveland County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Polkville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Polkville, North Carolina?
536, in 207 households. Polkville city covers 1.86 square miles of land, which is 288 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Polkville in?
Cleveland County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Polkville?
$74,688. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $179,500. Median gross rent is $820 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Polkville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Polkville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Polkville, town of, community 370634, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Polkville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cleveland County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Polkville.
Is zoning published for Polkville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.