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Polk, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Polk is a Census borough of 615 people across 2.03 square miles of land, in Venango County. Median household income is $36,786, 79.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $25,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Polk
What Polk is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area2.03 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land303 plus or minus 68
- County holding the largest share of its areaVenango 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.
Polk
How many people live in Polk
- Population615 plus or minus 138
- Median age53.4
- Population under 1881 plus or minus 26
- Share under 1813.2 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Population 65 and over172 plus or minus 81
- Share 65 and over28.0 percent plus or minus 11.6
- Households220 plus or minus 69
- Family households111 plus or minus 42
- Share of households that are families50.5 percent plus or minus 10.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Polk
Income and work in Polk
- Median household income$36,786 plus or minus $33,818
- Per capita income$22,491
- Civilian labor force228 plus or minus 76
- Employed197 plus or minus 66
- Unemployed31 plus or minus 19
- Unemployment rate13.6 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Adults 25 and over479 plus or minus 99
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher79.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.6 percent plus or minus 14.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.9 percent plus or minus 14.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Polk
Housing in Polk
- Housing units258 plus or minus 69
- Occupied units220 plus or minus 69
- Vacant units38 plus or minus 19
- Vacancy rate14.7 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Owner occupied174 plus or minus 60
- Renter occupied46 plus or minus 22
- Ownership rate79.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$101,400 plus or minus $30,784
- Median gross rent, monthly$685
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.3 percent plus or minus 20.6
- Single family units220 plus or minus 68
- Share single family85.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more19 plus or minus 18
- Share in buildings of two or more7.4 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Mobile homes19 plus or minus 13
- Median year structure built1951
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Polk
How Polk gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute190 plus or minus 63
- Commuting under 15 minutes49 plus or minus 28
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.8 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more54 plus or minus 27
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more28.4 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Drove alone93.9 percent
- Carpooled1.0 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Worked from home3.1 percent plus or minus 8.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Polk
SBA loans in Polk (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$25,000
- Average approval$25,000
- Median approval$25,000
- Largest approval$25,000
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Polk, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Polk
Flood risk in Polk
- NFIP communityBorough of Polk
- NFIP community number420838
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/16/14(M)
The Borough of Polk participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420838 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.
Venango County, not Polk
Venango County context, not Polk figures
- Establishments in Venango County1,134
- Covered employment, Venango County16,232
- Average annual pay, Venango County$49,299
- Housing units permitted, Venango County40
Every figure in this section is published for Venango County as a whole and is not a measurement of Polk.
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
Polk questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Polk, Pennsylvania?
615, in 220 households. Polk borough covers 2.03 square miles of land, which is 303 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Polk in?
Venango 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 Polk?
$36,786. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $101,400. Median gross rent is $685 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Polk businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $25,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $25,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Polk, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Polk borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Polk. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Polk in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Polk appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Polk, borough of, community 420838, 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 Polk figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Venango 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 Polk.
Is zoning published for Polk?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.