Polk City is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Polk City, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
What kind of neighbors does Polk City have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Polk City were 100 households, 89 would own their home
In the decade to 2020, the population moved +62%. Polk City has about 6,630 residents (2025 Census estimate). 44 in 100 adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more. Home workers make up 22 in 100 workers (IA: 11).
Median age 39.1 (IA 38.6).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.7 points. Among residents 18 to 24, 77% are men (IA 52%).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 4.6% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 24 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Polk City says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Polk City
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Polk City’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Polk City or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Polk City in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.