Polk County Profile

County Seat: Bartow Nearest MSA: Lakeland-Winter Haven MSA Largest Cities: 1 Lakeland 2 Winter Haven 3 Haines City Miles* To: Tallahassee ................................... 232 Orlando ................................... 51 Tampa ................................... 42 Jacksonville ................................... 166 Miami ................................... 178 Atlanta ................................... 434 Chicago ................................... 1021 Dallas ................................... 952 New York ................................... 990 *Miles are calculated from county seat. Time Zone: Eastern Local Area Code(s): 863
Polk 1980: 321,652 1990: 405,382 2007: 574,746 2015(p): 660,500 2030(p): 813,800 (p) Denotes Projected Population Florida 9,746,961 12,938,071 18,251,243 20,955,900 25,340,700		Average Temperature High Low January: 70 49 July: 92 73 Florida Mean Annual Precipitation 53 Average Annual Rain Days 107 (2006) In-Migration 37,468 Out-Migration 23,760 Net-Migration 13,708 *Estimates based on IRS Statistics of Income data

(2007) Labor Force 269,087 Labor Force % of County Population 46.8 Number in County Unemployed 12,017 Unemployment Rate 4.5% N/D = No Data Polk Florida (2006) Average Annual Employment 257,070 7,952,023 Natural Resources & Mining 2.4% 1.2% Construction 6.0% 8.0% Manufacturing 6.9% 5.1% Trade, Transportation and Utilities 18.9% 20.8% Information 0.9% 2.1% Financial Activities 4.4% 6.9% Professional & Business Services 12.7% 17.0% Education & Health Services 9.9% 18.4% Leisure & Hospitality 6.5% 11.4% Other Services 2.0% 3.1% Public administration 4.8% 5.8% Unclassified 0.1% 0.1% Average Annual Wage (2006) All Industries $33,530 Construction $36,474 Education & Health Services $36,265 Financial Activities $42,976 Information $42,325 Leisure & Hospitality $14,728 Manufacturing $42,438 Natural Resources & Mining $26,111 Other Services $25,732 Professional & Business Services $33,506 Public administration $38,654 Trade, Transportation and Utilities $31,890 Unclassified $24,165 Polk Florida 2004 $27,696 $32,618 2005 $29,625 $34,798 2006 $31,018 $36,720 Major Private Sector Employers Publix Super Markets Business Line: Retail Food Number of Employees - 9,500 Wal-mart Business Line: Retail General Merchandise Number of Employees - 5,100 Lakeland Regional Medical Center Business Line: Hospital / Medical Number of Employees - 4,600 MOSAIC Business Line: Phosphate Mining Number of Employees - 4,000 Winter Haven Hospital Business Line: Hospital / Medical Number of Employees - 2,500 State Farm Insurance Business Line: Insurance Number of Employees - 2,000 GEICO Business Line: Insurance Number of Employees - 2,000 Watson Clinic Business Line: Medical Number of Employees - 1,500 GC Services Business Line: Call Center Number of Employees - 1,000 Florida Natural Growers Business Line: Citrus Processing Number of Employees - 1,000

Federal Interstates I-4 Federal Highways US-27, US-98 State Highways SR-60 Railroads CSX Rail Nearest Airport with Scheduled Commerical Airline Service: Tampa International Airport & Orlando International Airport # Runways 9 Longest Paved Runway(ft.) 11002 General Aviation Airports Lakeland Linder Regional, Bartow Municipal, Winter Haven Gilbert Field, Lake Wales Municipal Local Deep Water Port Tampa Port Authority Miles to Closest Port 49

COUNTY Countywide Ad Valorem Millage Rates: Government 6.8656 Schools 7.5125 Special 0.0000 Total 14.3781 Ad Valorem Tax Exemption: Yes Retail Sales Tax (Local Option) 1.00 Federal Enterprise Zone No State Enterprise Zone Yes STATE Corporate Income Tax 5.5% Personal Income Tax 0.0% Retail Sales Tax 6.0%

Electric Companies: Tampa Electric Company Lakeland Electric Progress Energy Natural Gas Companies: TECO Peoples Gas Company Central Florida Gas Company Telephone Companies: Verizon Water & Sewer Companies: County/City Service Exisiting Industrial Zoned Land Yes Number of Acres 3,000 Largest Available Contiguous Parcel 500 Industrial Parks Yes Number of Acres 2,500 Largest Available Contiguous Parcel 800 Foreign Trade Zones No Zone Number(s) Public Schools Teachers Enrollments Elementary: 69 2,919 46,621 Secondary: 42 2,580 47,544 Totals: 111 5,499 94,165 Private Schools Available: Yes POST SECONDARY EDUCATION SERVING THE COUNTY: Colleges/Universities: Webster University Florida Southern College Warner Southern College Webber International University University of South Florida Polytechnic Southeastern University Everest University Junior/Community Colleges: Polk Community College Florida Technical College Keiser College Vocational/Technical Schools: Ridge Technical Center Traviss Technical Center Other Schools: Spurgeon Baptist Bible College

Cost of Living Price Level Index, (2007) Florida State Average = 100 Sample Total 91.56 Food 99.96 Housing 83.42 Medical Care 92.82 Personal Goods and Services 96.67 Transportation 98.89 Medical Services: Bartow Memorial Hospital Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center Lake Wales Hospital Lakeland Regional Medical Center Watson Clinic Winter Haven Hospital Recreational Opportunities: Golf Courses Lake Kissimmee State Park Pro Baseball Spring Training Van Fleet Bike Trail Youth Sports Leagues Historical Points Of Interest: Bok Tower Gardens Cypress Gardens Adventure Park Homeland Heritage Park Lake Wales Depot Museum Mulberry Phospate Museum Polk County Historical Library Cultural Events/Festivals: Florida Citrus Festival Haven Art Festival Mayfair by the Lake