Polk County 1998 Profile

FIPS County Code 149 Perinatal Care Region Perinatal Care Region I DEHNR (Dept of Environment, Health & Natural Resources) Region DEHNR Region I HSA Region Western HSA I AHEC Region Mountain MSA (metro/ nonmetro) Nonmetropolitan Physicians Total Non-Federal Physicians 23 Population per Non-Federal Physicians 732 Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 10 ........Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 5 ........Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 1 ........Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 4 ........Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 0 ........Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 0 Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 1,683 Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty 13 Federal Physicians: 0 Residents-in-Training 0 Mid-Levels and Nurses Physician Assistants 0 Nurse Practitioners 3 Registered Nurses 133 Licensed Practical Nurses 57 Other Health Professionals Chiropractors 5 Dentists 6 Dental Hygienists 11 Optometrists 3 Pharmacists 14 Physical Therapists 4 Physical Therapy Assistants 4 Podiatrists 1 Psychological Associates 1 Practicing Psychologists 3 Employment and Income Data Hospital/Facility Data 1997 Laborforce: 7,603 1998 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 221 ........1997 Employed 7,440 1997 General Hospital Beds 55 ........1997 Unemployed 163 1997 General Hospital Discharges 2,033 1997 Unemployment Rate 2.1 1997 Per Capita Income $26,039 1998 Medicaid Eligible 2,049 Vital Statistics 1998 Total Resident Births 161 1998 Total Resident Deaths 238 1997 Total Pregnancies 181 ........1997 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 65.7 1997 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 26 ........1997 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 71.8 1997 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms: 4.1 1997 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 13.7 ........1997 White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 14.6 ........1997 Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 0.0 Population Estimates 1998 Total Population: 16,826 Total 19-64 Population: 9,162 ........Total White 15,675 ........19-64 White 8,516 ........Total Nonwhite 1,151 ........19-64 Nonwhite 646 Total 0-18 Population: 3,356 Total 65+ Population: 4,308 ........0-18 White 3,029 ........65+ White 4,130 ........0-18 Nonwhite 327 ........65+ Nonwhite 178