Illinois · Census place 60937
Polo city, IL
Quick answer
Polo city has 2,495 residents, ranking #466 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $52,976, the median home is worth $108,500 and median gross rent runs $777 a month.
- Population
- 2,495Polo city residents
- Median household income
- $52,976Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $108,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $777Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 32.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 62.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Polo city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Polo city median would spend about 17.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 21.2% of residents and 62.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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