Polo, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 2,477 (All urban)

Polo, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,082 (1,015 occupied: 752 owner occupied, 263 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	26%
State:	33%

Housing density: 824 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $284,819.

Median contract rent in 2007: $421 (lower quartile is $313, upper quartile is $539)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $426

Median gross rent in Polo, IL in 2007: $559

Housing units in Polo with a mortgage: 391 (16 second mortgage, 53 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 315

Polo,IL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $129,134 (it was $78,500 in 2000)

Polo:	$129,134
Illinois:	$208,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $99,274 - $178,690

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $139,270
Here: $139,270
State: $269,211

In 2-unit structures: $119,529
Here: $119,529
State: $320,810

Mobile homes: $12,500
Here: $12,500
State: $35,670

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,421

In family households: 2,016 (523 male householders, 148 female householders)
553 spouses, 688 children (635 natural, 2 adopted, 51 stepchildren), 16 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 11 other relatives, 74 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 405 (152 male householders (130 living alone)), 217 female householders (207 living alone)), 36 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 63 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 298 2-persons, 152 3-persons, 162 4-persons, 35 5-persons, 24 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 337 1-person, 25 2-persons, 7 3-persons.

439 married couples with children.
136 single-parent households (27 men, 109 women).

97.6% of residents of Polo speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 32% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (53% speak English very well, 47% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 21 (0.8%)
(28.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.5
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Polo, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 43 5 rooms: 134 6 rooms: 202 7 rooms: 175 8 rooms: 111 9 or more rooms: 87

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Polo, Illinois:
	1 room: 4 2 rooms: 12 3 rooms: 51 4 rooms: 70 5 rooms: 69 6 rooms: 37 7 rooms: 16 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 4

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 8
1995 to 1998: 24
1990 to 1994: 9
1980 to 1989: 30
1970 to 1979: 118
1960 to 1969: 113
1950 to 1959: 144
1940 to 1949: 164
1939 or earlier: 472

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Polo:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 145 3 bedrooms: 438 4 bedrooms: 150 5 or more bedrooms: 19

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Polo:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 81 2 bedrooms: 120 3 bedrooms: 44 4 bedrooms: 10 5 or more bedrooms: 4

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Polo in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 24 1 vehicle: 228 2 vehicles: 373 3 vehicles: 100 4 vehicles: 23 5 or more vehicles: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Polo in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 35 1 vehicle: 163 2 vehicles: 56 3 vehicles: 9 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Polo, IL:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 8
$20,000 to $24,999: 9
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 1
$35,000 to $39,999: 3
$40,000 to $49,999: 7
$50,000 to $59,999: 11
$60,000 to $69,999: 11
$70,000 to $79,999: 13
$80,000 to $89,999: 36
$90,000 to $99,999: 48
$100,000 to $124,999: 201
$125,000 to $149,999: 152
$150,000 to $174,999: 99
$175,000 to $199,999: 70
$200,000 to $249,999: 66
$250,000 to $299,999: 13
$300,000 to $399,999: 4
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Polo rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Polo:

Less than $100: 7 people
$100 to $149: 5
$150 to $199: 8
$200 to $249: 18
$250 to $299: 18
$300 to $349: 29
$350 to $399: 29
$400 to $449: 16
$450 to $499: 17
$500 to $549: 34
$550 to $599: 29
$600 to $649: 18
$650 to $699: 12
$700 to $749: 2
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 20

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 11 1990 to 1994: 4 1985 to 1989: 6 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 0

Polo, IL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 62.1%
Number of people working at home: 20 (1.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 157
5 to 9 minutes: 202
10 to 14 minutes: 42
15 to 19 minutes: 157
20 to 24 minutes: 251
25 to 29 minutes: 90
30 to 34 minutes: 110
35 to 39 minutes: 32
40 to 44 minutes: 10
45 to 59 minutes: 71
60 to 89 minutes: 44
90 or more minutes: 35

Polo mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,003 (82%)
Carpooled: 121 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 12 (1%)
Bicycle: 5 (0%)
Walked: 60 (5%)
Worked at home: 20 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 111
$10,000 to $14,999: 61
$15,000 to $19,999: 85
$20,000 to $24,999: 47
$25,000 to $29,999: 90
$30,000 to $34,999: 70
$35,000 to $39,999: 63
$40,000 to $44,999: 77
$45,000 to $49,999: 59
$50,000 to $59,999: 114
$60,000 to $74,999: 111
$75,000 to $99,999: 101
$100,000 to $124,999: 24
$125,000 to $149,999: 10
$150,000 to $199,999: 17
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

German: 841

Irish: 225

English: 151

Other groups: 112

United States or American: 95

Dutch: 84

Scotch-Irish: 72

Polish: 69

Norwegian: 42

Swedish: 40

French (except Basque): 34

European: 33

Italian: 23

Danish: 20

Russian: 17

Scottish: 16

Swiss: 14

Czech: 7

Greek: 7

British: 6

Scandinavian: 5

Lithuanian: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

India (38%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (33%)
Philippines (29%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 2139
Northeast: 10
Midwest: 169
South: 94
West: 51

61% of Polo residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in Illinois.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 14
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 28
9th grade: 23
10th grade: 34
11th grade: 32
12th grade, no diploma: 22
High school graduate (or equivalency): 314
Less than 1 year of college: 68
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 101
Associate degree: 68
Bachelor's degree: 57
Master's degree: 19
Professional school degree: 16
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 8
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 49
9th grade: 21
10th grade: 34
11th grade: 23
12th grade, no diploma: 16
High school graduate (or equivalency): 393
Less than 1 year of college: 45
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 120
Associate degree: 99
Bachelor's degree: 77
Master's degree: 27
Professional school degree: 24
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.6%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $46,854
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $16,528
Asian householders: $4,692

Polo household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Polo marital status for males

Polo marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $129,560

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 889
One, attached: 7
Two: 74
3 or 4: 52
5 to 9: 11
10 to 19: 8
20 to 49: 37
Mobile homes: 4

Median worth of mobile homes: $15,119

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Polo:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (93%) Electricity (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (74%) Electricity (24%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11

Here:	4.2%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 16

Here:	9.6%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
Illinois:	25.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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