COMPARING TWO PLACES
Polo vs Dixon
PLACE A
Polo, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Dixon, Illinois
Polo is 85% smaller than Dixon. Polo earns more, with a median household income $3,674 higher.
POLODIXONDIFFERENCE
Total population2,23514,582−85% vs Dixon
Population density1,5401,720−180
Population growth-2.7%-2.9%+0.2 pts
Median age33.141.9−8.8
Male48.0%55.7%−7.7 pts
Female52.0%44.3%+7.7 pts
Foreign-born1.6%3.4%−1.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.4%76.4%+19.0 pts
Black0.0%10.1%−10.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.8%9.1%−7.4 pts
Asian0.4%1.4%−0.9 pts
Other2.4%3.0%−0.6 pts
Median household income$63,080$59,406+$3,674
Per capita income$31,968$29,511+$2,457
Poverty rate20.5%17.8%+2.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3980.443−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher18.0%16.9%+1.2 pts
Graduate degree5.8%5.6%+0.2 pts
Unemployment rate3.0%5.2%−2.2 pts
Labor force participation58.9%48.5%+10.5 pts
Median home value$109,600$120,800−$11,200
Median gross rent$851$912−$61
Owner-occupied59.3%64.1%−4.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.1%9.9%+0.2 pts
Rent-burdened households41.4%46.3%−4.9 pts
Average commute26.220.7+5.5
Worked from home8.0%4.8%+3.2 pts
Public transit to work1.2%0.6%+0.6 pts
Uninsured11.7%4.3%+7.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025