COMPARING TWO PLACES
Polo vs Rock Falls
PLACE A
Polo, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Rock Falls, Illinois
Polo is 74% smaller than Rock Falls. Polo earns more, with a median household income $13,480 higher.
POLOROCK FALLSDIFFERENCE
Total population2,2358,521−74% vs Rock Falls
Population density1,5402,139−599
Population growth-2.7%-5.1%+2.4 pts
Median age33.137.7−4.6
Male48.0%49.5%−1.5 pts
Female52.0%50.5%+1.5 pts
Foreign-born1.6%4.9%−3.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.4%74.4%+21.0 pts
Black0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.8%21.7%−19.9 pts
Asian0.4%0.1%+0.4 pts
Other2.4%3.4%−1.0 pts
Median household income$63,080$49,600+$13,480
Per capita income$31,968$33,035−$1,067
Poverty rate20.5%25.6%−5.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3980.497−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher18.0%13.4%+4.6 pts
Graduate degree5.8%3.7%+2.1 pts
Unemployment rate3.0%6.6%−3.6 pts
Labor force participation58.9%63.1%−4.1 pts
Median home value$109,600$83,900+$25,700
Median gross rent$851$754+$97
Owner-occupied59.3%67.4%−8.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.1%13.0%−2.8 pts
Rent-burdened households41.4%43.7%−2.3 pts
Average commute26.215.7+10.5
Worked from home8.0%6.8%+1.2 pts
Public transit to work1.2%1.1%+0.1 pts
Uninsured11.7%7.3%+4.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025