COMPARING TWO PLACES
Polo vs Sterling
PLACE A
Polo, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Sterling, Oklahoma
Polo is 232% larger than Sterling. Sterling earns more, with a median household income $4,901 higher. Polo has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -16%).
POLOSTERLINGDIFFERENCE
Total population2,235674+232% vs Sterling
Population density1,540820+720
Population growth-2.7%-15.8%+13.0 pts
Median age33.140.2−7.1
Male48.0%45.1%+2.9 pts
Female52.0%54.9%−2.9 pts
Foreign-born1.6%0.5%+1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.4%88.0%+7.4 pts
Black0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.8%3.2%−1.4 pts
Asian0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Other2.4%5.2%−2.8 pts
Median household income$63,080$67,981−$4,901
Per capita income$31,968$36,630−$4,662
Poverty rate20.5%14.0%+6.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3980.476−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher18.0%11.9%+6.2 pts
Graduate degree5.8%4.2%+1.6 pts
Unemployment rate3.0%0.0%+3.0 pts
Labor force participation58.9%41.9%+17.1 pts
Median home value$109,600$131,900−$22,300
Median gross rent$851$604+$247
Owner-occupied59.3%74.1%−14.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.1%10.4%−0.3 pts
Rent-burdened households41.4%57.7%−16.3 pts
Average commute26.227.2−1.0
Worked from home8.0%2.4%+5.6 pts
Public transit to work1.2%0.0%+1.2 pts
Uninsured11.7%10.1%+1.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025