Davis Junction vs Polo

A side-by-side comparison of Davis Junction and Polo: population, income, housing, and more.

Davis Junction and Polo are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Davis Junction has the higher population (2,656 vs 2,495 in Polo). Davis Junction has the higher median household income ($103,615 vs $52,976 in Polo). Davis Junction has the higher median home value ($198,200 vs $108,500 in Polo).

Population, income & housing

	Davis Junction	Polo
Population	2,656	2,495
Median age	29.8 yrs	32.2 yrs
Median household income	$103,615	$52,976
Median home value	$198,200	$108,500
Median gross rent	$735	$777
Housing units	886	1,154
Homeownership rate	93.3%	62.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.6%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Davis Junction	Polo
Population	2,479 → 2,656 (+7.1%)	2,133 → 2,495 (+17.0%)
Median household income	$72,031 → $103,615 (+43.8%)	$46,563 → $52,976 (+13.8%)
Median home value	$145,800 → $198,200 (+35.9%)	$90,100 → $108,500 (+20.4%)
Median gross rent	$996 → $735 (-26.2%)	$710 → $777 (+9.4%)

Davis Junction

Population

2,4792,656

Median household income

$72,031$103,615

Median home value

$145,800$198,200

Median gross rent

$996$735

Polo

Population

2,1332,495

Median household income

$46,563$52,976

Median home value

$90,100$108,500

Median gross rent

$710$777

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Davis Junction	Polo
Under 5	9.0%	6.4%
5 to 17	26.1%	22.3%
18 to 24	7.2%	4.2%
25 to 34	13.9%	22.1%
35 to 44	18.7%	8.9%
45 to 54	11.2%	10.9%
55 to 64	8.3%	8.2%
65 to 74	3.7%	8.7%
75 and over	2.0%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Davis Junction	Polo
White (non-Hispanic)	79.3%	97.8%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	18.3%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Davis Junction	Polo
No high school diploma	5.7%	7.2%
High school graduate	26.2%	45.2%
Some college or associate's	38.5%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	18.4%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11.2%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Davis Junction	Polo
Drove alone	82.9%	79.9%
Carpooled	8.6%	7.9%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	0.6%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	6.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Davis Junction	Polo
1-unit, detached	83.5%	87.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	14.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Davis Junction	Polo
Poverty rate	9.6%	21.2%
Average household size	3.09	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	36	29
Median year structure built	2002	1953