Hillcrest vs Polo

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

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

Polo has the higher population (2,495 vs 1,679 in Hillcrest). Hillcrest has the higher median household income ($77,609 vs $52,976 in Polo). Hillcrest has the higher median home value ($151,900 vs $108,500 in Polo).

Population, income & housing

	Hillcrest	Polo
Population	1,679	2,495
Median age	37.2 yrs	32.2 yrs
Median household income	$77,609	$52,976
Median home value	$151,900	$108,500
Median gross rent	$1,158	$777
Housing units	536	1,154
Homeownership rate	81.9%	62.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hillcrest	Polo
Population	1,240 → 1,679 (+35.4%)	2,133 → 2,495 (+17.0%)
Median household income	$65,673 → $77,609 (+18.2%)	$46,563 → $52,976 (+13.8%)
Median home value	$124,600 → $151,900 (+21.9%)	$90,100 → $108,500 (+20.4%)
Median gross rent	$906 → $1,158 (+27.8%)	$710 → $777 (+9.4%)

Hillcrest

Population

1,2401,679

Median household income

$65,673$77,609

Median home value

$124,600$151,900

Median gross rent

$906$1,158

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)

	Hillcrest	Polo
Under 5	4.2%	6.4%
5 to 17	21.5%	22.3%
18 to 24	13.9%	4.2%
25 to 34	9.2%	22.1%
35 to 44	13.8%	8.9%
45 to 54	10.2%	10.9%
55 to 64	12.9%	8.2%
65 to 74	12.4%	8.7%
75 and over	1.9%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hillcrest	Polo
White (non-Hispanic)	62.0%	97.8%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	33.2%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hillcrest	Polo
No high school diploma	11.6%	7.2%
High school graduate	35.7%	45.2%
Some college or associate's	38.9%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hillcrest	Polo
Drove alone	79.4%	79.9%
Carpooled	8.7%	7.9%
Public transit	0.5%	1.1%
Walked	0.0%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.0%	6.4%
Other means	0.5%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hillcrest	Polo
1-unit, detached	95.0%	87.3%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hillcrest	Polo
Poverty rate	10.3%	21.2%
Average household size	3.13	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	20	29
Median year structure built	1979	1953