Mount Morris vs Polo

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

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

Mount Morris has the higher population (2,679 vs 2,495 in Polo). Polo has the higher median household income ($52,976 vs $38,162 in Mount Morris). Mount Morris has the higher median home value ($117,600 vs $108,500 in Polo).

Population, income & housing

	Mount Morris	Polo
Population	2,679	2,495
Median age	48.6 yrs	32.2 yrs
Median household income	$38,162	$52,976
Median home value	$117,600	$108,500
Median gross rent	$487	$777
Housing units	1,385	1,154
Homeownership rate	68.9%	62.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.9%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mount Morris	Polo
Population	3,172 → 2,679 (-15.5%)	2,133 → 2,495 (+17.0%)
Median household income	$44,601 → $38,162 (-14.4%)	$46,563 → $52,976 (+13.8%)
Median home value	$94,900 → $117,600 (+23.9%)	$90,100 → $108,500 (+20.4%)
Median gross rent	$646 → $487 (-24.6%)	$710 → $777 (+9.4%)

Mount Morris

Population

3,1722,679

Median household income

$44,601$38,162

Median home value

$94,900$117,600

Median gross rent

$646$487

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)

	Mount Morris	Polo
Under 5	13.1%	6.4%
5 to 17	8.1%	22.3%
18 to 24	6.1%	4.2%
25 to 34	10.7%	22.1%
35 to 44	9.0%	8.9%
45 to 54	10.9%	10.9%
55 to 64	9.2%	8.2%
65 to 74	14.7%	8.7%
75 and over	18.3%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mount Morris	Polo
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	97.8%
Black or African American	2.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mount Morris	Polo
No high school diploma	18.7%	7.2%
High school graduate	28.3%	45.2%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mount Morris	Polo
Drove alone	70.2%	79.9%
Carpooled	15.6%	7.9%
Public transit	0.7%	1.1%
Walked	7.8%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	6.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mount Morris	Polo
1-unit, detached	72.8%	87.3%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	17.5%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Mount Morris	Polo
Poverty rate	20.6%	21.2%
Average household size	1.91	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	24	29
Median year structure built	1957	1953