Polo vs Rochelle

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

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

Rochelle has the higher population (9,477 vs 2,495 in Polo). Rochelle has the higher median household income ($63,373 vs $52,976 in Polo). Rochelle has the higher median home value ($153,000 vs $108,500 in Polo).

Population, income & housing

	Polo	Rochelle
Population	2,495	9,477
Median age	32.2 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$52,976	$63,373
Median home value	$108,500	$153,000
Median gross rent	$777	$962
Housing units	1,154	4,148
Homeownership rate	62.9%	53.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.2%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Polo	Rochelle
Population	2,133 → 2,495 (+17.0%)	9,160 → 9,477 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$46,563 → $52,976 (+13.8%)	$49,295 → $63,373 (+28.6%)
Median home value	$90,100 → $108,500 (+20.4%)	$114,500 → $153,000 (+33.6%)
Median gross rent	$710 → $777 (+9.4%)	$782 → $962 (+23.0%)

Polo

Population

2,1332,495

Median household income

$46,563$52,976

Median home value

$90,100$108,500

Median gross rent

$710$777

Rochelle

Population

9,1609,477

Median household income

$49,295$63,373

Median home value

$114,500$153,000

Median gross rent

$782$962

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Polo	Rochelle
Under 5	6.4%	2.6%
5 to 17	22.3%	15.6%
18 to 24	4.2%	15.7%
25 to 34	22.1%	12.7%
35 to 44	8.9%	11.8%
45 to 54	10.9%	12.5%
55 to 64	8.2%	14.1%
65 to 74	8.7%	6.7%
75 and over	8.3%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Polo	Rochelle
White (non-Hispanic)	97.8%	67.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	0.4%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	24.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Polo	Rochelle
No high school diploma	7.2%	15.0%
High school graduate	45.2%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Polo	Rochelle
Drove alone	79.9%	83.7%
Carpooled	7.9%	6.1%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	6.4%	6.0%
Other means	0.4%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Polo	Rochelle
1-unit, detached	87.3%	66.1%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	10.9%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	15.3%
20 or more units	0.9%	6.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Polo	Rochelle
Poverty rate	21.2%	10.4%
Average household size	2.46	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	29	24
Median year structure built	1953	1971