Polo vs Stillman Valley

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

Polo and Stillman Valley 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 1,261 in Stillman Valley). Stillman Valley has the higher median household income ($87,311 vs $52,976 in Polo). Stillman Valley has the higher median home value ($168,000 vs $108,500 in Polo).

Population, income & housing

	Polo	Stillman Valley
Population	2,495	1,261
Median age	32.2 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$52,976	$87,311
Median home value	$108,500	$168,000
Median gross rent	$777	$1,125
Housing units	1,154	490
Homeownership rate	62.9%	83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.2%	32.8%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Polo	Stillman Valley
Population	2,133 → 2,495 (+17.0%)	1,201 → 1,261 (+5.0%)
Median household income	$46,563 → $52,976 (+13.8%)	$59,000 → $87,311 (+48.0%)
Median home value	$90,100 → $108,500 (+20.4%)	$142,300 → $168,000 (+18.1%)
Median gross rent	$710 → $777 (+9.4%)	$978 → $1,125 (+15.0%)

Polo

Population

2,1332,495

Median household income

$46,563$52,976

Median home value

$90,100$108,500

Median gross rent

$710$777

Stillman Valley

Population

1,2011,261

Median household income

$59,000$87,311

Median home value

$142,300$168,000

Median gross rent

$978$1,125

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Polo	Stillman Valley
Under 5	6.4%	7.9%
5 to 17	22.3%	18.1%
18 to 24	4.2%	6.0%
25 to 34	22.1%	15.1%
35 to 44	8.9%	11.2%
45 to 54	10.9%	7.8%
55 to 64	8.2%	11.7%
65 to 74	8.7%	15.4%
75 and over	8.3%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Polo	Stillman Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	97.8%	83.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Polo	Stillman Valley
No high school diploma	7.2%	2.6%
High school graduate	45.2%	28.2%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	14.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Polo	Stillman Valley
Drove alone	79.9%	83.8%
Carpooled	7.9%	5.6%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	7.6%
Other means	0.4%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Polo	Stillman Valley
1-unit, detached	87.3%	84.9%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	10.9%	13.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Polo	Stillman Valley
Poverty rate	21.2%	1.7%
Average household size	2.46	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	29	23
Median year structure built	1953	1966