Polo

Population: 428
Median household income: $48,750
Median home value: $152,500

Polo is a community in Caldwell County, Missouri, home to 428 residents. At $48,750, its median household income sits below Caldwell County's $62,520.

Between 2019 and 2023, Polo's population declined 12.5% from 489 to 428, while its median home value rose 99.3% from $76,500 to $152,500.

13.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 75.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 428
Median age: 31.6 yrs
Median household income: $48,750
Median home value: $152,500
Median gross rent: $617
Housing units: 252
Homeownership rate: 75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

489428

Median household income

$43,125$48,750

Median home value

$76,500$152,500

Median gross rent

$517$617

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	489	$43,125	$76,500	$517
2020	487	$47,500	$76,200	$594
2021	455	$39,148	$100,900	$638
2022	473	$43,313	$138,300	$683
2023	428	$48,750	$152,500	$617

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1721.5%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 3418.7%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 549.1%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	29	6.8%
5 to 17	92	21.5%
18 to 24	26	6.1%
25 to 34	80	18.7%
35 to 44	45	10.5%
45 to 54	39	9.1%
55 to 64	56	13.1%
65 to 74	37	8.6%
75 and over	24	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	380	88.8%
Black or African American	4	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	2.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	28	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.1%

High school graduate45.6%

Some college or associate's34.2%

Bachelor's degree7.8%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	20	7.1%
High school graduate	128	45.6%
Some college or associate's	96	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	22	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	15	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone87.7%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.0%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	178	87.7%
Carpooled	15	7.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2	1.0%
Other means	4	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	38	18.9%
15 to 29 min	53	26.4%
30 to 44 min	40	19.9%
45 to 59 min	33	16.4%
60+ min	37	18.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 11.9% (51 of 428)

	Count	Share
Family households	109	55.9%
Nonfamily households	86	44.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	195	77.4%
Vacant	57	22.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	147	75.4%
Renter-occupied	48	24.6%

1-unit, detached80.6%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units9.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	203	80.6%
1-unit, attached	7	2.8%
2 to 4 units	24	9.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18	7.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2958916
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.62 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.5517, -94.0360