Overview
455
Total Population
33.2
Median age
54.07%
Female population %
85:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
25-29 years
Largest age group
49.7
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
21
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Polo's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Polo is 33.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Polo's population under 18 was 27.47%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Polo's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.75% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Polo, 20.44% were under the age of 15, 27.47% aged 15 to 29, 39.34% aged 30 to 64, 12.53% aged 65 to 84, and 0.22% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 37 more females than males in Polo:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.07% females and 45.93% males in Polo, MO.
- The Polo, MO gender ratio is 85:100 i.e. 85 men to 100 women (0.850).
- For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 34.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 32.
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Race / Ethnicity
Polo's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Polo population: 91.87% are White and 8.13% are multiracial.
- Polo's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 21 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 434 (95.38% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Polo is White with a population of 418 (91.87% of the total population).
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Year by year
Polo's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 603 in the year 2007
- From 2000 to 2010, Polo's population decreased by 6 (1.03%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Polo's population decreased by 65 (11.27%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Polo's population was lowest in year 2022 at 509.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)