Casey vs West Union

A side-by-side comparison of Casey and West Union: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Casey has the higher population (2,258 vs 164 in West Union). West Union has the higher median household income ($72,969 vs $48,631 in Casey). Since 2019, Casey's population has grown faster (-18.1% vs -49.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Casey	West Union
Population	2,258	164
Median age	46.0 yrs	61.2 yrs
Median household income	$48,631	$72,969
Median home value	$86,000	—
Median gross rent	$744	—
Housing units	1,362	85
Homeownership rate	73.2%	76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	4.2%
Unemployment rate	9.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Casey	West Union
Population	2,756 → 2,258 (-18.1%)	322 → 164 (-49.1%)
Median household income	$43,869 → $48,631 (+10.9%)	$48,929 → $72,969 (+49.1%)
Median home value	$70,000 → $86,000 (+22.9%)	$45,000 → $78,900 (+75.3%)
Median gross rent	$710 → $744 (+4.8%)	—

Casey

Population

2,7562,258

Median household income

$43,869$48,631

Median home value

$70,000$86,000

Median gross rent

$710$744

West Union

Population

322164

Median household income

$48,929$72,969

Median home value

$45,000$78,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Casey	West Union
Under 5	6.8%	3.7%
5 to 17	12.0%	9.1%
18 to 24	4.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	16.2%	13.4%
35 to 44	10.1%	13.4%
45 to 54	11.1%	7.9%
55 to 64	13.3%	22.6%
65 to 74	12.2%	21.3%
75 and over	13.5%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Casey	West Union
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	91.5%
Black or African American	0.4%	8.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Casey	West Union
No high school diploma	12.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	40.6%	52.4%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	43.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.2%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Casey	West Union
Drove alone	77.4%	84.3%
Carpooled	9.3%	0.0%
Public transit	1.9%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	15.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Casey	West Union
1-unit, detached	70.2%	92.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	15.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Casey	West Union
Poverty rate	16.5%	15.2%
Average household size	1.91	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	28	21
Median year structure built	1967	1938