West Union vs Westfield

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

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

Westfield has the higher population (418 vs 164 in West Union). West Union has the higher median household income ($72,969 vs $62,986 in Westfield). Since 2019, Westfield's population has grown faster (-39.9% vs -49.1%).

Population, income & housing

	West Union	Westfield
Population	164	418
Median age	61.2 yrs	56.6 yrs
Median household income	$72,969	$62,986
Median home value	—	$72,000
Median gross rent	—	$910
Housing units	85	206
Homeownership rate	76.5%	94.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.2%	15.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	West Union	Westfield
Population	322 → 164 (-49.1%)	695 → 418 (-39.9%)
Median household income	$48,929 → $72,969 (+49.1%)	$47,868 → $62,986 (+31.6%)
Median home value	$45,000 → $78,900 (+75.3%)	$64,900 → $72,000 (+10.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$731 → $910 (+24.5%)

West Union

Population

322164

Median household income

$48,929$72,969

Median home value

$45,000$78,900

Westfield

Population

695418

Median household income

$47,868$62,986

Median home value

$64,900$72,000

Median gross rent

$731$910

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	West Union	Westfield
Under 5	3.7%	0.7%
5 to 17	9.1%	14.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	7.7%
25 to 34	13.4%	8.1%
35 to 44	13.4%	7.7%
45 to 54	7.9%	9.1%
55 to 64	22.6%	17.7%
65 to 74	21.3%	27.8%
75 and over	8.5%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	West Union	Westfield
White (non-Hispanic)	91.5%	97.1%
Black or African American	8.5%	0.0%
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	0.0%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	West Union	Westfield
No high school diploma	0.0%	7.8%
High school graduate	52.4%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	43.4%	45.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	West Union	Westfield
Drove alone	84.3%	91.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	15.7%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	West Union	Westfield
1-unit, detached	92.9%	84.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	11.2%

Poverty & households

	West Union	Westfield
Poverty rate	15.2%	8.4%
Average household size	1.93	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	1938	1949