Flat Rock vs West York

A side-by-side comparison of Flat Rock and West York: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Flat Rock has the higher population (362 vs 68 in West York). West York has the higher median home value ($64,600 vs $56,700 in Flat Rock). Since 2019, Flat Rock's population has grown faster (-4.2% vs -32.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Flat Rock	West York
Population	362	68
Median age	37.7 yrs	25.9 yrs
Median household income	$49,881	—
Median home value	$56,700	$64,600
Housing units	169	55
Homeownership rate	87.2%	61.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.4%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Flat Rock	West York
Population	378 → 362 (-4.2%)	100 → 68 (-32.0%)
Median household income	$35,000 → $49,881 (+42.5%)	—
Median home value	$55,300 → $56,700 (+2.5%)	$43,600 → $64,600 (+48.2%)
Median gross rent	$688 → $867 (+26.0%)	—

Flat Rock

Population

378362

Median household income

$35,000$49,881

Median home value

$55,300$56,700

Median gross rent

$688$867

West York

Population

10068

Median home value

$43,600$64,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Flat Rock	West York
Under 5	7.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.8%	4.4%
18 to 24	10.5%	33.8%
25 to 34	16.0%	13.2%
35 to 44	7.2%	11.8%
45 to 54	10.8%	0.0%
55 to 64	16.9%	36.8%
65 to 74	4.4%	0.0%
75 and over	12.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Flat Rock	West York
White (non-Hispanic)	97.8%	95.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	2.2%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Flat Rock	West York
No high school diploma	8.1%	28.6%
High school graduate	32.9%	61.9%
Some college or associate's	45.5%	9.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Flat Rock	West York
Drove alone	83.9%	100.0%
Carpooled	8.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Flat Rock	West York
1-unit, detached	85.8%	70.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.2%	29.1%

Poverty & households

	Flat Rock	West York
Poverty rate	14.4%	32.4%
Average household size	2.45	1.62
Mean commute (minutes)	28	—
Median year structure built	1947	1938