Oblong vs West York

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

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

Oblong has the higher population (1,617 vs 68 in West York). Oblong has the higher median home value ($78,400 vs $64,600 in West York). Since 2019, Oblong's population has grown faster (+21.9% vs -32.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Oblong	West York
Population	1,617	68
Median age	34.8 yrs	25.9 yrs
Median household income	$52,702	—
Median home value	$78,400	$64,600
Median gross rent	$532	—
Housing units	786	55
Homeownership rate	65.4%	61.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.5%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oblong	West York
Population	1,326 → 1,617 (+21.9%)	100 → 68 (-32.0%)
Median household income	$41,005 → $52,702 (+28.5%)	—
Median home value	$52,200 → $78,400 (+50.2%)	$43,600 → $64,600 (+48.2%)
Median gross rent	$503 → $532 (+5.8%)	—

Oblong

Population

1,3261,617

Median household income

$41,005$52,702

Median home value

$52,200$78,400

Median gross rent

$503$532

West York

Population

10068

Median home value

$43,600$64,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oblong	West York
Under 5	8.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.2%	4.4%
18 to 24	8.9%	33.8%
25 to 34	20.9%	13.2%
35 to 44	8.3%	11.8%
45 to 54	11.3%	0.0%
55 to 64	10.0%	36.8%
65 to 74	9.5%	0.0%
75 and over	9.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oblong	West York
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	95.6%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	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	5.5%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oblong	West York
No high school diploma	10.6%	28.6%
High school graduate	38.2%	61.9%
Some college or associate's	41.8%	9.5%
Bachelor's degree	6.2%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oblong	West York
Drove alone	88.4%	100.0%
Carpooled	5.6%	0.0%
Public transit	1.6%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oblong	West York
1-unit, detached	76.2%	70.9%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.1%	29.1%

Poverty & households

	Oblong	West York
Poverty rate	22.2%	32.4%
Average household size	2.18	1.62
Mean commute (minutes)	18	—
Median year structure built	1964	1938