Villa Park vs West Chicago

A side-by-side comparison of Villa Park and West Chicago: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Chicago has the higher population (25,434 vs 22,456 in Villa Park). West Chicago has the higher median household income ($100,568 vs $94,698 in Villa Park). Villa Park has the higher median home value ($313,100 vs $306,500 in West Chicago).

Population, income & housing

	Villa Park	West Chicago
Population	22,456	25,434
Median age	37.1 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$94,698	$100,568
Median home value	$313,100	$306,500
Median gross rent	$1,398	$1,376
Housing units	8,841	7,745
Homeownership rate	73.1%	73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.2%	32.3%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	10.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Villa Park	West Chicago
Population	21,916 → 22,456 (+2.5%)	27,180 → 25,434 (-6.4%)
Median household income	$77,739 → $94,698 (+21.8%)	$78,116 → $100,568 (+28.7%)
Median home value	$245,800 → $313,100 (+27.4%)	$249,500 → $306,500 (+22.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,161 → $1,398 (+20.4%)	$1,083 → $1,376 (+27.1%)

Villa Park

Population

21,91622,456

Median household income

$77,739$94,698

Median home value

$245,800$313,100

Median gross rent

$1,161$1,398

West Chicago

Population

27,18025,434

Median household income

$78,116$100,568

Median home value

$249,500$306,500

Median gross rent

$1,083$1,376

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Villa Park	West Chicago
Under 5	6.4%	5.4%
5 to 17	16.1%	19.5%
18 to 24	9.4%	12.3%
25 to 34	14.2%	11.9%
35 to 44	15.7%	12.6%
45 to 54	11.1%	16.0%
55 to 64	12.6%	11.8%
65 to 74	7.7%	6.7%
75 and over	6.8%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Villa Park	West Chicago
White (non-Hispanic)	63.0%	35.1%
Black or African American	4.2%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	10.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.3%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	25.8%	48.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Villa Park	West Chicago
No high school diploma	7.5%	19.6%
High school graduate	28.3%	23.7%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	25.2%	19.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11.9%	12.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Villa Park	West Chicago
Drove alone	67.2%	66.2%
Carpooled	7.2%	18.3%
Public transit	3.6%	1.4%
Walked	1.4%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.4%
Worked from home	19.3%	10.6%
Other means	0.7%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Villa Park	West Chicago
1-unit, detached	75.0%	68.2%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	7.4%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	13.7%	11.1%
20 or more units	5.1%	8.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Villa Park	West Chicago
Poverty rate	4.2%	12.1%
Average household size	2.67	3.37
Mean commute (minutes)	26	27
Median year structure built	1958	1980