West Chicago vs Westmont

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

West Chicago and Westmont 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 24,201 in Westmont). West Chicago has the higher median household income ($100,568 vs $83,622 in Westmont). Westmont has the higher median home value ($369,100 vs $306,500 in West Chicago).

Population, income & housing

	West Chicago	Westmont
Population	25,434	24,201
Median age	35.8 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$100,568	$83,622
Median home value	$306,500	$369,100
Median gross rent	$1,376	$1,427
Housing units	7,745	11,312
Homeownership rate	73.6%	54.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.3%	49.3%
Unemployment rate	10.2%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	West Chicago	Westmont
Population	27,180 → 25,434 (-6.4%)	24,931 → 24,201 (-2.9%)
Median household income	$78,116 → $100,568 (+28.7%)	$64,416 → $83,622 (+29.8%)
Median home value	$249,500 → $306,500 (+22.8%)	$301,900 → $369,100 (+22.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,083 → $1,376 (+27.1%)	$1,139 → $1,427 (+25.3%)

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

Westmont

Population

24,93124,201

Median household income

$64,416$83,622

Median home value

$301,900$369,100

Median gross rent

$1,139$1,427

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	West Chicago	Westmont
Under 5	5.4%	6.1%
5 to 17	19.5%	13.6%
18 to 24	12.3%	5.8%
25 to 34	11.9%	13.5%
35 to 44	12.6%	13.5%
45 to 54	16.0%	10.5%
55 to 64	11.8%	15.5%
65 to 74	6.7%	12.3%
75 and over	4.0%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	West Chicago	Westmont
White (non-Hispanic)	35.1%	61.9%
Black or African American	2.5%	6.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	10.4%	13.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.9%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	48.0%	14.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	West Chicago	Westmont
No high school diploma	19.6%	4.6%
High school graduate	23.7%	20.7%
Some college or associate's	24.4%	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	29.7%
Graduate or professional degree	12.8%	19.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	West Chicago	Westmont
Drove alone	66.2%	69.6%
Carpooled	18.3%	3.4%
Public transit	1.4%	4.3%
Walked	0.7%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.1%
Worked from home	10.6%	19.6%
Other means	2.4%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	West Chicago	Westmont
1-unit, detached	68.2%	41.0%
1-unit, attached	7.4%	9.6%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	11.1%	24.8%
20 or more units	8.5%	17.8%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	West Chicago	Westmont
Poverty rate	12.1%	11.4%
Average household size	3.37	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	1980	1976