Christopher vs West Frankfort

A side-by-side comparison of Christopher and West Frankfort: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Frankfort has the higher population (7,156 vs 2,413 in Christopher). West Frankfort has the higher median household income ($48,143 vs $42,244 in Christopher). West Frankfort has the higher median home value ($72,500 vs $68,800 in Christopher).

Population, income & housing

	Christopher	West Frankfort
Population	2,413	7,156
Median age	49.3 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$42,244	$48,143
Median home value	$68,800	$72,500
Median gross rent	$652	$673
Housing units	1,432	3,628
Homeownership rate	71.1%	63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	12.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Christopher	West Frankfort
Population	2,718 → 2,413 (-11.2%)	7,715 → 7,156 (-7.2%)
Median household income	$33,491 → $42,244 (+26.1%)	$30,430 → $48,143 (+58.2%)
Median home value	$65,400 → $68,800 (+5.2%)	$62,700 → $72,500 (+15.6%)
Median gross rent	$680 → $652 (-4.1%)	$535 → $673 (+25.8%)

Christopher

Population

2,7182,413

Median household income

$33,491$42,244

Median home value

$65,400$68,800

Median gross rent

$680$652

West Frankfort

Population

7,7157,156

Median household income

$30,430$48,143

Median home value

$62,700$72,500

Median gross rent

$535$673

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Christopher	West Frankfort
Under 5	3.9%	5.2%
5 to 17	13.2%	18.3%
18 to 24	7.3%	9.5%
25 to 34	10.7%	11.5%
35 to 44	10.6%	14.4%
45 to 54	12.8%	13.4%
55 to 64	14.1%	12.6%
65 to 74	15.7%	8.0%
75 and over	11.8%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Christopher	West Frankfort
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	96.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Christopher	West Frankfort
No high school diploma	7.5%	15.4%
High school graduate	38.0%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Christopher	West Frankfort
Drove alone	83.6%	80.7%
Carpooled	7.8%	7.9%
Public transit	0.0%	1.6%
Walked	2.7%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	4.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Christopher	West Frankfort
1-unit, detached	80.9%	78.9%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.2%
Mobile home & other	5.9%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Christopher	West Frankfort
Poverty rate	22.7%	25.2%
Average household size	1.96	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1953	1960