Hanaford vs West City

A side-by-side comparison of Hanaford and West City: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West City has the higher population (612 vs 327 in Hanaford). Hanaford has the higher median household income ($59,500 vs $48,672 in West City). West City has the higher median home value ($60,000 vs $56,100 in Hanaford).

Population, income & housing

	Hanaford	West City
Population	327	612
Median age	44.6 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$59,500	$48,672
Median home value	$56,100	$60,000
Median gross rent	—	$867
Housing units	158	301
Homeownership rate	92.6%	61.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.7%	13.5%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hanaford	West City
Population	377 → 327 (-13.3%)	772 → 612 (-20.7%)
Median household income	$46,250 → $59,500 (+28.6%)	$42,125 → $48,672 (+15.5%)
Median home value	$53,000 → $56,100 (+5.8%)	$71,300 → $60,000 (-15.8%)
Median gross rent	$729 → $880 (+20.7%)	$661 → $867 (+31.2%)

Hanaford

Population

377327

Median household income

$46,250$59,500

Median home value

$53,000$56,100

Median gross rent

$729$880

West City

Population

772612

Median household income

$42,125$48,672

Median home value

$71,300$60,000

Median gross rent

$661$867

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hanaford	West City
Under 5	5.5%	7.4%
5 to 17	16.2%	15.4%
18 to 24	4.0%	10.6%
25 to 34	8.0%	10.3%
35 to 44	19.3%	10.0%
45 to 54	13.5%	8.7%
55 to 64	19.3%	19.4%
65 to 74	12.8%	8.8%
75 and over	1.5%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hanaford	West City
White (non-Hispanic)	95.4%	93.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hanaford	West City
No high school diploma	11.5%	8.1%
High school graduate	35.0%	44.6%
Some college or associate's	49.8%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	2.9%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hanaford	West City
Drove alone	74.4%	88.4%
Carpooled	19.2%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	3.4%
Walked	1.9%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	2.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hanaford	West City
1-unit, detached	72.2%	76.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.0%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	25.3%	10.6%

Poverty & households

	Hanaford	West City
Poverty rate	9.5%	26.0%
Average household size	2.40	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	19	19
Median year structure built	1981	1957