North City vs West City

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

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

North City has the higher population (708 vs 612 in West City). North City has the higher median household income ($50,469 vs $48,672 in West City). North City has the higher median home value ($107,400 vs $60,000 in West City).

Population, income & housing

	North City	West City
Population	708	612
Median age	56.2 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$50,469	$48,672
Median home value	$107,400	$60,000
Median gross rent	$1,106	$867
Housing units	357	301
Homeownership rate	91.6%	61.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.0%	13.5%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North City	West City
Population	560 → 708 (+26.4%)	772 → 612 (-20.7%)
Median household income	$43,500 → $50,469 (+16.0%)	$42,125 → $48,672 (+15.5%)
Median home value	$65,000 → $107,400 (+65.2%)	$71,300 → $60,000 (-15.8%)
Median gross rent	$684 → $1,106 (+61.7%)	$661 → $867 (+31.2%)

North City

Population

560708

Median household income

$43,500$50,469

Median home value

$65,000$107,400

Median gross rent

$684$1,106

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)

	North City	West City
Under 5	3.7%	7.4%
5 to 17	9.5%	15.4%
18 to 24	3.4%	10.6%
25 to 34	7.8%	10.3%
35 to 44	9.0%	10.0%
45 to 54	13.8%	8.7%
55 to 64	27.5%	19.4%
65 to 74	15.1%	8.8%
75 and over	10.2%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North City	West City
White (non-Hispanic)	95.2%	93.5%
Black or African American	0.1%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North City	West City
No high school diploma	6.8%	8.1%
High school graduate	34.9%	44.6%
Some college or associate's	48.4%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North City	West City
Drove alone	69.0%	88.4%
Carpooled	4.9%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	3.4%
Walked	9.1%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.1%	2.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North City	West City
1-unit, detached	88.5%	76.4%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	10.4%	10.6%

Poverty & households

	North City	West City
Poverty rate	9.6%	26.0%
Average household size	2.21	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1971	1957