Orient vs West City

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

Orient 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 380 in Orient). West City has the higher median household income ($48,672 vs $39,167 in Orient). West City has the higher median home value ($60,000 vs $49,100 in Orient).

Population, income & housing

	Orient	West City
Population	380	612
Median age	42.6 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$39,167	$48,672
Median home value	$49,100	$60,000
Median gross rent	$731	$867
Housing units	212	301
Homeownership rate	76.4%	61.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.0%	13.5%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Orient	West City
Population	426 → 380 (-10.8%)	772 → 612 (-20.7%)
Median household income	$28,958 → $39,167 (+35.3%)	$42,125 → $48,672 (+15.5%)
Median home value	$41,600 → $49,100 (+18.0%)	$71,300 → $60,000 (-15.8%)
Median gross rent	$600 → $731 (+21.8%)	$661 → $867 (+31.2%)

Orient

Population

426380

Median household income

$28,958$39,167

Median home value

$41,600$49,100

Median gross rent

$600$731

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)

	Orient	West City
Under 5	9.2%	7.4%
5 to 17	8.4%	15.4%
18 to 24	3.9%	10.6%
25 to 34	15.3%	10.3%
35 to 44	15.8%	10.0%
45 to 54	17.9%	8.7%
55 to 64	8.7%	19.4%
65 to 74	13.7%	8.8%
75 and over	7.1%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Orient	West City
White (non-Hispanic)	96.6%	93.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	2.9%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Orient	West City
No high school diploma	11.1%	8.1%
High school graduate	43.6%	44.6%
Some college or associate's	41.3%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	2.0%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Orient	West City
Drove alone	85.7%	88.4%
Carpooled	10.4%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	3.4%
Walked	3.9%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Orient	West City
1-unit, detached	84.9%	76.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	14.2%	10.6%

Poverty & households

	Orient	West City
Poverty rate	25.0%	26.0%
Average household size	2.09	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	39	19
Median year structure built	1945	1957