Royalton vs West Frankfort

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

Royalton 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 1,076 in Royalton). Royalton has the higher median household income ($49,625 vs $48,143 in West Frankfort). West Frankfort has the higher median home value ($72,500 vs $51,900 in Royalton).

Population, income & housing

	Royalton	West Frankfort
Population	1,076	7,156
Median age	41.8 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$49,625	$48,143
Median home value	$51,900	$72,500
Median gross rent	$901	$673
Housing units	576	3,628
Homeownership rate	67.5%	63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.4%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	12.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Royalton	West Frankfort
Population	1,173 → 1,076 (-8.3%)	7,715 → 7,156 (-7.2%)
Median household income	$38,889 → $49,625 (+27.6%)	$30,430 → $48,143 (+58.2%)
Median home value	$49,000 → $51,900 (+5.9%)	$62,700 → $72,500 (+15.6%)
Median gross rent	$633 → $901 (+42.3%)	$535 → $673 (+25.8%)

Royalton

Population

1,1731,076

Median household income

$38,889$49,625

Median home value

$49,000$51,900

Median gross rent

$633$901

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)

	Royalton	West Frankfort
Under 5	3.0%	5.2%
5 to 17	14.9%	18.3%
18 to 24	12.1%	9.5%
25 to 34	11.0%	11.5%
35 to 44	13.8%	14.4%
45 to 54	12.1%	13.4%
55 to 64	15.2%	12.6%
65 to 74	11.2%	8.0%
75 and over	6.8%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Royalton	West Frankfort
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	96.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	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	5.0%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Royalton	West Frankfort
No high school diploma	8.0%	15.4%
High school graduate	39.3%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.4%	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Royalton	West Frankfort
Drove alone	79.0%	80.7%
Carpooled	4.7%	7.9%
Public transit	0.0%	1.6%
Walked	0.2%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.1%	4.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Royalton	West Frankfort
1-unit, detached	78.1%	78.9%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.2%
Mobile home & other	16.5%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Royalton	West Frankfort
Poverty rate	17.3%	25.2%
Average household size	2.05	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	32	23
Median year structure built	1959	1960