Sesser vs West Frankfort

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

Sesser 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 1,919 in Sesser). Sesser has the higher median household income ($52,326 vs $48,143 in West Frankfort). Sesser has the higher median home value ($79,800 vs $72,500 in West Frankfort).

Population, income & housing

	Sesser	West Frankfort
Population	1,919	7,156
Median age	36.6 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$52,326	$48,143
Median home value	$79,800	$72,500
Median gross rent	$703	$673
Housing units	852	3,628
Homeownership rate	75.7%	63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.4%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	12.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sesser	West Frankfort
Population	1,548 → 1,919 (+24.0%)	7,715 → 7,156 (-7.2%)
Median household income	$53,631 → $52,326 (-2.4%)	$30,430 → $48,143 (+58.2%)
Median home value	$76,600 → $79,800 (+4.2%)	$62,700 → $72,500 (+15.6%)
Median gross rent	$700 → $703 (+0.4%)	$535 → $673 (+25.8%)

Sesser

Population

1,5481,919

Median household income

$53,631$52,326

Median home value

$76,600$79,800

Median gross rent

$700$703

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)

	Sesser	West Frankfort
Under 5	6.3%	5.2%
5 to 17	18.2%	18.3%
18 to 24	11.0%	9.5%
25 to 34	11.1%	11.5%
35 to 44	11.4%	14.4%
45 to 54	14.2%	13.4%
55 to 64	12.1%	12.6%
65 to 74	8.4%	8.0%
75 and over	7.2%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sesser	West Frankfort
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	96.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	3.2%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sesser	West Frankfort
No high school diploma	8.3%	15.4%
High school graduate	27.3%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	49.9%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sesser	West Frankfort
Drove alone	78.1%	80.7%
Carpooled	12.7%	7.9%
Public transit	0.0%	1.6%
Walked	0.6%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	4.6%
Other means	2.3%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sesser	West Frankfort
1-unit, detached	77.5%	78.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	11.9%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.2%
Mobile home & other	10.7%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Sesser	West Frankfort
Poverty rate	15.2%	25.2%
Average household size	2.70	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	34	23
Median year structure built	1956	1960