West City vs Zeigler

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

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

Zeigler has the higher population (1,325 vs 612 in West City). West City has the higher median household income ($48,672 vs $39,148 in Zeigler). West City has the higher median home value ($60,000 vs $52,000 in Zeigler).

Population, income & housing

	West City	Zeigler
Population	612	1,325
Median age	39.7 yrs	48.0 yrs
Median household income	$48,672	$39,148
Median home value	$60,000	$52,000
Median gross rent	$867	$694
Housing units	301	760
Homeownership rate	61.6%	68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	10.0%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	10.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	West City	Zeigler
Population	772 → 612 (-20.7%)	1,801 → 1,325 (-26.4%)
Median household income	$42,125 → $48,672 (+15.5%)	$43,188 → $39,148 (-9.4%)
Median home value	$71,300 → $60,000 (-15.8%)	$52,800 → $52,000 (-1.5%)
Median gross rent	$661 → $867 (+31.2%)	$548 → $694 (+26.6%)

West City

Population

772612

Median household income

$42,125$48,672

Median home value

$71,300$60,000

Median gross rent

$661$867

Zeigler

Population

1,8011,325

Median household income

$43,188$39,148

Median home value

$52,800$52,000

Median gross rent

$548$694

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	West City	Zeigler
Under 5	7.4%	2.4%
5 to 17	15.4%	14.3%
18 to 24	10.6%	7.4%
25 to 34	10.3%	14.5%
35 to 44	10.0%	9.5%
45 to 54	8.7%	15.5%
55 to 64	19.4%	13.7%
65 to 74	8.8%	11.5%
75 and over	9.5%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	West City	Zeigler
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	97.6%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	West City	Zeigler
No high school diploma	8.1%	12.6%
High school graduate	44.6%	42.5%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	West City	Zeigler
Drove alone	88.4%	80.2%
Carpooled	4.3%	12.1%
Public transit	3.4%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.6%	2.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	West City	Zeigler
1-unit, detached	76.4%	82.2%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.6%	10.5%

Poverty & households

	West City	Zeigler
Poverty rate	26.0%	16.7%
Average household size	2.33	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	19	28
Median year structure built	1957	1938