West Frankfort vs Zeigler

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

West Frankfort and Zeigler 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 1,325 in Zeigler). West Frankfort has the higher median household income ($48,143 vs $39,148 in Zeigler). West Frankfort has the higher median home value ($72,500 vs $52,000 in Zeigler).

Population, income & housing

	West Frankfort	Zeigler
Population	7,156	1,325
Median age	39.9 yrs	48.0 yrs
Median household income	$48,143	$39,148
Median home value	$72,500	$52,000
Median gross rent	$673	$694
Housing units	3,628	760
Homeownership rate	63.5%	68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.2%	10.0%
Unemployment rate	12.7%	10.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	West Frankfort	Zeigler
Population	7,715 → 7,156 (-7.2%)	1,801 → 1,325 (-26.4%)
Median household income	$30,430 → $48,143 (+58.2%)	$43,188 → $39,148 (-9.4%)
Median home value	$62,700 → $72,500 (+15.6%)	$52,800 → $52,000 (-1.5%)
Median gross rent	$535 → $673 (+25.8%)	$548 → $694 (+26.6%)

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

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 Frankfort	Zeigler
Under 5	5.2%	2.4%
5 to 17	18.3%	14.3%
18 to 24	9.5%	7.4%
25 to 34	11.5%	14.5%
35 to 44	14.4%	9.5%
45 to 54	13.4%	15.5%
55 to 64	12.6%	13.7%
65 to 74	8.0%	11.5%
75 and over	7.1%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	West Frankfort	Zeigler
White (non-Hispanic)	96.1%	97.6%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	West Frankfort	Zeigler
No high school diploma	15.4%	12.6%
High school graduate	36.1%	42.5%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	6.0%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	West Frankfort	Zeigler
Drove alone	80.7%	80.2%
Carpooled	7.9%	12.1%
Public transit	1.6%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	2.7%
Other means	1.7%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	West Frankfort	Zeigler
1-unit, detached	78.9%	82.2%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	9.3%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	10.5%

Poverty & households

	West Frankfort	Zeigler
Poverty rate	25.2%	16.7%
Average household size	2.30	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	23	28
Median year structure built	1960	1938