Basco vs West Point

A side-by-side comparison of Basco and West Point: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Point has the higher population (244 vs 73 in Basco). West Point has the higher median household income ($61,875 vs $46,250 in Basco). West Point has the higher median home value ($42,500 vs $38,200 in Basco).

Population, income & housing

	Basco	West Point
Population	73	244
Median age	48.3 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$46,250	$61,875
Median home value	$38,200	$42,500
Housing units	45	75
Homeownership rate	83.8%	88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	4.7%
Unemployment rate	16.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Basco	West Point
Population	90 → 73 (-18.9%)	195 → 244 (+25.1%)
Median household income	$42,000 → $46,250 (+10.1%)	$50,000 → $61,875 (+23.8%)
Median home value	$38,800 → $38,200 (-1.5%)	$39,300 → $42,500 (+8.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$325 → $317 (-2.5%)

Basco

Population

9073

Median household income

$42,000$46,250

Median home value

$38,800$38,200

West Point

Population

195244

Median household income

$50,000$61,875

Median home value

$39,300$42,500

Median gross rent

$325$317

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Basco	West Point
Under 5	12.3%	3.7%
5 to 17	11.0%	29.9%
18 to 24	9.6%	5.7%
25 to 34	12.3%	4.9%
35 to 44	1.4%	23.4%
45 to 54	21.9%	4.1%
55 to 64	11.0%	16.4%
65 to 74	13.7%	11.9%
75 and over	6.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Basco	West Point
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	98.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Basco	West Point
No high school diploma	8.2%	37.2%
High school graduate	59.2%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	16.3%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	16.3%	1.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Basco	West Point
Drove alone	82.9%	81.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	1.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	16.7%
Other means	8.6%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Basco	West Point
1-unit, detached	100.0%	94.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Basco	West Point
Poverty rate	12.3%	10.2%
Average household size	1.97	3.44
Mean commute (minutes)	22	30
Median year structure built	1938	1938