Bentley vs West Point

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

Bentley 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 15 in Bentley). Since 2019, West Point's population has grown faster (+25.1% vs -21.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Bentley	West Point
Population	15	244
Median age	69.3 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$61,875
Median home value	—	$42,500
Housing units	10	75
Homeownership rate	100.0%	88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.7%	4.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bentley	West Point
Population	19 → 15 (-21.1%)	195 → 244 (+25.1%)
Median household income	$86,250 → $46,250 (-46.4%)	$50,000 → $61,875 (+23.8%)
Median home value	$65,000 → $45,000 (-30.8%)	$39,300 → $42,500 (+8.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$325 → $317 (-2.5%)

Bentley

Population

1915

Median household income

$86,250$46,250

Median home value

$65,000$45,000

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)

	Bentley	West Point
Under 5	0.0%	3.7%
5 to 17	0.0%	29.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.7%
25 to 34	0.0%	4.9%
35 to 44	13.3%	23.4%
45 to 54	13.3%	4.1%
55 to 64	6.7%	16.4%
65 to 74	40.0%	11.9%
75 and over	26.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bentley	West Point
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	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	0.0%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bentley	West Point
No high school diploma	0.0%	37.2%
High school graduate	6.7%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	66.7%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	1.4%
Graduate or professional degree	26.7%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bentley	West Point
Drove alone	60.0%	81.0%
Carpooled	20.0%	1.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	16.7%
Other means	20.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bentley	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

	Bentley	West Point
Poverty rate	0.0%	10.2%
Average household size	1.50	3.44
Mean commute (minutes)	—	30
Median year structure built	1943	1938