Elvaston vs West Point

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

Elvaston 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 185 in Elvaston). West Point has the higher median household income ($61,875 vs $30,625 in Elvaston). Elvaston has the higher median home value ($70,800 vs $42,500 in West Point).

Population, income & housing

	Elvaston	West Point
Population	185	244
Median age	48.1 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$30,625	$61,875
Median home value	$70,800	$42,500
Housing units	103	75
Homeownership rate	81.6%	88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.7%	4.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elvaston	West Point
Population	167 → 185 (+10.8%)	195 → 244 (+25.1%)
Median household income	$31,875 → $30,625 (-3.9%)	$50,000 → $61,875 (+23.8%)
Median home value	$63,200 → $70,800 (+12.0%)	$39,300 → $42,500 (+8.1%)
Median gross rent	$721 → $575 (-20.2%)	$325 → $317 (-2.5%)

Elvaston

Population

167185

Median household income

$31,875$30,625

Median home value

$63,200$70,800

Median gross rent

$721$575

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)

	Elvaston	West Point
Under 5	8.6%	3.7%
5 to 17	18.9%	29.9%
18 to 24	2.7%	5.7%
25 to 34	5.4%	4.9%
35 to 44	10.3%	23.4%
45 to 54	21.6%	4.1%
55 to 64	13.0%	16.4%
65 to 74	16.2%	11.9%
75 and over	3.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elvaston	West Point
White (non-Hispanic)	79.5%	98.8%
Black or African American	15.7%	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	4.9%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elvaston	West Point
No high school diploma	12.4%	37.2%
High school graduate	49.6%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	4.7%	1.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elvaston	West Point
Drove alone	92.1%	81.0%
Carpooled	6.3%	1.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	16.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elvaston	West Point
1-unit, detached	87.4%	94.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.7%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Elvaston	West Point
Poverty rate	18.9%	10.2%
Average household size	2.13	3.44
Mean commute (minutes)	20	30
Median year structure built	1938	1938