Ferris vs West Point

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

Ferris 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 135 in Ferris). West Point has the higher median household income ($61,875 vs $51,250 in Ferris). Ferris has the higher median home value ($80,800 vs $42,500 in West Point).

Population, income & housing

	Ferris	West Point
Population	135	244
Median age	55.6 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$51,250	$61,875
Median home value	$80,800	$42,500
Housing units	60	75
Homeownership rate	92.6%	88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.7%	4.7%
Unemployment rate	14.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ferris	West Point
Population	150 → 135 (-10.0%)	195 → 244 (+25.1%)
Median household income	$47,188 → $51,250 (+8.6%)	$50,000 → $61,875 (+23.8%)
Median home value	$70,900 → $80,800 (+14.0%)	$39,300 → $42,500 (+8.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$325 → $317 (-2.5%)

Ferris

Population

150135

Median household income

$47,188$51,250

Median home value

$70,900$80,800

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)

	Ferris	West Point
Under 5	5.9%	3.7%
5 to 17	15.6%	29.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.7%
25 to 34	18.5%	4.9%
35 to 44	5.9%	23.4%
45 to 54	2.2%	4.1%
55 to 64	20.7%	16.4%
65 to 74	3.7%	11.9%
75 and over	27.4%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ferris	West Point
White (non-Hispanic)	98.5%	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	0.7%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ferris	West Point
No high school diploma	24.5%	37.2%
High school graduate	43.4%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	1.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ferris	West Point
Drove alone	100.0%	81.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	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	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ferris	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

	Ferris	West Point
Poverty rate	22.2%	10.2%
Average household size	2.50	3.44
Mean commute (minutes)	27	30
Median year structure built	1951	1938