Herrick vs Westervelt

A side-by-side comparison of Herrick and Westervelt: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Herrick has the higher population (405 vs 24 in Westervelt). Since 2019, Herrick's population has grown faster (+23.5% vs -48.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Herrick	Westervelt
Population	405	24
Median age	33.8 yrs	15.4 yrs
Median household income	$58,750	—
Median home value	$70,800	—
Median gross rent	$1,063	—
Housing units	163	29
Homeownership rate	85.8%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.3%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	14.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Herrick	Westervelt
Population	328 → 405 (+23.5%)	47 → 24 (-48.9%)
Median household income	$39,219 → $58,750 (+49.8%)	—
Median home value	$47,100 → $70,800 (+50.3%)	—
Median gross rent	$528 → $1,063 (+101.3%)	—

Herrick

Population

328405

Median household income

$39,219$58,750

Median home value

$47,100$70,800

Median gross rent

$528$1,063

Westervelt

Population

4724

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Herrick	Westervelt
Under 5	4.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	24.2%	70.8%
18 to 24	8.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	17.5%	0.0%
35 to 44	12.1%	29.2%
45 to 54	9.1%	0.0%
55 to 64	8.4%	0.0%
65 to 74	7.4%	0.0%
75 and over	8.6%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Herrick	Westervelt
White (non-Hispanic)	95.3%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Herrick	Westervelt
No high school diploma	8.2%	100.0%
High school graduate	55.5%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	23.0%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Herrick	Westervelt
Drove alone	83.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	0.0%
Other means	2.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Herrick	Westervelt
1-unit, detached	63.2%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	34.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Herrick	Westervelt
Poverty rate	8.6%	100.0%
Average household size	2.74	3.43
Mean commute (minutes)	35	—
Median year structure built	1975	1957