Georgetown vs Westville

A side-by-side comparison of Georgetown and Westville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Westville has the higher population (3,442 vs 3,105 in Georgetown). Georgetown has the higher median household income ($56,781 vs $52,809 in Westville). Westville has the higher median home value ($98,800 vs $70,500 in Georgetown).

Population, income & housing

	Georgetown	Westville
Population	3,105	3,442
Median age	41.3 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$56,781	$52,809
Median home value	$70,500	$98,800
Median gross rent	$729	$751
Housing units	1,483	1,540
Homeownership rate	72.7%	68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%	11.4%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Georgetown	Westville
Population	3,271 → 3,105 (-5.1%)	3,219 → 3,442 (+6.9%)
Median household income	$46,455 → $56,781 (+22.2%)	$47,014 → $52,809 (+12.3%)
Median home value	$73,600 → $70,500 (-4.2%)	$76,700 → $98,800 (+28.8%)
Median gross rent	$715 → $729 (+2.0%)	$592 → $751 (+26.9%)

Georgetown

Population

3,2713,105

Median household income

$46,455$56,781

Median home value

$73,600$70,500

Median gross rent

$715$729

Westville

Population

3,2193,442

Median household income

$47,014$52,809

Median home value

$76,700$98,800

Median gross rent

$592$751

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Georgetown	Westville
Under 5	4.9%	10.7%
5 to 17	20.3%	15.7%
18 to 24	8.5%	6.3%
25 to 34	9.8%	17.2%
35 to 44	12.2%	10.6%
45 to 54	8.9%	9.3%
55 to 64	15.4%	9.9%
65 to 74	9.9%	11.7%
75 and over	10.2%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Georgetown	Westville
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	95.1%
Black or African American	4.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Georgetown	Westville
No high school diploma	3.7%	6.2%
High school graduate	48.4%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	39.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Georgetown	Westville
Drove alone	71.7%	86.5%
Carpooled	14.3%	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.5%	7.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Georgetown	Westville
1-unit, detached	83.2%	86.2%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.6%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.2%
20 or more units	1.4%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Georgetown	Westville
Poverty rate	12.3%	14.3%
Average household size	2.38	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	28	20
Median year structure built	1953	1954