Hoopeston vs Westville

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

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

Hoopeston has the higher population (5,039 vs 3,442 in Westville). Hoopeston has the higher median household income ($55,180 vs $52,809 in Westville). Westville has the higher median home value ($98,800 vs $63,400 in Hoopeston).

Population, income & housing

	Hoopeston	Westville
Population	5,039	3,442
Median age	44.5 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$55,180	$52,809
Median home value	$63,400	$98,800
Median gross rent	$803	$751
Housing units	2,529	1,540
Homeownership rate	68.8%	68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.2%	11.4%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hoopeston	Westville
Population	5,102 → 5,039 (-1.2%)	3,219 → 3,442 (+6.9%)
Median household income	$43,914 → $55,180 (+25.7%)	$47,014 → $52,809 (+12.3%)
Median home value	$62,500 → $63,400 (+1.4%)	$76,700 → $98,800 (+28.8%)
Median gross rent	$621 → $803 (+29.3%)	$592 → $751 (+26.9%)

Hoopeston

Population

5,1025,039

Median household income

$43,914$55,180

Median home value

$62,500$63,400

Median gross rent

$621$803

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)

	Hoopeston	Westville
Under 5	1.8%	10.7%
5 to 17	16.8%	15.7%
18 to 24	7.0%	6.3%
25 to 34	13.4%	17.2%
35 to 44	12.3%	10.6%
45 to 54	14.1%	9.3%
55 to 64	12.5%	9.9%
65 to 74	16.0%	11.7%
75 and over	6.1%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hoopeston	Westville
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	95.1%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hoopeston	Westville
No high school diploma	13.9%	6.2%
High school graduate	42.2%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	35.6%	39.3%
Bachelor's degree	6.4%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hoopeston	Westville
Drove alone	75.6%	86.5%
Carpooled	12.3%	6.0%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	6.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	7.4%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hoopeston	Westville
1-unit, detached	80.4%	86.2%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.9%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	4.2%
20 or more units	2.8%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Hoopeston	Westville
Poverty rate	15.3%	14.3%
Average household size	2.23	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	24	20
Median year structure built	1940	1954