Tilton vs Westville

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

Tilton 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 2,537 in Tilton). Tilton has the higher median household income ($53,246 vs $52,809 in Westville). Westville has the higher median home value ($98,800 vs $71,700 in Tilton).

Population, income & housing

	Tilton	Westville
Population	2,537	3,442
Median age	49.7 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$53,246	$52,809
Median home value	$71,700	$98,800
Median gross rent	$853	$751
Housing units	1,319	1,540
Homeownership rate	71.1%	68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.9%	11.4%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Tilton	Westville
Population	2,611 → 2,537 (-2.8%)	3,219 → 3,442 (+6.9%)
Median household income	$43,201 → $53,246 (+23.3%)	$47,014 → $52,809 (+12.3%)
Median home value	$65,500 → $71,700 (+9.5%)	$76,700 → $98,800 (+28.8%)
Median gross rent	$742 → $853 (+15.0%)	$592 → $751 (+26.9%)

Tilton

Population

2,6112,537

Median household income

$43,201$53,246

Median home value

$65,500$71,700

Median gross rent

$742$853

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)

	Tilton	Westville
Under 5	6.2%	10.7%
5 to 17	6.0%	15.7%
18 to 24	13.7%	6.3%
25 to 34	10.8%	17.2%
35 to 44	7.8%	10.6%
45 to 54	14.8%	9.3%
55 to 64	14.9%	9.9%
65 to 74	13.7%	11.7%
75 and over	12.1%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Tilton	Westville
White (non-Hispanic)	95.0%	95.1%
Black or African American	0.9%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Tilton	Westville
No high school diploma	10.2%	6.2%
High school graduate	53.5%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	27.4%	39.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Tilton	Westville
Drove alone	89.4%	86.5%
Carpooled	3.0%	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	7.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Tilton	Westville
1-unit, detached	78.4%	86.2%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.2%
20 or more units	5.8%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	10.2%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Tilton	Westville
Poverty rate	15.2%	14.3%
Average household size	1.98	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	17	20
Median year structure built	1961	1954