West vs Willow Grove

A side-by-side comparison of West and Willow Grove: population, income, housing, and more.

West and Willow Grove are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West has the higher population (2,571 vs 2,333 in Willow Grove). Willow Grove has the higher median household income ($86,250 vs $52,292 in West). Willow Grove has the higher median home value ($240,900 vs $164,700 in West).

Population, income & housing

	West	Willow Grove
Population	2,571	2,333
Median age	36.5 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$52,292	$86,250
Median home value	$164,700	$240,900
Median gross rent	$929	—
Housing units	971	944
Homeownership rate	63.5%	87.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	13.1%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	West	Willow Grove
Population	2,860 → 2,571 (-10.1%)	1,992 → 2,333 (+17.1%)
Median household income	$47,174 → $52,292 (+10.8%)	$57,178 → $86,250 (+50.8%)
Median home value	$104,600 → $164,700 (+57.5%)	$160,000 → $240,900 (+50.6%)
Median gross rent	$895 → $929 (+3.8%)	$702 → $1,220 (+73.8%)

West

Population

2,8602,571

Median household income

$47,174$52,292

Median home value

$104,600$164,700

Median gross rent

$895$929

Willow Grove

Population

1,9922,333

Median household income

$57,178$86,250

Median home value

$160,000$240,900

Median gross rent

$702$1,220

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	West	Willow Grove
Under 5	7.8%	8.7%
5 to 17	18.9%	14.1%
18 to 24	10.6%	4.4%
25 to 34	10.5%	10.8%
35 to 44	13.2%	15.5%
45 to 54	5.8%	11.5%
55 to 64	11.6%	12.3%
65 to 74	9.7%	12.5%
75 and over	11.8%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	West	Willow Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	67.9%	76.2%
Black or African American	2.6%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	25.2%	19.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	West	Willow Grove
No high school diploma	18.0%	5.8%
High school graduate	34.9%	34.6%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	46.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	West	Willow Grove
Drove alone	77.6%	84.5%
Carpooled	7.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	13.9%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	West	Willow Grove
1-unit, detached	86.3%	91.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	10.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	7.4%

Poverty & households

	West	Willow Grove
Poverty rate	14.6%	5.1%
Average household size	2.54	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	25	21
Median year structure built	1959	1985