West City

Population: 612
Median household income: $48,672
Median home value: $60,000

West City, a community in Franklin County, Illinois, has 612 residents. At $48,672, its median household income sits below Franklin County's $53,471.

Between 2019 and 2023, West City's population declined 20.7% from 772 to 612, while its median home value fell 15.8% from $71,300 to $60,000.

Owners occupy 61.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 612
Median age: 39.7 yrs
Median household income: $48,672
Median home value: $60,000
Median gross rent: $867
Housing units: 301
Homeownership rate: 61.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.5%
Unemployment rate: 8.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

772612

Median household income

$42,125$48,672

Median home value

$71,300$60,000

Median gross rent

$661$867

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	772	$42,125	$71,300	$661
2020	615	$37,813	$59,300	$661
2021	568	$38,594	$66,500	$679
2022	640	$44,375	$69,200	$758
2023	612	$48,672	$60,000	$867

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 2410.6%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 548.7%

55 to 6419.4%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over9.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	45	7.4%
5 to 17	94	15.4%
18 to 24	65	10.6%
25 to 34	63	10.3%
35 to 44	61	10.0%
45 to 54	53	8.7%
55 to 64	119	19.4%
65 to 74	54	8.8%
75 and over	58	9.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	572	93.5%
Black or African American	8	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	6	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	25	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.1%

High school graduate44.6%

Some college or associate's33.8%

Bachelor's degree9.1%

Graduate or professional degree4.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	33	8.1%
High school graduate	182	44.6%
Some college or associate's	138	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	37	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	18	4.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone88.4%

Carpooled4.3%

Public transit3.4%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	206	88.4%
Carpooled	10	4.3%
Public transit	8	3.4%
Walked	3	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	6	2.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	91	40.1%
15 to 29 min	66	29.1%
30 to 44 min	64	28.2%
45 to 59 min	6	2.6%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 26.0% (159 of 612)

	Count	Share
Family households	157	59.7%
Nonfamily households	106	40.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	263	87.4%
Vacant	38	12.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	162	61.6%
Renter-occupied	101	38.4%

1-unit, detached76.4%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units10.0%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other10.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	230	76.4%
1-unit, attached	2	0.7%
2 to 4 units	30	10.0%
5 to 19 units	5	1.7%
20 or more units	2	0.7%
Mobile home & other	32	10.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1780073
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.61 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 37.9960, -88.9489