West Frankfort

Population: 7,156
Median household income: $48,143
Median home value: $72,500

Located in Franklin County, Illinois, West Frankfort is a community with a population of 7,156. The median household income of $48,143 is below the Franklin County median ($53,471).

From 2019 to 2023, West Frankfort's population declined 7.2% from 7,715 to 7,156, while its median home value rose 15.6% from $62,700 to $72,500.

11.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 63.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,156
Median age: 39.9 yrs
Median household income: $48,143
Median home value: $72,500
Median gross rent: $673
Housing units: 3,628
Homeownership rate: 63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
Unemployment rate: 12.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,7157,156

Median household income

$30,430$48,143

Median home value

$62,700$72,500

Median gross rent

$535$673

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,715	$30,430	$62,700	$535
2020	7,597	$30,938	$64,100	$591
2021	7,299	$37,328	$68,600	$573
2022	7,168	$41,974	$71,700	$663
2023	7,156	$48,143	$72,500	$673

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1718.3%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 748.0%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	372	5.2%
5 to 17	1,306	18.3%
18 to 24	681	9.5%
25 to 34	823	11.5%
35 to 44	1,032	14.4%
45 to 54	962	13.4%
55 to 64	901	12.6%
65 to 74	569	8.0%
75 and over	510	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,876	96.1%
Black or African American	27	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.2%
Asian	15	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	130	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	96	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.4%

High school graduate36.1%

Some college or associate's37.3%

Bachelor's degree6.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	740	15.4%
High school graduate	1,731	36.1%
Some college or associate's	1,789	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	286	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	251	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone80.7%

Carpooled7.9%

Public transit1.6%

Walked3.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.6%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,332	80.7%
Carpooled	228	7.9%
Public transit	46	1.6%
Walked	103	3.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	132	4.6%
Other means	50	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	828	30.0%
15 to 29 min	1,049	38.0%
30 to 44 min	524	19.0%
45 to 59 min	216	7.8%
60+ min	142	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 25.2% (1,751 of 6,941)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,721	56.3%
Nonfamily households	1,335	43.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,056	84.2%
Vacant	572	15.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,941	63.5%
Renter-occupied	1,115	36.5%

1-unit, detached78.9%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units9.3%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units4.2%

Mobile home & other5.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,864	78.9%
1-unit, attached	24	0.7%
2 to 4 units	337	9.3%
5 to 19 units	62	1.7%
20 or more units	152	4.2%
Mobile home & other	189	5.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1780333
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.98 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 37.8995, -88.9308