West City, IL Population

Overview

568

Total Population

37.3

Median age

47.89%

Female population %

108.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

57.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

West City's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in West City is 37.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
West City's population under 18 was 25.35%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
West City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.20% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in West City, 20.42% were under the age of 15, 20.95% aged 15 to 29, 42.43% aged 30 to 64, 15.32% aged 65 to 84, and 0.88% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 24 less females than males in West City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.89% females and 52.11% males in West City, IL.
The West City, IL gender ratio is 108.8:100 i.e. 108.8 men to 100 women (1.088).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 39.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 27.

West City's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of West City population: 96.30% are White, 1.94% are Black or African American and 1.76% are multiracial.
West City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 565 (99.47% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in West City is White with a population of 547 (96.30% of the total population).

West City's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 777 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, West City's population decreased by 72 (9.89%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, West City's population decreased by 4 (0.61%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, West City's population was lowest in year 2019 at 633.