West City, IL Demographics

A map of West City's Population by Race

West City, Illinois had a population of 656 in 2020. It was 86.9% White, 1.2% Black, 1.1% Asian, 3.4% Hispanic, 0.8% Native American/Other, and 6.7% Multiracial. This map presents the population of West City, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Of the 1,466 places in Illinois, West City is the 825th most populous. This ranking is based on the Census definition of a place, which includes incorporated places like cities, towns, and villages, as well as unincorporated census-designated places (CDPs).

West City's White Population

570 residents of West City identify as White, or 86.9%. This makes the White share of the population of West City considerably larger than the White share of the population of Illinois (58.3% White). Of the 1,466 places in Illinois, West City is ranked #941 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

West City is less White than neighboring Benton (91.7% White), Buckner (92.2% White), Orient (93.3% White), West Frankfort (91.8% White), and Valier (94.4% White).

West City's Black Population

8 residents of West City identify as Black, or 1.2%. This makes the Black share of the population of West City less than the Black share of the population of Illinois (13.9% Black). Of the 1,466 places in Illinois, West City is ranked #503 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

West City is more Black than neighboring Benton (0.5% Black), Buckner (0.2% Black), Orient (0% Black), West Frankfort (0.6% Black), and Valier (0% Black).

West City's Asian Population

7 residents of West City identify as Asian, or 1.1%. This makes the Asian share of the population of West City roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Illinois (5.8% Asian). Of the 1,466 places in Illinois, West City is ranked #343 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

West City is more Asian than neighboring Benton (0.5% Asian), Buckner (0% Asian), Orient (0% Asian), West Frankfort (0.5% Asian), and Valier (0.2% Asian).

West City's Hispanic Population

22 residents of West City identify as Hispanic, or 3.4%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of West City less than the Hispanic share of the population of Illinois (18.2% Hispanic). Of the 1,466 places in Illinois, West City is ranked #671 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

West City is more Hispanic than neighboring Benton (2.6% Hispanic), Buckner (1% Hispanic), Orient (1.5% Hispanic), West Frankfort (2.1% Hispanic), and Valier (1.8% Hispanic).

West City's Native American/Other Population

5 residents of West City identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.8%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of West City roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Illinois (0.5% Native American/Other). Of the 1,466 places in Illinois, West City is ranked #186 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

West City is more Native American/Other than neighboring Benton (0.4% Native American/Other), Buckner (0% Native American/Other), West Frankfort (0.5% Native American/Other), and Valier (0.2% Native American/Other). West City is less Native American/Other than neighboring Orient (0.9% Native American/Other).

West City's Multiracial Population

44 residents of West City identify as Multiracial, or 6.7%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of West City roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Illinois (3.2% Multiracial). Of the 1,466 places in Illinois, West City is ranked #75 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

West City is more Multiracial than neighboring Benton (4.3% Multiracial), Buckner (6.6% Multiracial), Orient (4.3% Multiracial), West Frankfort (4.5% Multiracial), and Valier (3.4% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.