West Frankfort is a somewhat small city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 7,145 people and three associated neighborhoods, West Frankfort is the 274th largest community in Illinois.

Also of interest is that West Frankfort has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

The rate of college-level education in West Frankfort is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.19% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in West Frankfort in 2022 was $25,743, which is low income relative to Illinois, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $102,972 for a family of four. However, West Frankfort contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call West Frankfort home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of West Frankfort residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in West Frankfort include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in West Frankfort is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.