According to the U.S. Census Bureau, White City has a total area of 1.216 square miles (3.15 km2), of which 1.212 square miles (3.14 km2) are land and 0.004 square miles (0.01 km2), or 0.33%, are water.[1] The village drains west to the valley of Cahokia Creek and southeast to East Creek, its tributary. Cahokia Creek is a west-flowing direct tributary of the Mississippi River.
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 221 people, 90 households, and 56 families residing in the village. The population density was 181.9 inhabitants per square mile (70.2/km2). There were 103 housing units at an average density of 84.8 per square mile (32.7/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 98.64% White, and 1.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.45% of the population.
There were 90 households, out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.1% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.7% were non-families. 32.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $26,000, and the median income for a family was $42,500. Males had a median income of $45,313 versus $16,875 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,826. About 15.2% of families and 19.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 7.1% of those 65 or over.
