West Point is a tiny city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 909 people and two associated neighborhoods, West Point is the 261st largest community in Kentucky.
Overall, West Point’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
One downside of living in West Point is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In West Point, the average commute to work is 30.74 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
The citizens of West Point are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.90% of adults in West Point have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in West Point in 2022 was $26,427, which is middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $105,708 for a family of four. However, West Point contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. West Point also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.13% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call West Point home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of West Point residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in West Point include English, German, Irish, Polish, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in West Point is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.