West Point is a tiny city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 929 people and two associated neighborhoods, West Point is the 261st largest community in Kentucky.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, West Point is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 40.92% of the West Point workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, West Point is a city of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in West Point who work in sales jobs (21.61%), management occupations (8.28%), and office and administrative support (8.05%). West Point’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. In West Point, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.95 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The percentage of adults in West Point who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.64% of the adults in West Point have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in West Point in 2022 was $23,504, which is lower middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $94,016 for a family of four. However, West Point contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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 Irish, English, German, Polish, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in West Point is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
