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.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, West Point is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 44.89% 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 (22.80%), management occupations (6.18%), and business and financial occupations (5.46%). 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. In West Point, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.74 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The percentage of adults in West Point with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 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.
