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West Point, NY

6,349 Population
18.4 square miles 344.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

21.5 ±0.3 Median age
  • about half the figure in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY Metro Area: 39.4 ±0.2
  • about half the figure in New York: 39.8 ±0.1
  • about half the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$32,509 ±$2,973 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY Metro Area: $47,550 ±$798
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New York: $50,712 ±$237
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$135,333 ±$13,122 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY Metro Area: $98,233 ±$1,810
  • about 1.5 times the amount in New York: $85,974 ±$402
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

3.3% ±2.9% (133  ±121) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY Metro Area: 10.9% 74,184 (±0.6% / ±3,995)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in New York: 14% 2,711,742 (±0.2% / ±29,111)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

10.1 minutes ±1.3 (26,170  ±5,930) Mean travel time to work
  • about one-third of the figure in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY Metro Area: 32.8 9,310,545 (±0.6 / ±201,749)
  • about one-third of the figure in New York: 32.6 258,262,370 (±0.1 / ±834,810)
  • about two-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,154 ±157 Number of households
  • the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY Metro Area: 254,883 ±1,124
  • New York: 7,722,646 ±12,717
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3.6 ±0.7 (4,104  ±493) Persons per household
  • about 1.4 times the figure in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY Metro Area: 2.6 673,704 (±0 / ±338)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in New York: 2.5 19,227,424
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2.4% ±1.6% (46  ±31) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY Metro Area: 6.3% 10,015 (±0.5% / ±797)
  • about half the rate in New York: 4.9% 228,276 (±0.1% / ±4,383)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,282 ±161 Number of housing units
  • the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY Metro Area: 272,868 ±164
  • New York: 8,585,241 ±652
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$-666,666,700 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • less than 10 percent of the amount in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY Metro Area: $393,600 ±$3,901
  • less than 10 percent of the amount in New York: $423,800 ±$1,627
  • less than 10 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

26.7% ±6.9% (1,684  ±454.6) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY Metro Area: 9.4% 65,407 (±0.5% / ±3,129.2)
  • more than double the rate in New York: 9.9% 1,939,072 (±0.1% / ±17,964.9)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

97.9% ±17.4% (2,028  ±245) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY Metro Area: 90.8% 429,996 (±1% / ±4,881.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New York: 88% 12,332,714 (±0.2% / ±30,517.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
78.8% ±1.4% (1,633  ±214.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than double the rate in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY Metro Area: 36.6% 173,511 (±0.6% / ±2,971.6)
  • about double the rate in New York: 40.2% 5,638,631 (±0.1% / ±20,283)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.8% ±1.3% (240  ±82) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY Metro Area: 12.9% 90,554
  • about one-fifth of the rate in New York: 22.8% 4,526,014
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

42.9% ±9.1% (948  ±248) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY Metro Area: 5% 27,236 (±0.2% / ±1,283)
  • more than double the rate in New York: 3.7% 581,776 (±0% / ±5,645)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
948 Total veterans ±248 638 Male ±226 310 Female ±103

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