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West Point, MS Urban Area

7,785 Population
6.5 square miles 1,189.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.2 ±2.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$20,921 ±$2,463 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$30,943 ±$3,878 Median household income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

37.3% ±7.5% (2,797  ±592) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

18.8 minutes ±3.2 (44,260  ±10,379) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

3,393 ±283 Number of households
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.2 ±0.2 (7,468  ±522) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

7.5% ±5.8% (144  ±113) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

3,725 ±270 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$104,800 ±$11,554 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

8.2% ±3.9% (628  ±299.6) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

76.6% ±6.9% (4,007  ±480.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
14.7% ±3.6% (769  ±198.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

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

1.1% ±1% (87  ±80) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

6.9% ±2.5% (407  ±153) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
407 Total veterans ±153 305 Male ±133 102 Female ±79

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