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West Point, MS Urban Area

7,578 Population
6.5 square miles 1,158.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.7 ±1.8 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$22,474 ±$2,623 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$30,755 ±$3,936 Median household income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

32.9% ±7.9% (2,403  ±612) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

20.7 minutes ±4 (50,710  ±13,327) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

3,310 ±257 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.1 (7,284  ±613) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

7.9% ±6.7% (153  ±132) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

3,665 ±271 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$122,800 ±$37,619 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.7% ±4.5% (576  ±336.3) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

75.8% ±7.2% (3,646  ±446.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
16.9% ±3.7% (811  ±189.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half 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

0.5% ±0.5% (37  ±39) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.9% ±2.2% (282  ±131) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
282 Total veterans ±131 206 Male ±102 76 Female ±63

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