Berlin vs West Point

A side-by-side comparison of Berlin and West Point: population, income, housing, and more.

Berlin and West Point are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Berlin has the higher population (592 vs 566 in West Point). Berlin has the higher median household income ($59,423 vs $55,500 in West Point). West Point has the higher median home value ($214,200 vs $144,100 in Berlin).

Population, income & housing

	Berlin	West Point
Population	592	566
Median age	42.5 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$59,423	$55,500
Median home value	$144,100	$214,200
Median gross rent	$1,042	$616
Housing units	298	300
Homeownership rate	88.9%	66.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.8%	12.3%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Berlin	West Point
Population	369 → 592 (+60.4%)	614 → 566 (-7.8%)
Median household income	$31,951 → $59,423 (+86.0%)	$56,354 → $55,500 (-1.5%)
Median home value	$75,000 → $144,100 (+92.1%)	$110,000 → $214,200 (+94.7%)
Median gross rent	$938 → $1,042 (+11.1%)	$806 → $616 (-23.6%)

Berlin

Population

369592

Median household income

$31,951$59,423

Median home value

$75,000$144,100

Median gross rent

$938$1,042

West Point

Population

614566

Median household income

$56,354$55,500

Median home value

$110,000$214,200

Median gross rent

$806$616

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Berlin	West Point
Under 5	2.5%	6.4%
5 to 17	13.7%	10.1%
18 to 24	6.3%	10.6%
25 to 34	8.4%	12.7%
35 to 44	20.9%	10.1%
45 to 54	15.2%	14.5%
55 to 64	13.5%	14.5%
65 to 74	17.9%	7.4%
75 and over	1.5%	13.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Berlin	West Point
White (non-Hispanic)	74.8%	93.1%
Black or African American	8.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	10.0%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Berlin	West Point
No high school diploma	24.6%	8.2%
High school graduate	36.4%	58.8%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	20.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.4%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Berlin	West Point
Drove alone	89.3%	86.4%
Carpooled	3.3%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	2.1%
Walked	0.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Berlin	West Point
1-unit, detached	58.7%	62.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	12.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	38.6%	24.0%

Poverty & households

	Berlin	West Point
Poverty rate	9.8%	13.4%
Average household size	2.62	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	29	27
Median year structure built	1993	1990