Colony vs West Point

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

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

West Point has the higher population (566 vs 261 in Colony). West Point has the higher median household income ($55,500 vs $43,750 in Colony). West Point has the higher median home value ($214,200 vs $60,800 in Colony).

Population, income & housing

	Colony	West Point
Population	261	566
Median age	42.2 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$43,750	$55,500
Median home value	$60,800	$214,200
Median gross rent	$638	$616
Housing units	127	300
Homeownership rate	80.0%	66.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.7%	12.3%
Unemployment rate	8.8%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colony	West Point
Population	471 → 261 (-44.6%)	614 → 566 (-7.8%)
Median household income	$38,056 → $43,750 (+15.0%)	$56,354 → $55,500 (-1.5%)
Median home value	$63,000 → $60,800 (-3.5%)	$110,000 → $214,200 (+94.7%)
Median gross rent	$606 → $638 (+5.3%)	$806 → $616 (-23.6%)

Colony

Population

471261

Median household income

$38,056$43,750

Median home value

$63,000$60,800

Median gross rent

$606$638

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)

	Colony	West Point
Under 5	2.3%	6.4%
5 to 17	13.4%	10.1%
18 to 24	4.6%	10.6%
25 to 34	8.8%	12.7%
35 to 44	28.4%	10.1%
45 to 54	12.3%	14.5%
55 to 64	5.7%	14.5%
65 to 74	11.9%	7.4%
75 and over	12.6%	13.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colony	West Point
White (non-Hispanic)	13.0%	93.1%
Black or African American	83.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.1%
Asian	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.7%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colony	West Point
No high school diploma	16.3%	8.2%
High school graduate	30.3%	58.8%
Some college or associate's	46.6%	20.6%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colony	West Point
Drove alone	89.5%	86.4%
Carpooled	3.5%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	2.1%
Walked	0.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colony	West Point
1-unit, detached	68.5%	62.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	31.5%	24.0%

Poverty & households

	Colony	West Point
Poverty rate	17.2%	13.4%
Average household size	2.61	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	21	27
Median year structure built	1980	1990