Dodge City vs West Point

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

Dodge City 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 549 in Dodge City). Dodge City has the higher median household income ($58,750 vs $55,500 in West Point). West Point has the higher median home value ($214,200 vs $122,800 in Dodge City).

Population, income & housing

	Dodge City	West Point
Population	549	566
Median age	46.3 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$58,750	$55,500
Median home value	$122,800	$214,200
Median gross rent	$783	$616
Housing units	241	300
Homeownership rate	84.1%	66.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.7%	12.3%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dodge City	West Point
Population	615 → 549 (-10.7%)	614 → 566 (-7.8%)
Median household income	$45,536 → $58,750 (+29.0%)	$56,354 → $55,500 (-1.5%)
Median home value	$129,500 → $122,800 (-5.2%)	$110,000 → $214,200 (+94.7%)
Median gross rent	$769 → $783 (+1.8%)	$806 → $616 (-23.6%)

Dodge City

Population

615549

Median household income

$45,536$58,750

Median home value

$129,500$122,800

Median gross rent

$769$783

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)

	Dodge City	West Point
Under 5	4.7%	6.4%
5 to 17	14.6%	10.1%
18 to 24	7.3%	10.6%
25 to 34	12.2%	12.7%
35 to 44	10.7%	10.1%
45 to 54	7.3%	14.5%
55 to 64	15.8%	14.5%
65 to 74	13.1%	7.4%
75 and over	14.2%	13.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dodge City	West Point
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	93.1%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	1.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	9.3%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dodge City	West Point
No high school diploma	18.4%	8.2%
High school graduate	39.7%	58.8%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	20.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dodge City	West Point
Drove alone	77.4%	86.4%
Carpooled	14.9%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	2.1%
Walked	0.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	0.0%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dodge City	West Point
1-unit, detached	78.4%	62.7%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.0%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.3%	24.0%

Poverty & households

	Dodge City	West Point
Poverty rate	14.8%	13.4%
Average household size	2.42	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	34	27
Median year structure built	1981	1990