East Point vs West Point

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

East Point 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 447 in East Point). West Point has the higher median home value ($214,200 vs $201,700 in East Point). Since 2019, East Point's population has grown faster (+72.6% vs -7.8%).

Population, income & housing

	East Point	West Point
Population	447	566
Median age	33.1 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$55,500
Median home value	$201,700	$214,200
Median gross rent	—	$616
Housing units	108	300
Homeownership rate	93.5%	66.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.5%	12.3%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Point	West Point
Population	259 → 447 (+72.6%)	614 → 566 (-7.8%)
Median household income	$68,060 → $78,703 (+15.6%)	$56,354 → $55,500 (-1.5%)
Median home value	$105,600 → $201,700 (+91.0%)	$110,000 → $214,200 (+94.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$806 → $616 (-23.6%)

East Point

Population

259447

Median household income

$68,060$78,703

Median home value

$105,600$201,700

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)

	East Point	West Point
Under 5	13.4%	6.4%
5 to 17	32.2%	10.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	10.6%
25 to 34	17.2%	12.7%
35 to 44	21.9%	10.1%
45 to 54	9.4%	14.5%
55 to 64	3.8%	14.5%
65 to 74	2.0%	7.4%
75 and over	0.0%	13.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Point	West Point
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	93.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	0.0%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Point	West Point
No high school diploma	11.1%	8.2%
High school graduate	14.4%	58.8%
Some college or associate's	58.0%	20.6%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Point	West Point
Drove alone	92.5%	86.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.5%
Public transit	3.8%	2.1%
Walked	0.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Point	West Point
1-unit, detached	92.6%	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	7.4%	24.0%

Poverty & households

	East Point	West Point
Poverty rate	0.0%	13.4%
Average household size	4.14	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	20	27
Median year structure built	1983	1990