Valley Springs vs West Point

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

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

Valley Springs has the higher population (972 vs 642 in West Point). West Point has the higher median household income ($68,088 vs $32,004 in Valley Springs). Since 2019, West Point's population has grown faster (+41.4% vs -72.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Valley Springs	West Point
Population	972	642
Median age	42.4 yrs	62.6 yrs
Median household income	$32,004	$68,088
Median home value	$278,000	—
Median gross rent	$1,159	—
Housing units	279	338
Homeownership rate	73.1%	82.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	10.2%
Unemployment rate	15.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Valley Springs	West Point
Population	3,502 → 972 (-72.2%)	454 → 642 (+41.4%)
Median household income	$68,898 → $32,004 (-53.5%)	$34,722 → $68,088 (+96.1%)
Median home value	$296,600 → $278,000 (-6.3%)	$195,000 → $126,300 (-35.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,632 → $1,159 (-29.0%)	—

Valley Springs

Population

3,502972

Median household income

$68,898$32,004

Median home value

$296,600$278,000

Median gross rent

$1,632$1,159

West Point

Population

454642

Median household income

$34,722$68,088

Median home value

$195,000$126,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Valley Springs	West Point
Under 5	0.0%	6.9%
5 to 17	3.7%	8.9%
18 to 24	28.7%	9.2%
25 to 34	10.3%	8.7%
35 to 44	17.7%	6.4%
45 to 54	2.9%	0.0%
55 to 64	3.4%	19.2%
65 to 74	19.4%	39.7%
75 and over	13.9%	1.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Valley Springs	West Point
White (non-Hispanic)	80.3%	53.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	6.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	19.7%	40.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Valley Springs	West Point
No high school diploma	9.0%	4.6%
High school graduate	47.8%	46.1%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	6.4%	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Valley Springs	West Point
Drove alone	78.3%	91.4%
Carpooled	6.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	8.6%
Worked from home	3.8%	0.0%
Other means	11.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Valley Springs	West Point
1-unit, detached	60.9%	85.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	14.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24.4%	8.9%

Poverty & households

	Valley Springs	West Point
Poverty rate	23.9%	18.7%
Average household size	3.48	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	17	38
Median year structure built	1968	1958