Pontoosuc vs West Point

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

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

West Point has the higher population (244 vs 104 in Pontoosuc). West Point has the higher median household income ($61,875 vs $54,375 in Pontoosuc). Pontoosuc has the higher median home value ($63,300 vs $42,500 in West Point).

Population, income & housing

	Pontoosuc	West Point
Population	104	244
Median age	53.0 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$54,375	$61,875
Median home value	$63,300	$42,500
Housing units	68	75
Homeownership rate	96.0%	88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.2%	4.7%
Unemployment rate	10.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pontoosuc	West Point
Population	87 → 104 (+19.5%)	195 → 244 (+25.1%)
Median household income	$40,000 → $54,375 (+35.9%)	$50,000 → $61,875 (+23.8%)
Median home value	$66,300 → $63,300 (-4.5%)	$39,300 → $42,500 (+8.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$325 → $317 (-2.5%)

Pontoosuc

Population

87104

Median household income

$40,000$54,375

Median home value

$66,300$63,300

West Point

Population

195244

Median household income

$50,000$61,875

Median home value

$39,300$42,500

Median gross rent

$325$317

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pontoosuc	West Point
Under 5	1.9%	3.7%
5 to 17	15.4%	29.9%
18 to 24	8.7%	5.7%
25 to 34	3.8%	4.9%
35 to 44	17.3%	23.4%
45 to 54	3.8%	4.1%
55 to 64	14.4%	16.4%
65 to 74	22.1%	11.9%
75 and over	12.5%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pontoosuc	West Point
White (non-Hispanic)	96.2%	98.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pontoosuc	West Point
No high school diploma	10.4%	37.2%
High school graduate	49.4%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	3.9%	1.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pontoosuc	West Point
Drove alone	69.4%	81.0%
Carpooled	30.6%	1.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	16.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pontoosuc	West Point
1-unit, detached	60.3%	94.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	35.3%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Pontoosuc	West Point
Poverty rate	2.9%	10.2%
Average household size	2.08	3.44
Mean commute (minutes)	33	30
Median year structure built	1972	1938