Americus vs West Point

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

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

West Point has the higher population (231 vs 56 in Americus). Since 2019, West Point's population has grown faster (-50.3% vs -80.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Americus	West Point
Population	56	231
Median age	60.2 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$122,689
Median home value	—	$140,700
Housing units	43	122
Homeownership rate	39.5%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	28.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Americus	West Point
Population	292 → 56 (-80.8%)	465 → 231 (-50.3%)
Median household income	$83,750 → $135,147 (+61.4%)	$90,313 → $122,689 (+35.8%)
Median home value	$209,000 → $357,700 (+71.1%)	$153,100 → $140,700 (-8.1%)

Americus

Population

29256

Median household income

$83,750$135,147

Median home value

$209,000$357,700

West Point

Population

465231

Median household income

$90,313$122,689

Median home value

$153,100$140,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Americus	West Point
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	26.8%
35 to 44	0.0%	57.1%
45 to 54	44.6%	0.0%
55 to 64	25.0%	11.3%
65 to 74	30.4%	0.0%
75 and over	0.0%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Americus	West Point
White (non-Hispanic)	78.6%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	21.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Americus	West Point
No high school diploma	0.0%	4.8%
High school graduate	69.6%	18.6%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	48.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	28.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Americus	West Point
Drove alone	100.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Americus	West Point
1-unit, detached	67.4%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	32.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Americus	West Point
Poverty rate	0.0%	0.0%
Average household size	1.30	1.89
Median year structure built	2002	2001