Sonora vs West Point

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

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

West Point has the higher population (1,131 vs 597 in Sonora). Sonora has the higher median household income ($50,417 vs $37,260 in West Point). Sonora has the higher median home value ($178,400 vs $68,200 in West Point).

Population, income & housing

	Sonora	West Point
Population	597	1,131
Median age	33.3 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$50,417	$37,260
Median home value	$178,400	$68,200
Median gross rent	$717	$726
Housing units	247	565
Homeownership rate	79.0%	64.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	19.6%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sonora	West Point
Population	705 → 597 (-15.3%)	1,010 → 1,131 (+12.0%)
Median household income	$46,750 → $50,417 (+7.8%)	$37,007 → $37,260 (+0.7%)
Median home value	$120,500 → $178,400 (+48.0%)	$45,600 → $68,200 (+49.6%)
Median gross rent	$928 → $717 (-22.7%)	$756 → $726 (-4.0%)

Sonora

Population

705597

Median household income

$46,750$50,417

Median home value

$120,500$178,400

Median gross rent

$928$717

West Point

Population

1,0101,131

Median household income

$37,007$37,260

Median home value

$45,600$68,200

Median gross rent

$756$726

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sonora	West Point
Under 5	19.6%	5.7%
5 to 17	14.4%	22.5%
18 to 24	3.5%	7.3%
25 to 34	16.1%	13.6%
35 to 44	4.2%	17.2%
45 to 54	10.7%	6.7%
55 to 64	20.8%	11.8%
65 to 74	4.2%	6.5%
75 and over	6.5%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sonora	West Point
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	92.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
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%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sonora	West Point
No high school diploma	10.7%	15.4%
High school graduate	49.6%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	23.6%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sonora	West Point
Drove alone	84.4%	84.3%
Carpooled	7.0%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	2.4%
Walked	5.4%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.6%	3.8%
Other means	1.6%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sonora	West Point
1-unit, detached	89.5%	59.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	11.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.5%	23.7%

Poverty & households

	Sonora	West Point
Poverty rate	14.9%	28.4%
Average household size	2.51	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	2001	1957