Firthcliffe vs West Point

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

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

West Point has the higher population (6,549 vs 5,268 in Firthcliffe). West Point has the higher median household income ($139,700 vs $98,801 in Firthcliffe). Since 2019, Firthcliffe's population has grown faster (+7.2% vs +2.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Firthcliffe	West Point
Population	5,268	6,549
Median age	42.7 yrs	21.5 yrs
Median household income	$98,801	$139,700
Median home value	$345,700	—
Median gross rent	$1,730	$3,501
Housing units	2,310	1,241
Homeownership rate	68.5%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.0%	78.7%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Firthcliffe	West Point
Population	4,912 → 5,268 (+7.2%)	6,379 → 6,549 (+2.7%)
Median household income	$78,895 → $98,801 (+25.2%)	$115,242 → $139,700 (+21.2%)
Median home value	$293,200 → $345,700 (+17.9%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,438 → $1,730 (+20.3%)	$3,142 → $3,501 (+11.4%)

Firthcliffe

Population

4,9125,268

Median household income

$78,895$98,801

Median home value

$293,200$345,700

Median gross rent

$1,438$1,730

West Point

Population

6,3796,549

Median household income

$115,242$139,700

Median gross rent

$3,142$3,501

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Firthcliffe	West Point
Under 5	5.7%	6.5%
5 to 17	14.6%	20.0%
18 to 24	7.9%	41.9%
25 to 34	11.7%	7.3%
35 to 44	13.1%	13.1%
45 to 54	8.5%	8.2%
55 to 64	16.3%	2.5%
65 to 74	13.7%	0.4%
75 and over	8.6%	0.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Firthcliffe	West Point
White (non-Hispanic)	77.3%	69.9%
Black or African American	1.1%	6.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.6%	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.2%	9.0%
Hispanic or Latino	13.8%	10.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Firthcliffe	West Point
No high school diploma	4.0%	2.7%
High school graduate	17.0%	4.6%
Some college or associate's	26.0%	14.0%
Bachelor's degree	26.4%	28.3%
Graduate or professional degree	26.7%	50.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Firthcliffe	West Point
Drove alone	73.1%	36.5%
Carpooled	11.1%	3.3%
Public transit	2.4%	0.5%
Walked	1.4%	31.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.8%
Worked from home	8.4%	25.8%
Other means	3.5%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Firthcliffe	West Point
1-unit, detached	64.8%	33.5%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	54.7%
2 to 4 units	18.2%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	3.3%
20 or more units	7.7%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Firthcliffe	West Point
Poverty rate	7.1%	3.3%
Average household size	2.43	3.68
Mean commute (minutes)	27	10
Median year structure built	1960	1978