Goshen vs West Point

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

Goshen 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 5,751 in Goshen). West Point has the higher median household income ($139,700 vs $99,464 in Goshen). Since 2019, Goshen's population has grown faster (+7.6% vs +2.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Goshen	West Point
Population	5,751	6,549
Median age	48.0 yrs	21.5 yrs
Median household income	$99,464	$139,700
Median home value	$383,100	—
Median gross rent	$1,693	$3,501
Housing units	2,583	1,241
Homeownership rate	66.4%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.0%	78.7%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Goshen	West Point
Population	5,344 → 5,751 (+7.6%)	6,379 → 6,549 (+2.7%)
Median household income	$82,019 → $99,464 (+21.3%)	$115,242 → $139,700 (+21.2%)
Median home value	$305,600 → $383,100 (+25.4%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,289 → $1,693 (+31.3%)	$3,142 → $3,501 (+11.4%)

Goshen

Population

5,3445,751

Median household income

$82,019$99,464

Median home value

$305,600$383,100

Median gross rent

$1,289$1,693

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)

	Goshen	West Point
Under 5	4.3%	6.5%
5 to 17	15.0%	20.0%
18 to 24	6.4%	41.9%
25 to 34	9.9%	7.3%
35 to 44	8.7%	13.1%
45 to 54	17.9%	8.2%
55 to 64	11.2%	2.5%
65 to 74	14.1%	0.4%
75 and over	12.5%	0.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Goshen	West Point
White (non-Hispanic)	73.2%	69.9%
Black or African American	1.4%	6.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.9%	9.0%
Hispanic or Latino	22.1%	10.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Goshen	West Point
No high school diploma	13.6%	2.7%
High school graduate	20.3%	4.6%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	14.0%
Bachelor's degree	22.1%	28.3%
Graduate or professional degree	16.9%	50.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Goshen	West Point
Drove alone	66.7%	36.5%
Carpooled	9.7%	3.3%
Public transit	6.3%	0.5%
Walked	1.6%	31.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.8%
Worked from home	13.5%	25.8%
Other means	2.2%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Goshen	West Point
1-unit, detached	59.3%	33.5%
1-unit, attached	6.5%	54.7%
2 to 4 units	11.7%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	10.5%	3.3%
20 or more units	10.9%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Goshen	West Point
Poverty rate	1.8%	3.3%
Average household size	2.38	3.68
Mean commute (minutes)	28	10
Median year structure built	1971	1978