Mechanicstown vs West Point

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

Mechanicstown 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.

Mechanicstown has the higher population (7,479 vs 6,549 in West Point). West Point has the higher median household income ($139,700 vs $90,414 in Mechanicstown). Since 2019, Mechanicstown's population has grown faster (+8.9% vs +2.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Mechanicstown	West Point
Population	7,479	6,549
Median age	42.6 yrs	21.5 yrs
Median household income	$90,414	$139,700
Median home value	$293,800	—
Median gross rent	$1,498	$3,501
Housing units	3,355	1,241
Homeownership rate	55.3%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.7%	78.7%
Unemployment rate	12.1%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mechanicstown	West Point
Population	6,869 → 7,479 (+8.9%)	6,379 → 6,549 (+2.7%)
Median household income	$53,722 → $90,414 (+68.3%)	$115,242 → $139,700 (+21.2%)
Median home value	$209,800 → $293,800 (+40.0%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,283 → $1,498 (+16.8%)	$3,142 → $3,501 (+11.4%)

Mechanicstown

Population

6,8697,479

Median household income

$53,722$90,414

Median home value

$209,800$293,800

Median gross rent

$1,283$1,498

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)

	Mechanicstown	West Point
Under 5	6.3%	6.5%
5 to 17	14.5%	20.0%
18 to 24	6.7%	41.9%
25 to 34	12.1%	7.3%
35 to 44	15.4%	13.1%
45 to 54	12.0%	8.2%
55 to 64	9.2%	2.5%
65 to 74	13.5%	0.4%
75 and over	10.3%	0.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mechanicstown	West Point
White (non-Hispanic)	36.2%	69.9%
Black or African American	26.8%	6.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.5%	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.5%
Two or more races	6.6%	9.0%
Hispanic or Latino	25.4%	10.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mechanicstown	West Point
No high school diploma	12.1%	2.7%
High school graduate	33.1%	4.6%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	14.0%
Bachelor's degree	16.6%	28.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	50.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mechanicstown	West Point
Drove alone	73.8%	36.5%
Carpooled	10.4%	3.3%
Public transit	3.8%	0.5%
Walked	1.9%	31.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.8%
Worked from home	4.9%	25.8%
Other means	5.4%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mechanicstown	West Point
1-unit, detached	39.1%	33.5%
1-unit, attached	20.4%	54.7%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	24.4%	3.3%
20 or more units	12.1%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Mechanicstown	West Point
Poverty rate	12.9%	3.3%
Average household size	2.22	3.68
Mean commute (minutes)	38	10
Median year structure built	1985	1978