Washingtonville vs West Point

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

Washingtonville 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 5,723 in Washingtonville). West Point has the higher median household income ($139,700 vs $101,080 in Washingtonville). Since 2019, West Point's population has grown faster (+2.7% vs -0.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Washingtonville	West Point
Population	5,723	6,549
Median age	39.1 yrs	21.5 yrs
Median household income	$101,080	$139,700
Median home value	$344,200	—
Median gross rent	$1,355	$3,501
Housing units	2,186	1,241
Homeownership rate	79.3%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.6%	78.7%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Washingtonville	West Point
Population	5,746 → 5,723 (-0.4%)	6,379 → 6,549 (+2.7%)
Median household income	$91,653 → $101,080 (+10.3%)	$115,242 → $139,700 (+21.2%)
Median home value	$256,300 → $344,200 (+34.3%)	—
Median gross rent	$945 → $1,355 (+43.4%)	$3,142 → $3,501 (+11.4%)

Washingtonville

Population

5,7465,723

Median household income

$91,653$101,080

Median home value

$256,300$344,200

Median gross rent

$945$1,355

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)

	Washingtonville	West Point
Under 5	3.5%	6.5%
5 to 17	19.0%	20.0%
18 to 24	7.5%	41.9%
25 to 34	17.5%	7.3%
35 to 44	10.3%	13.1%
45 to 54	9.5%	8.2%
55 to 64	17.3%	2.5%
65 to 74	7.8%	0.4%
75 and over	7.7%	0.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Washingtonville	West Point
White (non-Hispanic)	57.3%	69.9%
Black or African American	8.4%	6.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.2%	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	1.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.3%	9.0%
Hispanic or Latino	27.5%	10.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Washingtonville	West Point
No high school diploma	8.4%	2.7%
High school graduate	27.7%	4.6%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	14.0%
Bachelor's degree	22.8%	28.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	50.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Washingtonville	West Point
Drove alone	75.2%	36.5%
Carpooled	6.2%	3.3%
Public transit	5.3%	0.5%
Walked	0.3%	31.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.8%
Worked from home	12.8%	25.8%
Other means	0.2%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Washingtonville	West Point
1-unit, detached	60.6%	33.5%
1-unit, attached	15.8%	54.7%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	6.1%	3.3%
20 or more units	3.7%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	8.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Washingtonville	West Point
Poverty rate	7.4%	3.3%
Average household size	2.71	3.68
Mean commute (minutes)	36	10
Median year structure built	1984	1978