West Point

Population: 841
Median household income: $66,000
Median home value: $158,700

West Point, a community in Lee County, Iowa, has 841 residents. At $66,000, its median household income sits above Lee County's $59,803.

Between 2019 and 2023, West Point's population declined 5.7% from 892 to 841, while its median home value rose 31.6% from $120,600 to $158,700.

The median gross rent is $581. 24.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 841
Median age: 42.0 yrs
Median household income: $66,000
Median home value: $158,700
Median gross rent: $581
Housing units: 400
Homeownership rate: 75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

892841

Median household income

$51,548$66,000

Median home value

$120,600$158,700

Median gross rent

$540$581

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	892	$51,548	$120,600	$540
2020	735	$52,875	$120,700	—
2021	820	$52,689	$121,000	—
2022	913	$59,583	$153,200	—
2023	841	$66,000	$158,700	$581

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1721.3%

18 to 244.0%

25 to 348.2%

35 to 4415.5%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 646.5%

65 to 7419.7%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	47	5.6%
5 to 17	179	21.3%
18 to 24	34	4.0%
25 to 34	69	8.2%
35 to 44	130	15.5%
45 to 54	100	11.9%
55 to 64	55	6.5%
65 to 74	166	19.7%
75 and over	61	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	816	97.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	10	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	15	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate34.9%

Some college or associate's34.1%

Bachelor's degree16.5%

Graduate or professional degree8.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	37	6.4%
High school graduate	203	34.9%
Some college or associate's	198	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	96	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	47	8.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone80.8%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.0%

Other means5.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	277	80.8%
Carpooled	31	9.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	3.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	7	2.0%
Other means	17	5.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	133	39.6%
15 to 29 min	106	31.5%
30 to 44 min	81	24.1%
45 to 59 min	12	3.6%
60+ min	4	1.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 6.7% (55 of 815)

	Count	Share
Family households	227	62.0%
Nonfamily households	139	38.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	366	91.5%
Vacant	34	8.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	277	75.7%
Renter-occupied	89	24.3%

1-unit, detached74.0%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units16.5%

5 to 19 units1.3%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other5.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	296	74.0%
1-unit, attached	4	1.0%
2 to 4 units	66	16.5%
5 to 19 units	5	1.3%
20 or more units	8	2.0%
Mobile home & other	21	5.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1984585
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.64 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.7145, -91.4528