West Point

Population: 6,549
Median household income: $139,700

West Point is a community in Orange County, New York, home to 6,549 residents. At $139,700, its median household income sits above Orange County's $96,497.

From 2019 to 2023, West Point's population grew 2.7% from 6,379 to 6,549, while its median household income rose 21.2% from $115,242 to $139,700.

Owners occupy 0.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 21.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,549
Median age: 21.5 yrs
Median household income: $139,700
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: $3,501
Housing units: 1,241
Homeownership rate: 0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 78.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,3796,549

Median household income

$115,242$139,700

Median gross rent

$3,142$3,501

Year	Population	Median household income	Median gross rent
2019	6,379	$115,242	$3,142
2020	6,328	$115,565	$3,096
2021	6,386	$121,219	$3,157
2022	6,386	$133,844	$3,441
2023	6,549	$139,700	$3,501

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1720.0%

18 to 2441.9%

25 to 347.3%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 548.2%

55 to 642.5%

65 to 740.4%

75 and over0.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	425	6.5%
5 to 17	1,313	20.0%
18 to 24	2,742	41.9%
25 to 34	477	7.3%
35 to 44	855	13.1%
45 to 54	536	8.2%
55 to 64	161	2.5%
65 to 74	23	0.4%
75 and over	17	0.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,577	69.9%
Black or African American	395	6.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	266	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7	0.1%
Some other race	31	0.5%
Two or more races	592	9.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	681	10.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.7%

High school graduate4.6%

Some college or associate's14.0%

Bachelor's degree28.3%

Graduate or professional degree50.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	56	2.7%
High school graduate	95	4.6%
Some college or associate's	289	14.0%
Bachelor's degree	585	28.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,044	50.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 10 min

Drove alone36.5%

Carpooled3.3%

Public transit0.5%

Walked31.8%

Bicycle1.8%

Worked from home25.8%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,300	36.5%
Carpooled	116	3.3%
Public transit	17	0.5%
Walked	1,133	31.8%
Bicycle	63	1.8%
Worked from home	918	25.8%
Other means	13	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,213	83.8%
15 to 29 min	307	11.6%
30 to 44 min	57	2.2%
45 to 59 min	13	0.5%
60+ min	52	2.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.68
Poverty rate: 3.3% (137 of 4,105)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,038	92.8%
Nonfamily households	80	7.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,118	90.1%
Vacant	123	9.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	0	0.0%
Renter-occupied	1,118	100.0%

1-unit, detached33.5%

1-unit, attached54.7%

2 to 4 units7.3%

5 to 19 units3.3%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	416	33.5%
1-unit, attached	679	54.7%
2 to 4 units	91	7.3%
5 to 19 units	41	3.3%
20 or more units	14	1.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3680747
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 18 sq mi
Water area: 0.9 sq mi
Center point: 41.3607, -74.0197