West Point is home to 543 people in Alabama. The median age is 52.1, about 13 years above the US median. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 248 people. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 12% of adults. Median rent is $639 a month. The foreign-born share is 3%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $68,365, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 52.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
12% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 38%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about West Point
What changed most since 1990
Median age31.0 → 52.1(+21.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Population252 → 543(+115%)US over the same years: +35%
Poverty rate25.8% → 10.1%(−15.7 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)11.5%(3)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)11.5%(3)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era61.5%(16)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 26 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
West Point, decade by decade
West Point population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
252
$44,000
$127,204
4.1%
2.0
2000
295
$51,544
$160,306
11.1%
1.7
2010
586
$60,780
$138,247
9.6%
19.2
2020
584
$74,237
$143,990
19.8%
20.3
2024
543
$68,365
$221,600
11.6%
16.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
