West Point is a city of 840 people in Iowa. The median age is 49.3, about 10 years above the US median. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. 2% of locals were born outside the United States. The typical home is worth $178,700, having more than doubled since 2000. Median rent is $617 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $73,125, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 49.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 27%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about West Point
What changed most since 1990
White share100.0% → 93.8%(−6.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population1,066 → 840(−21%)US over the same years: +35%
Median age37.3 → 49.3(+12.0 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
West Point's population equals 2.6% of Lee County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 0.2% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.3% of the county's.
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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)11.6%(8)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.7%(26)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II8.7%(6)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 69 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
1,066
$70,168
$107,283
12.0%
0.0
2000
980
$69,968
$140,996
12.8%
1.3
2010
966
$65,186
$144,145
16.0%
4.6
2020
921
$64,087
$146,293
21.5%
9.8
2024
840
$73,125
$178,700
26.1%
14.7
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.
