West Point’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
In West Point, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.60 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
In terms of college education, West Point is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.10% of adults 25 and older in West Point have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in West Point in 2022 was $25,337, which is middle income relative to Kentucky, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $101,348 for a family of four. However, West Point contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call West Point home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of West Point residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in West Point include Irish, German, English, Polish, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in West Point is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
