West Point is a somewhat small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 9,770 people and four associated neighborhoods, West Point is the 43rd largest community in Mississippi.West Point is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, West Point is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in West Point who work in office and administrative support (17.50%), food service (9.80%), and sales jobs (8.07%). The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, West Point has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes West Point a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. One of the benefits of West Point is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 19.13 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. Being a small city, West Point does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in West Point with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.37% of adults in West Point have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in West Point in 2022 was $22,496, which is middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $89,984 for a family of four. However, West Point contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. West Point is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. 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 Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in West Point include English, Irish, German, African, and French. The most common language spoken in West Point is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Langs. of India.
