It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) West Point has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. West Point has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in West Point than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, West Point may be for you.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.75 minutes getting to work every day.
West Point is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, the citizens of West Point rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.48% of adults 25 and older in West Point have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in West Point in 2022 was $23,605, which is middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $94,420 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, Italian, and French.
The most common language spoken in West Point is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Langs. of India.
