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West Point is 12th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Female residents

West Point is 16th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Race - Black or African American

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
West Point Rank Mississippi US
Current population (2012) 11,203 38th 2,984,926 313,914,040
Size in square miles 20.9 27th 46,923.3 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 541.4 54th 63.2 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
West Point Rank Mississippi US
Residents younger than 5 7.5% 38th 6.8% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 26.6% 30th 25.0% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 14.9% 23rd 13.5% 13.7%
Education Demographics
West Point Rank Mississippi US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 80.3% 41st 80.3% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 18.0% 45th 19.7% 28.2%
Race Demographics
West Point Rank Mississippi US
Race - White 37.6% 51st 59.9% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 61.4% 16th 37.4% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.1% 65th 0.6% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.2% 62nd 0.9% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 42nd 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 0.5% 65th 1.1% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 0.9% 66th 2.9% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 37.3% 51st 57.6% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
West Point Rank Mississippi US
Female residents 54.5% 12th 51.4% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 0.3% 67th 2.2% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
West Point Rank Mississippi US
Housing units 5,011 36th 1,281,711 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 18.9% 35th 13.4% 25.9%
Households 4,303 37th 1,085,062 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 62.4% 40th 70.6% 66.1%
Home median value $80,100 59th $99,200 $186,200
People per household 2.6 37th 2.6 2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
West Point Rank Mississippi US
Income per capita $17,675 55th $20,521 $27,915
Income per household $30,440 51st $38,718 $52,762
Income below poverty line 24.6% 32nd 21.6% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
West Point Rank Mississippi US
Total businesses (including small businesses) 1,158 36th 225,977 27,092,908
Retail sales $119,752 53rd $33,751,407 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $10,613 55th $11,552 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $15,420 38th $7,045,097 $613,795,732

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