Demographics of West Point city, Mississippi

West Point city, Mississippi had 9,743 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −344 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

West Point city, in four figures

9,743
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 9,900 ±18.; −3.4%
Change since July 2020: −344 people.; 36.8 ±2.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $38,064 ±$6,430
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

West Point city, Mississippi's population shrank 3.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of West Point city, Mississippi's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

West Point city, Mississippi's population shrank 3.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of West Point city, Mississippi's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	10,087	100.0	100.0
2021	9,988	99.0	100.2
2022	9,866	97.8	100.7
2023	9,804	97.2	101.6
2024	9,772	96.9	102.5
2025	9,743	96.6	103.1

Population of West Point city, Mississippi on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	10,087	—
2021	9,988	−99
2022	9,866	−122
2023	9,804	−62
2024	9,772	−32
2025	9,743	−29

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.8 ±2.1: for men 34.4 ±3.2 and for women 38.7 ±3.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in West Point city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	702 ±98	7.1% ±1.0	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,685 ±254	17.0% ±2.6	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,174 ±290	11.9% ±2.9	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,197 ±354	22.2% ±3.6	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,157 ±290	21.8% ±2.9	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,985 ±279	20.1% ±2.8	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $38,064 ±$6,430, and income per person $25,067 ±$2,640, in 2024 dollars. The median is $56,447 ±$539 in Mississippi and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in West Point city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	1,339 ±311	32.3% ±7.3	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,088 ±261	26.2% ±6.1	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	704 ±207	17.0% ±4.9	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	464 ±151	11.2% ±3.6	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	296 ±125	7.1% ±3.0	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	91 to 281	2.2% to 6.8%	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	26 to 114	0.6% to 2.7%	5.8% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in West Point city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Mississippi	United States
All ages	2,463 ±605	25.6% ±6.3	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	986 ±285	41.3% ±9.5	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	988 ±299	20.6% ±5.9	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	489 ±170	20.0% ±6.5	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in West Point city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	West Point city	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	4,741 ±218	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.5% ±3.1	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.5% ±4.7	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	60.9% ±6.5	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	39.1% ±6.4	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$153,900 ±$18,355	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$746 ±$151	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±3	1986 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in West Point city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 34	0% to 0.3%	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,067 ±341	31.0% ±3.4	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	6,658 ±363	67.3% ±3.7	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	67 to 245	0.7% to 2.5%	3.0% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in West Point city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	8,413 ±258	85.0% ±2.6	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,450 ±261	14.6% ±2.6	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 76	0% to 0.8%	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 61	0% to 0.6%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 27	0% to 0.3%	1.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

West Point city among the places of Mississippi

43rd of 68 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Mississippi page.

Places of Mississippi near West Point city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Canton city	10,811 ±46
Cleveland city	10,623 ±26
Flowood city	10,587 ±42
Yazoo City city	10,219 ±18
Bay St. Louis city	10,188 ±38
West Point city	9,900 ±18
Diamondhead city	9,338 ±43
Booneville city	9,246 ±26
Indianola city	9,062 ±28
Gulf Hills CDP	8,451 ±888
Senatobia city	8,380 ±19

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in Mississippi by poverty rate
No. 9 Places in Mississippi by median age
No. 12 Places in Mississippi by homeownership rate
No. 28 Places in Mississippi by median home value
No. 28 Places in Mississippi by per capita income
No. 32 Places in Mississippi by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026