West Point, Alabama

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Population in 2022: 624 (0% urban, 100% rural).
Population change since 2000: +111.5%
Males: 331  (53.1%)
Females: 293  (46.9%)
Median resident age:

47.7 years
Alabama median age:

39.6 years

Zip codes: 35179.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $66,817 (it was $28,295 in 2000)
West Point:

$66,817
AL:

$59,674

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $34,374 (it was $14,963 in 2000)

West Point town income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $223,653 (it was $88,000 in 2000)
West Point:

$223,653
AL:

$200,900

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $211,336; detached houses: $235,674; mobile homes: $25,967

Median gross rent in 2022: $571.

March 2022 cost of living index in West Point: 80.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 16.5%
(16.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 33.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents)

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  • Races in West Point, AL (2022)
    • 56992.1%White alone
    • 264.2%Two or more races
    • 193.1%Hispanic
    • 40.6%American Indian alone
    • 10.2%Other race alone
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Ancestries: American (50.7%), English (7.8%), German (7.1%), European (5.4%), Irish (3.0%), Swedish (2.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 1.16 square miles.

Population density: 539 people per square mile   (low).

West Point, Alabama map

33 residents are foreign born (4.4% Europe, 0.8% Latin America).

This town:

5.2%
Alabama:

3.5%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
West Point town:

0.2% ($199)
Alabama:

0.4% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Decatur, AL (23.6 miles , pop. 53,929).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (50.1 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (527.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities:

Vinemont, AL (1.7 miles ),
South Vinemont, AL (2.1 miles ),
Logan, AL (2.4 miles ),
Jones Chapel, AL (2.6 miles ),
Cullman, AL (2.7 miles ),
Falkville, AL (3.0 miles ),
East Point, AL (3.1 miles ),
Good Hope, AL (3.2 miles )

Latitude: 34.24 N, Longitude: 86.94 W

Area code: 334

Distribution of median household income in West Point, AL in 2022
Distribution of house value in West Point, AL in 2022
West Point satellite photo by USGS
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.1%
Alabama:

2.6%
Most common industries in West Point, AL (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Construction (14.4%)
  • Health care (10.1%)
  • Educational services (7.9%)
  • Metal & metal products (7.2%)
  • Department & other general merchandise stores (6.5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.0%)
  • Real estate & rental & leasing (5.0%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Construction (22.2%)
  • Metal & metal products (8.9%)
  • Educational services (6.7%)
  • Chemicals (6.7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.6%)
  • Department & other general merchandise stores (5.6%)
  • Truck transportation (5.6%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Health care (26.5%)
  • Finance & insurance (10.2%)
  • Real estate & rental & leasing (10.2%)
  • Educational services (10.2%)
  • Department & other general merchandise stores (8.2%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.1%)
  • Paper (4.1%)
Most common occupations in West Point, AL (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5.0%)
  • Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5.0%)
  • Financial clerks, except bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks (5.0%)
  • Carpenters (4.3%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10.0%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7.8%)
  • Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7.8%)
  • Carpenters (6.7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4.4%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Financial clerks, except bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks (14.3%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8.2%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8.2%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.2%)
  • Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (6.1%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6.1%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.1%)

Average climate in West Point, Alabama

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI Ozone PM2.5
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 69.3. This is about average.

City:

69.3
U.S.:

72.6
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 28.9. This is about average. Closest monitor was 20.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

28.9
U.S.:

33.3
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 9.10. This is about average. Closest monitor was 20.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

9.10
U.S.:

8.11

Tornado activity:

West Point-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 175% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 18.2 miles away from the West Point town center killed 28 people and injured 272 people.

On 4/24/1955, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 9.2 miles away from the town center killed 5 people and injured 20 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

West Point-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Alabama state average. It is 163% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 77.0 miles away from West Point center
On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 60.6 miles away from the city center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MW, Depth: 12.3 mi) earthquake occurred 77.0 miles away from the city center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 62.9 miles away from the city center
On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 214.8 miles away from West Point center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW) earthquake occurred 295.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Cullman County (28) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 19
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 17, Floods: 13, Tornadoes: 12, Hurricanes: 5, Winds: 4, Freezes: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
West Point topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near West Point:

  • CULLMAN HEALTH CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; CULLMAN, AL)
  • CULLMAN COUNTY HOME CARE (Home Health Center, about 7 miles away; CULLMAN, AL)
  • DCI CULLMAN (Dialysis Facility, about 7 miles away; CULLMAN, AL)
  • HOSPICE OF CULLMAN COUNTY (Hospital, about 8 miles away; CULLMAN, AL)
  • CULLMAN OUTPATIENT SERVICES LTD (Hospital, about 8 miles away; CULLMAN, AL)
  • WOODLAND VILLAGE HEALTH CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; CULLMAN, AL)
  • FALKVILLE HEALTH CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; FALKVILLE, AL)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West Point:

  • George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville (about 15 miles; Hanceville, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,486)
  • John C Calhoun State Community College (about 29 miles; Tanner, AL; FT enrollment: 7,911)
  • Bevill State Community College (about 34 miles; Jasper, AL; FT enrollment: 2,970)
  • University of Alabama in Huntsville (about 38 miles; Huntsville, AL; FT enrollment: 6,006)
  • Athens State University (about 40 miles; Athens, AL; FT enrollment: 2,771)
  • Jefferson State Community College (about 43 miles; Birmingham, AL; FT enrollment: 6,041)
  • Alabama A & M University (about 44 miles; Normal, AL; FT enrollment: 4,524)

User-submitted facts and corrections:

  • area code is 256 added by Bamahandfull

Points of interest:

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Notable location: West Point Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cullman County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Average household size:
This town:

2.5 people
Alabama:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:

75.6%
Whole state:

67.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:

3.8%
Whole state:

4.7%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

For population 15 years and over in West Point:

Marital status in West Point, AL
  • Never married: 25.1%
  • Now married: 49.1%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 9.3%
  • Divorced: 16.5%

For population 25 years and over in West Point:

  • High school or higher: 90.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.6 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

8.6
Alabama average:

11.5

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for West Point, AL (based on Cullman County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant53,863199
Catholic4,6142
Mainline Protestant3,69824
Other6242
None17,607-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 10
Cullman County:

1.24 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.89 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
This county:

0.12 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:

0.20 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
Cullman County:

0.25 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.65 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 55
This county:

6.84 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:

6.32 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 53
Cullman County:

6.59 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:

5.75 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Cullman County:

10.7%
State:

11.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Cullman County:

29.4%
Alabama:

31.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

16.7%
Alabama:

13.5%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
This city:

45.2%
Alabama:

49.0%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
This city:

38.1%
State:

45.7%

Average BMI:
This city:

28.9
Alabama:

28.9

People feeling badly about themselves:
West Point:

22.2%
Alabama:

20.7%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
This city:

10.9%
State:

11.0%

Average hours sleeping at night:
West Point:

6.7
Alabama:

6.8

Overweight people:
West Point:

35.4%
Alabama:

34.4%

General health condition:
This city:

50.2%
Alabama:

55.2%

Average condition of hearing:
West Point:

75.0%
Alabama:

79.3%

More about Health and Nutrition of West Point, AL Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2022)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 0$0 8$1,486
Financial Administration 0$0 3$3,963
Totals for Government 0$0 11$5,449

West Point government finances - Expenditure in 2021 (per resident):

  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $169,000 ($270.83)
    Water Utilities: $114,000 ($182.69)
    Solid Waste Management: $63,000 ($100.96)
    Police Protection: $50,000 ($80.13)
    General - Other: $45,000 ($72.12)
    Financial Administration: $32,000 ($51.28)
    Local Fire Protection: $21,000 ($33.65)
    Parks and Recreation: $11,000 ($17.63)
  • General - Interest on Debt: $2,000 ($3.21)
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $156,000 ($250.00)

West Point government finances - Revenue in 2021 (per resident):

  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $54,000 ($86.54)
    Parks and Recreation: $1,000 ($1.60)
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $44,000 ($70.51)
  • Miscellaneous - Rents: $5,000 ($8.01)
    Interest Earnings: $1,000 ($1.60)
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $124,000 ($198.72)
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $73,000 ($116.99)
    Public Utilities Sales: $59,000 ($94.55)
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $46,000 ($73.72)
    Property: $16,000 ($25.64)
    Motor Fuels Sales: $10,000 ($16.03)
    Public Utility License: $3,000 ($4.81)
    Motor Vehicle License: $3,000 ($4.81)
    Tobacco Products Sales: $1,000 ($1.60)

West Point government finances - Cash and Securities in 2021 (per resident):

  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $237,000 ($379.81)

Strongest AM radio stations in West Point:

  • WMCJ (1460 AM; 5 kW; CULLMAN, AL)
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WFMH (1340 AM; 1 kW; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: VOICE OF CULLMAN, L.L.C.)
  • WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WVNN (770 AM; 10 kW; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WDJL (1000 AM; daytime; 10 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: JAMES K. SHARP DBA 5TH AVE BROADCASTING)
  • WYAM (890 AM; daytime; 2 kW; HARTSELLE, AL; Owner: DECATUR COMMUNICATIONS PROPERTIES, LLC)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WBXR (1140 AM; daytime; 15 kW; HAZEL GREEN, AL; Owner: LOW COUNTRY CORPORATION, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in West Point:

  • WYDE-FM (101.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WQAH-FM (105.7 FM; ADDISON, AL; Owner: ALVIN ABERCROMBIE)
  • WTAK-FM (106.1 FM; HARTSELLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRSA-FM (96.9 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: NCA, INC.)
  • WKUL (92.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: JONATHAN CHRISTIAN CORP.)
  • WAHR (99.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WEUP-FM (103.1 FM; MOULTON, AL; Owner: HUNDLEY BATES, SR. AND VIRGINIA CAPLES)
  • WRJL-FM (99.9 FM; EVA, AL; Owner: ROJO, INC.)
  • WRAX (107.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W289AC (105.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
  • WDXB (102.5 FM; JASPER, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W287AD (105.3 FM; HARTSELLE, AL; Owner: JEFFREY S. CHUNN)
  • WXQW (94.1 FM; MERIDIANVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W293AH (106.5 FM; NORMAL, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W298AF (107.5 FM; HADEN, AL; Owner: HADEN RADIO COMPANY)
  • WZYP (104.3 FM; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WFMH-FM (95.5 FM; HOLLY POND, AL; Owner: VOICE OF CULLMAN, L.L.C.)
  • W278AA (103.5 FM; MADISON, AL; Owner: TENNESSEE VALLEY RADIO, INC.)
  • WAFN-FM (92.7 FM; ARAB, AL; Owner: FUN MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WRTT-FM (95.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around West Point:

  • WCQT-LP (Channel 52; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: FIRST CULLMAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WZDX (Channel 54; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNTSVILLE TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
  • WDBB (Channel 17; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: WDBB-TV, INC.)
  • WCFT-TV (Channel 33; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INCORPORATED)
  • WAAY-TV (Channel 31; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF HUNTSVILLE LICENSE LLC)
  • WHNT-TV (Channel 19; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • WMJN-LP (Channel 43; DECATUR, AL; Owner: FIRST CULLMAN BROADCASTING, INC.)

West Point fatal accident list:

Dec 5, 2020 05:40 AM, Sr-157, Lat: 34.234014, Lon: -86.923856, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Oct 21, 2017 06:25 AM, Sr-157, Lat: 34.236664, Lon: -86.935925, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Aug 3, 2014 05:00 PM, Sr-157, Cr-1242, Lat: 34.243297, Lon: -86.958242, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
May 20, 2007 09:49 AM, Sr-157, 14, Lat: 34.237622, Lon: -86.940592, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Oct 19, 2007 05:30 PM, 1432, Lat: 34.239214, Lon: -86.939644, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 3, Drunk persons involved: 1
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 15Number of bridges
  • 197ft / 60.2mTotal length
  • $25,494,000Total costs
  • 36,528Total average daily traffic
  • 4,003Total average daily truck traffic
  • 54,065Total future (year 2031) average daily traffic
New bridges in West Point, AL - historical statistics
  • New bridges - historical statistics
  • 21930-1939
  • 41950-1959
  • 51960-1969
  • 12000-2009
  • 22010-2019
  • 12020-2022
See full National Bridge Inventory statistics for West Point, AL

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

22 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in West Point)

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

1
  • BRINDLEY MOUNTAIN, 1.3 Km @ 2 Degrees True From West Point, Alabama (Lat: 34.462500 Lon: -86.643333), Type: Tower, Structure height: 81 m, Call Sign: WQHR821,
    Assigned Frequencies: 946.500 MHz, Grant Date: 10/18/2007, Expiration Date: 04/01/2028, Certifier: Stephen G Davis, Registrant: Iheartmedia, Inc., 7136 S. Yale Avenue, Suite 501, Tulsa, OK 74136, Phone: (918) 664-4581, Fax: (918) 664-3066, Email:


Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in West Point, AL
  • 60.2%Electricity
  • 24.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 7.7%Utility gas
  • 7.2%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in West Point, AL
  • 84.4%Electricity
  • 15.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas


West Point compared to Alabama state average:

  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
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