West PointIN
Home to 189 people, the town was settled in 1836.
Is West Point a good place to live?
West Point’s middle household income is $125,000, against $71,000 in Indiana’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. No town among the 594 in Indiana we compare has a higher owner-occupancy rate than West Point. West Point has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
189 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in West Point.
More middle-aged adults than Indiana overall
30% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana. West Point’s median age is 39.8 years.
| West Point | Typical Indiana town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 30% | 22% | 29% |
| Median age | 39.8 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 0% and 100% women
The Census survey reached too few of West Point’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±63.3 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| West Point | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 0% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 25.9% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 60.8% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 0% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.2% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 0% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 18% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 7.9% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 43.9% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 30.2% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 0% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
A home in West Point is worth about $368K, on Zillow’s estimate
Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 5.1% in value.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Low risk in West Point, with inland flooding at the top
Expected losses in West Point break down as 55% from inland flooding and 20% from cold waves. On expected storm and flood damage, West Point sits below 80% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of West Point’s workers commute out
The top destinations are Lafayette (39%), West Lafayette (29%) and Shadeland (6%). Since 2013, West Point has added 25 jobs, to 35 in 2023. Half of commuters travel less than 10 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
West Point has four seasons and pleasant summers
A July afternoon gets to about 85° and a January night to 18°, and about 21 inches of snow fall in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of adults have obesity in West Point than in most of Indiana or the rest of the country
For adults in West Point, the share who sleep under 7 hours is 33%. This Indiana town does better than the Indiana average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 2. Two figures for adults in the town: 14% report frequent mental distress, 28% feel lonely. Only 6 of the 590 Indiana towns we compare have a lower share of adults who worry about having enough food than West Point.
| West Point | Typical Indiana town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 39% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 26% | 25% |
| What stands out | West Point | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.7% | 14.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.8% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.5% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cadet Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about West Point
Ross–Ade Stadium and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around West Point. Close and well known come first.
9 mi Stadium & arenaRoss–Ade Stadium
15 mi State parkProphetstown State Park26 mi LandmarkWabash and Erie Canal34 mi Theme parkIndiana Beach
33 mi State parkTurkey Run State Park
9 mi MuseumSamaraPhoto credits
Ross–Ade Stadium: Tstuddud at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Prophetstown State Park: Flickr user: Dan https://www.flickr.com/photos/dwmizell/, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Turkey Run State Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Samara: Tim Musson, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Moving to West Point: who provides what
West Point is unincorporated, so Tippecanoe County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
100% of working residents leave West Point for work
Where West Point’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of West Point
About 0 of every 100 West Point residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About West Point
Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
West Point (sometimes shown as Westpoint) is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in Wayne Township, Tippecanoe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 census, West Point had a population of 318. The community is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 54 sq mi
- Elevation
- 673 ft
- ZIP code
- 47992
- Area code
- 765
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