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West Point, New York.

A community in Orange County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Orange County’s.

Living in West Point, Orange County, New York

West Point, in Orange County, had 7,341 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $135,333 a year and half less, against $97,178 across Orange County; 3% of its people live below the poverty line. 1% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 99% are rented. Unemployment in Orange County was 4.3% in August 2026, and the county had 0.4% fewer jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most people in Orange County work in schools and health care, then shops.

People 7,341 in the 2020 census; median age 21.5
Household income $135,333 the median, give or take $13,122 · Orange County: $97,178
Unemployment 4.3% Orange County, August 2026; 4.4% a year before
Homes 1% lived in by their owners; 99% rented
  • 1,154households
  • 79%of adults have a degree
  • 3%below the poverty line
  • 10 mintypical commute
  • 26%work from home

What people in Orange County work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care28%
  • Shops (retail)13%
  • Professional and business services10%
  • Building trades7%
  • Transport, warehouses and utilities6%
  • Manufacturing6%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Orange County had 154,905 jobs in 2025, 0.4% fewer than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 36° and 21°; warmest in July, 85° and 65° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 36° 21° F M A M J J 85° 65° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 36° and 21°; warmest in July, 85° and 65° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 36° 21° F M A M J J 85° 65° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 36° and lows near 21°; warmest in July, with highs near 85° and lows near 65°. About 36 inches of snow and 51 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the West Point weather station, 4 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in West Point

  1. U.s. MintFederal government · Department of the Treasury131
  2. Access: Supports for LivingFood service contractors, cafeteria37
  3. Teya Support ServicesGovernment base facilities operation support services23

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 2 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 60 people in all. Federal offices come from OPM's federal workforce data (2026). Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. LandslidesRelatively moderate
  2. HurricanesRelatively moderate
  3. Winter weatherRelatively moderate
  4. Strong windRelatively moderate
  5. Inland floodingRelatively moderate
  6. Cold wavesRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in West Point’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Orange County.