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Keyser, WV

4,857 Population
2 square miles 2,460.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.3 ±6.4 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Cumberland, MD-WV Micro Area: 42.1 ±0.4
  • about 90 percent of the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$31,062 ±$8,884 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Cumberland, MD-WV Micro Area: $33,352 ±$1,287
  • about 90 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $34,203 ±$337
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$46,955 ±$10,365 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Cumberland, MD-WV Micro Area: $62,091 ±$2,149
  • about 80 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $59,608 ±$691
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

31.8% ±9.8% (1,401  ±433) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in the Cumberland, MD-WV Micro Area: 16% † 13,968 (±1.6% / ±1,393)
  • nearly double the rate in West Virginia: 16.7% 287,953 (±0.4% / ±6,682)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

17.1 minutes ±1.7 (24,995  ±6,071) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in the Cumberland, MD-WV Micro Area: 24.1 818,245 (±0.8 / ±37,384)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,742,530 (±0.3 / ±230,602)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,069 ±249 Number of households
  • the Cumberland, MD-WV Micro Area: 38,502 ±572
  • West Virginia: 728,655 ±3,249
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.3 (4,440  ±37) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Cumberland, MD-WV Micro Area: 2.3 87,199 (±0 / ±102)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,726,398
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

0.7% ±1.6% (6  ±14) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • less than a fifth of the rate in the Cumberland, MD-WV Micro Area: 4.6% † 877 (±1.4% / ±270)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in West Virginia: 4.9% 18,572 (±0.3% / ±971)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,540 ±260 Number of housing units
  • the Cumberland, MD-WV Micro Area: 45,229 ±79
  • West Virginia: 861,325 ±394
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$143,000 ±$11,667 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Cumberland, MD-WV Micro Area: $161,600 ±$3,727
  • about 90 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $162,600 ±$1,346
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

12.1% ±5.6% (588  ±274) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Cumberland, MD-WV Micro Area: 9.9% † 9,269 (±1% / ±968.8)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 10.3% 181,693 (±0.3% / ±4,863.1)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

87% ±12.9% (2,937  ±476.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Cumberland, MD-WV Micro Area: 91.5% 61,541 (±2.3% / ±1,569.8)
  • a little less than the rate in West Virginia: 89.3% 1,131,078 (±0.6% / ±7,750.4)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
18% ±8.1% (608  ±277.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Cumberland, MD-WV Micro Area: 21.9% 14,693 (±1.2% / ±773.3)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in West Virginia: 24.1% 305,596 (±0.3% / ±4,146.7)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.5% ±1% (24  ±46) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in the Cumberland, MD-WV Micro Area: 1.6% 1,523
  • about one-quarter of the rate in West Virginia: 1.8% 32,329
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.1% ±2.6% (163  ±104) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in the Cumberland, MD-WV Micro Area: 8% 6,104 (±0.6% / ±456)
  • about half the rate in West Virginia: 7.4% 104,941 (±0.2% / ±2,638)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
163 Total veterans ±104 141 Male ±96 22 Female ±36

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