Racine vs Sylvester

A side-by-side comparison of Racine and Sylvester: population, income, housing, and more.

Racine and Sylvester are places in West Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Racine has the higher population (451 vs 192 in Sylvester). Racine has the higher median household income ($73,724 vs $70,156 in Sylvester). Racine has the higher median home value ($112,700 vs $79,000 in Sylvester).

Population, income & housing

	Racine	Sylvester
Population	451	192
Median age	49.4 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$73,724	$70,156
Median home value	$112,700	$79,000
Housing units	140	101
Homeownership rate	100.0%	84.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.2%	23.9%
Unemployment rate	46.6%	15.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Racine	Sylvester
Population	361 → 451 (+24.9%)	240 → 192 (-20.0%)
Median household income	$80,417 → $73,724 (-8.3%)	$45,000 → $70,156 (+55.9%)
Median home value	$123,400 → $112,700 (-8.7%)	$50,000 → $79,000 (+58.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$873 → $940 (+7.7%)

Racine

Population

361451

Median household income

$80,417$73,724

Median home value

$123,400$112,700

Sylvester

Population

240192

Median household income

$45,000$70,156

Median home value

$50,000$79,000

Median gross rent

$873$940

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Racine	Sylvester
Under 5	0.0%	2.1%
5 to 17	6.0%	19.8%
18 to 24	16.2%	19.3%
25 to 34	0.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	11.1%	14.1%
45 to 54	38.8%	13.5%
55 to 64	4.7%	9.4%
65 to 74	4.2%	9.4%
75 and over	19.1%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Racine	Sylvester
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Racine	Sylvester
No high school diploma	9.7%	15.0%
High school graduate	15.4%	59.3%
Some college or associate's	58.7%	1.8%
Bachelor's degree	4.8%	22.1%
Graduate or professional degree	11.4%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Racine	Sylvester
Drove alone	83.2%	71.4%
Carpooled	4.0%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.8%	18.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Racine	Sylvester
1-unit, detached	100.0%	80.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	19.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Racine	Sylvester
Poverty rate	13.5%	1.6%
Average household size	3.99	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	—	43
Median year structure built	1949	1957