Sylvester vs Twilight

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

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

Sylvester has the higher population (192 vs 103 in Twilight). Since 2019, Twilight's population has grown faster (+114.6% vs -20.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Sylvester	Twilight
Population	192	103
Median age	40.7 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$70,156	—
Median home value	$79,000	—
Housing units	101	39
Homeownership rate	84.6%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.9%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	15.5%	50.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sylvester	Twilight
Population	240 → 192 (-20.0%)	48 → 103 (+114.6%)
Median household income	$45,000 → $70,156 (+55.9%)	—
Median home value	$50,000 → $79,000 (+58.0%)	—
Median gross rent	$873 → $940 (+7.7%)	—

Sylvester

Population

240192

Median household income

$45,000$70,156

Median home value

$50,000$79,000

Median gross rent

$873$940

Twilight

Population

48103

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sylvester	Twilight
Under 5	2.1%	10.7%
5 to 17	19.8%	6.8%
18 to 24	19.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	28.2%
35 to 44	14.1%	4.9%
45 to 54	13.5%	7.8%
55 to 64	9.4%	0.0%
65 to 74	9.4%	41.7%
75 and over	12.5%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sylvester	Twilight
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+

	Sylvester	Twilight
No high school diploma	15.0%	24.7%
High school graduate	59.3%	44.7%
Some college or associate's	1.8%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	22.1%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sylvester	Twilight
Drove alone	71.4%	100.0%
Carpooled	10.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.4%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sylvester	Twilight
1-unit, detached	80.2%	84.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	19.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	15.4%

Poverty & households

	Sylvester	Twilight
Poverty rate	1.6%	37.9%
Average household size	2.95	3.12
Mean commute (minutes)	43	—
Median year structure built	1957	1949