Sylvester vs Van

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

Sylvester and Van 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 129 in Van). Sylvester has the higher median household income ($70,156 vs $63,864 in Van). Sylvester has the higher median home value ($79,000 vs $70,000 in Van).

Population, income & housing

	Sylvester	Van
Population	192	129
Median age	40.7 yrs	52.1 yrs
Median household income	$70,156	$63,864
Median home value	$79,000	$70,000
Housing units	101	46
Homeownership rate	84.6%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.9%	5.0%
Unemployment rate	15.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sylvester	Van
Population	240 → 192 (-20.0%)	178 → 129 (-27.5%)
Median household income	$45,000 → $70,156 (+55.9%)	$71,548 → $63,864 (-10.7%)
Median home value	$50,000 → $79,000 (+58.0%)	$45,800 → $70,000 (+52.8%)
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

Van

Population

178129

Median household income

$71,548$63,864

Median home value

$45,800$70,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sylvester	Van
Under 5	2.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	19.8%	21.7%
18 to 24	19.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	11.6%
35 to 44	14.1%	7.0%
45 to 54	13.5%	24.8%
55 to 64	9.4%	5.4%
65 to 74	9.4%	11.6%
75 and over	12.5%	17.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sylvester	Van
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	92.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	7.8%
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	Van
No high school diploma	15.0%	8.9%
High school graduate	59.3%	71.3%
Some college or associate's	1.8%	14.9%
Bachelor's degree	22.1%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sylvester	Van
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	Van
1-unit, detached	80.2%	100.0%
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%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Sylvester	Van
Poverty rate	1.6%	16.3%
Average household size	2.95	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	43	—
Median year structure built	1957	1947