Kistler vs Mitchell Heights

A side-by-side comparison of Kistler and Mitchell Heights: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mitchell Heights has the higher population (420 vs 378 in Kistler). Since 2019, Kistler's population has grown faster (+64.3% vs -26.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Kistler	Mitchell Heights
Population	378	420
Median age	38.6 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$66,563
Median home value	—	$161,500
Housing units	215	169
Homeownership rate	64.9%	87.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.4%	43.0%
Unemployment rate	9.5%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kistler	Mitchell Heights
Population	230 → 378 (+64.3%)	573 → 420 (-26.7%)
Median household income	—	$93,618 → $66,563 (-28.9%)
Median home value	$86,300 → $130,800 (+51.6%)	$157,200 → $161,500 (+2.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$979 → $1,018 (+4.0%)

Kistler

Population

230378

Median home value

$86,300$130,800

Mitchell Heights

Population

573420

Median household income

$93,618$66,563

Median home value

$157,200$161,500

Median gross rent

$979$1,018

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kistler	Mitchell Heights
Under 5	0.0%	8.1%
5 to 17	7.9%	18.6%
18 to 24	21.2%	3.6%
25 to 34	14.3%	9.0%
35 to 44	13.0%	15.5%
45 to 54	11.9%	12.4%
55 to 64	9.8%	5.7%
65 to 74	22.0%	11.2%
75 and over	0.0%	16.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kistler	Mitchell Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	78.0%	96.7%
Black or African American	17.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kistler	Mitchell Heights
No high school diploma	4.5%	4.1%
High school graduate	25.7%	15.0%
Some college or associate's	59.3%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.4%	26.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	16.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kistler	Mitchell Heights
Drove alone	100.0%	76.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	22.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kistler	Mitchell Heights
1-unit, detached	55.8%	91.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	36.7%	8.9%

Poverty & households

	Kistler	Mitchell Heights
Poverty rate	22.0%	5.2%
Average household size	2.17	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1981	1972