Kistler vs West Logan

A side-by-side comparison of Kistler and West Logan: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kistler has the higher population (378 vs 368 in West Logan). Since 2019, Kistler's population has grown faster (+64.3% vs -13.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Kistler	West Logan
Population	378	368
Median age	38.6 yrs	32.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$43,906
Median home value	—	$76,300
Median gross rent	—	$676
Housing units	215	209
Homeownership rate	64.9%	51.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.4%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	9.5%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kistler	West Logan
Population	230 → 378 (+64.3%)	427 → 368 (-13.8%)
Median household income	—	$51,875 → $43,906 (-15.4%)
Median home value	$86,300 → $130,800 (+51.6%)	$81,800 → $76,300 (-6.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$830 → $676 (-18.6%)

Kistler

Population

230378

Median home value

$86,300$130,800

West Logan

Population

427368

Median household income

$51,875$43,906

Median home value

$81,800$76,300

Median gross rent

$830$676

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kistler	West Logan
Under 5	0.0%	6.0%
5 to 17	7.9%	13.9%
18 to 24	21.2%	8.2%
25 to 34	14.3%	26.1%
35 to 44	13.0%	22.8%
45 to 54	11.9%	6.0%
55 to 64	9.8%	7.3%
65 to 74	22.0%	5.4%
75 and over	0.0%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kistler	West Logan
White (non-Hispanic)	78.0%	84.8%
Black or African American	17.7%	3.5%
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	4.2%	11.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kistler	West Logan
No high school diploma	4.5%	15.8%
High school graduate	25.7%	42.3%
Some college or associate's	59.3%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.4%	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kistler	West Logan
Drove alone	100.0%	70.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	20.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kistler	West Logan
1-unit, detached	55.8%	85.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	7.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	36.7%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Kistler	West Logan
Poverty rate	22.0%	31.0%
Average household size	2.17	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	22	32
Median year structure built	1981	1957