Carpendale vs Keyser

A side-by-side comparison of Carpendale and Keyser: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Keyser has the higher population (4,870 vs 1,053 in Carpendale). Carpendale has the higher median household income ($59,679 vs $47,991 in Keyser). Carpendale has the higher median home value ($169,200 vs $141,400 in Keyser).

Population, income & housing

	Carpendale	Keyser
Population	1,053	4,870
Median age	45.6 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$59,679	$47,991
Median home value	$169,200	$141,400
Median gross rent	$709	$631
Housing units	428	2,718
Homeownership rate	85.3%	50.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.2%	21.1%
Unemployment rate	11.2%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carpendale	Keyser
Population	748 → 1,053 (+40.8%)	5,050 → 4,870 (-3.6%)
Median household income	$62,750 → $59,679 (-4.9%)	$36,448 → $47,991 (+31.7%)
Median home value	$118,500 → $169,200 (+42.8%)	$99,300 → $141,400 (+42.4%)
Median gross rent	$860 → $709 (-17.6%)	$691 → $631 (-8.7%)

Carpendale

Population

7481,053

Median household income

$62,750$59,679

Median home value

$118,500$169,200

Median gross rent

$860$709

Keyser

Population

5,0504,870

Median household income

$36,448$47,991

Median home value

$99,300$141,400

Median gross rent

$691$631

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carpendale	Keyser
Under 5	4.8%	0.1%
5 to 17	10.7%	14.7%
18 to 24	2.4%	11.4%
25 to 34	16.0%	16.6%
35 to 44	14.6%	11.8%
45 to 54	17.2%	11.1%
55 to 64	16.0%	11.1%
65 to 74	10.0%	15.9%
75 and over	8.2%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carpendale	Keyser
White (non-Hispanic)	95.6%	89.1%
Black or African American	0.9%	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.6%
Some other race	0.0%	2.2%
Two or more races	3.5%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carpendale	Keyser
No high school diploma	2.4%	16.4%
High school graduate	55.0%	28.6%
Some college or associate's	34.4%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	5.0%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carpendale	Keyser
Drove alone	81.7%	76.1%
Carpooled	2.3%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	3.4%
Walked	1.7%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.0%
Worked from home	12.2%	11.2%
Other means	2.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carpendale	Keyser
1-unit, detached	85.0%	57.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.0%
2 to 4 units	0.2%	21.9%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	6.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.2%
Mobile home & other	10.7%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Carpendale	Keyser
Poverty rate	10.9%	27.3%
Average household size	2.62	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	19	17
Median year structure built	1973	1962