Fort Ashby vs Keyser

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

Fort Ashby 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 1,011 in Fort Ashby). Fort Ashby has the higher median home value ($215,400 vs $141,400 in Keyser). Since 2019, Keyser's population has grown faster (-3.6% vs -26.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Fort Ashby	Keyser
Population	1,011	4,870
Median age	51.2 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$47,991
Median home value	$215,400	$141,400
Median gross rent	$905	$631
Housing units	557	2,718
Homeownership rate	82.8%	50.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.3%	21.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fort Ashby	Keyser
Population	1,369 → 1,011 (-26.2%)	5,050 → 4,870 (-3.6%)
Median household income	$55,197 → $41,992 (-23.9%)	$36,448 → $47,991 (+31.7%)
Median home value	$151,200 → $215,400 (+42.5%)	$99,300 → $141,400 (+42.4%)
Median gross rent	$728 → $905 (+24.3%)	$691 → $631 (-8.7%)

Fort Ashby

Population

1,3691,011

Median household income

$55,197$41,992

Median home value

$151,200$215,400

Median gross rent

$728$905

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)

	Fort Ashby	Keyser
Under 5	4.6%	0.1%
5 to 17	9.2%	14.7%
18 to 24	14.8%	11.4%
25 to 34	8.7%	16.6%
35 to 44	3.6%	11.8%
45 to 54	16.7%	11.1%
55 to 64	11.2%	11.1%
65 to 74	10.5%	15.9%
75 and over	20.7%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fort Ashby	Keyser
White (non-Hispanic)	98.5%	89.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	0.0%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fort Ashby	Keyser
No high school diploma	8.9%	16.4%
High school graduate	57.6%	28.6%
Some college or associate's	21.2%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fort Ashby	Keyser
Drove alone	94.5%	76.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	3.4%
Walked	0.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	11.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fort Ashby	Keyser
1-unit, detached	70.0%	57.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.0%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	21.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.2%
Mobile home & other	27.8%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Fort Ashby	Keyser
Poverty rate	20.4%	27.3%
Average household size	2.12	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	24	17
Median year structure built	1976	1962