Keyser vs Wiley Ford

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

Keyser and Wiley Ford 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 588 in Wiley Ford). Wiley Ford has the higher median household income ($89,514 vs $47,991 in Keyser). Wiley Ford has the higher median home value ($192,900 vs $141,400 in Keyser).

Population, income & housing

	Keyser	Wiley Ford
Population	4,870	588
Median age	39.7 yrs	43.8 yrs
Median household income	$47,991	$89,514
Median home value	$141,400	$192,900
Median gross rent	$631	—
Housing units	2,718	373
Homeownership rate	50.0%	95.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.1%	32.4%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Keyser	Wiley Ford
Population	5,050 → 4,870 (-3.6%)	852 → 588 (-31.0%)
Median household income	$36,448 → $47,991 (+31.7%)	$33,542 → $89,514 (+166.9%)
Median home value	$99,300 → $141,400 (+42.4%)	$85,000 → $192,900 (+126.9%)
Median gross rent	$691 → $631 (-8.7%)	$813 → $952 (+17.1%)

Keyser

Population

5,0504,870

Median household income

$36,448$47,991

Median home value

$99,300$141,400

Median gross rent

$691$631

Wiley Ford

Population

852588

Median household income

$33,542$89,514

Median home value

$85,000$192,900

Median gross rent

$813$952

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Keyser	Wiley Ford
Under 5	0.1%	4.8%
5 to 17	14.7%	27.6%
18 to 24	11.4%	3.7%
25 to 34	16.6%	6.8%
35 to 44	11.8%	7.5%
45 to 54	11.1%	23.8%
55 to 64	11.1%	4.6%
65 to 74	15.9%	10.9%
75 and over	7.3%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Keyser	Wiley Ford
White (non-Hispanic)	89.1%	95.7%
Black or African American	4.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.0%
Some other race	2.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Keyser	Wiley Ford
No high school diploma	16.4%	8.5%
High school graduate	28.6%	37.8%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	11.5%	18.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Keyser	Wiley Ford
Drove alone	76.1%	68.4%
Carpooled	6.6%	23.4%
Public transit	3.4%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	2.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.2%	8.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Keyser	Wiley Ford
1-unit, detached	57.5%	80.2%
1-unit, attached	6.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	21.9%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.2%	10.7%

Poverty & households

	Keyser	Wiley Ford
Poverty rate	27.3%	21.9%
Average household size	2.15	2.94
Mean commute (minutes)	17	14
Median year structure built	1962	1976