Sylvester

Population: 192
Median household income: $70,156
Median home value: $79,000

Sylvester is a community in Boone County, West Virginia, home to 192 residents. At $70,156, its median household income sits above Boone County's $56,152.

From 2019 to 2023, Sylvester's population declined 20.0% from 240 to 192, while its median home value rose 58.0% from $50,000 to $79,000.

23.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 84.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 192
Median age: 40.7 yrs
Median household income: $70,156
Median home value: $79,000
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 101
Homeownership rate: 84.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.9%
Unemployment rate: 15.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

240192

Median household income

$45,000$70,156

Median home value

$50,000$79,000

Median gross rent

$873$940

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	240	$45,000	$50,000	$873
2020	224	$56,000	$71,300	$866
2021	183	$57,188	$77,900	$840
2022	169	$61,000	$83,300	$940
2023	192	$70,156	$79,000	—

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.1%

5 to 1719.8%

18 to 2419.3%

25 to 340.0%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 649.4%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over12.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4	2.1%
5 to 17	38	19.8%
18 to 24	37	19.3%
25 to 34	0	0.0%
35 to 44	27	14.1%
45 to 54	26	13.5%
55 to 64	18	9.4%
65 to 74	18	9.4%
75 and over	24	12.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	192	100.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.0%

High school graduate59.3%

Some college or associate's1.8%

Bachelor's degree22.1%

Graduate or professional degree1.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	17	15.0%
High school graduate	67	59.3%
Some college or associate's	2	1.8%
Bachelor's degree	25	22.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2	1.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 43 min

Drove alone71.4%

Carpooled10.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home18.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	35	71.4%
Carpooled	5	10.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	18.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	0	0.0%
15 to 29 min	0	0.0%
30 to 44 min	13	32.5%
45 to 59 min	24	60.0%
60+ min	3	7.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.95
Poverty rate: 1.6% (3 of 187)

	Count	Share
Family households	51	78.5%
Nonfamily households	14	21.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	65	64.4%
Vacant	36	35.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	55	84.6%
Renter-occupied	10	15.4%

1-unit, detached80.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units19.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	81	80.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20	19.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5478964
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.05 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.0105, -81.5593