Sistersville

Population: 1,340
Median household income: $46,875
Median home value: $95,800

Sistersville is a community in Tyler County, West Virginia, home to 1,340 residents. At $46,875, its median household income sits below Tyler County's $58,293.

From 2019 to 2023, Sistersville's population grew 4.4% from 1,284 to 1,340, while its median home value rose 13.4% from $84,500 to $95,800.

17.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 75.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,340
Median age: 50.4 yrs
Median household income: $46,875
Median home value: $95,800
Median gross rent: $713
Housing units: 725
Homeownership rate: 75.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.0%
Unemployment rate: 15.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2841,340

Median household income

$39,722$46,875

Median home value

$84,500$95,800

Median gross rent

$450$713

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,284	$39,722	$84,500	$450
2020	1,334	$40,125	$79,800	$500
2021	1,385	$40,156	$71,000	$488
2022	1,261	$38,950	$77,100	$535
2023	1,340	$46,875	$95,800	$713

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 349.6%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6421.3%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over11.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	53	4.0%
5 to 17	207	15.4%
18 to 24	74	5.5%
25 to 34	128	9.6%
35 to 44	149	11.1%
45 to 54	146	10.9%
55 to 64	286	21.3%
65 to 74	143	10.7%
75 and over	154	11.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,135	84.7%
Black or African American	55	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	1	0.1%
Two or more races	93	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	56	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.1%

High school graduate53.8%

Some college or associate's21.2%

Bachelor's degree11.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	81	8.1%
High school graduate	541	53.8%
Some college or associate's	213	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	116	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	55	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone60.0%

Carpooled12.3%

Public transit0.3%

Walked12.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means9.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	240	60.0%
Carpooled	49	12.3%
Public transit	1	0.3%
Walked	50	12.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	22	5.5%
Other means	38	9.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	106	28.0%
15 to 29 min	127	33.6%
30 to 44 min	66	17.5%
45 to 59 min	23	6.1%
60+ min	56	14.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 31.9% (427 of 1,340)

	Count	Share
Family households	307	53.9%
Nonfamily households	263	46.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	570	78.6%
Vacant	155	21.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	431	75.6%
Renter-occupied	139	24.4%

1-unit, detached80.6%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units3.4%

5 to 19 units5.9%

20 or more units2.9%

Mobile home & other6.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	584	80.6%
1-unit, attached	5	0.7%
2 to 4 units	25	3.4%
5 to 19 units	43	5.9%
20 or more units	21	2.9%
Mobile home & other	47	6.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5474380
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.53 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.5598, -80.9987