Kistler, WV

Census Place

2024 Population

318

US Senator

Shelley Moore Capito

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Justice

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

28.6

25.9% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

7.86%

64.2% 1-year decrease

2021 Median Household Income

$32,837

2022 Median Property Value

$130,800

Population & Diversity

Kistler, WV is home to a population of 318 people, from which 100% are citizens.

In 2024, there were 11.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (293 people) in Kistler, WV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 25 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 0 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Kistler, WV residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Kistler, WV was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Kistler, WV compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Kistler, WV

White (Non-Hispanic)
293 ± 285
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
25 ± 34
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
0 ± 13

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Kistler, WV as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for West Virginia.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,614 ± 1,254 people
Philippines
2,231 ± 1,159 people
India
2,211 ± 1,154 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of West Virginia was Mexico, the natal country of 2,614 West Virginia residents, followed by Philippines with 2,231 and India with 2,211.

Military

Veterans

Vietnam

Most Common Service Period

25 ± 46

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Kistler, WV.

Housing & Living

People in Kistler, WV have an average commute time of 28.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kistler, WV is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$130,800

Median Property Value 2022

±$79,407

$82

Median Property Taxes

±$88

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Kistler, WV the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Kistler, WV compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$32,837

Median Household Income

± $29,261

107

Number of Households

± 96

The following chart displays the households in Kistler, WV distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $150k - $200k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Kistler, WV is from West Virginia.

0.443

2024 Wage GINI in West Virginia

0.443

2023 Wage GINI in West Virginia

In 2024, the income inequality in West Virginia was 0.443 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0426% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for West Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in West Virginia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in West Virginia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Drove Alone (100%)

Most Common Commute in 2024

In 2024, 100% of workers in Kistler, WV drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (0%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kistler, WV have a longer commute time (28.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Kistler, WV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Kistler, WV compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Kistler, WV distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Kistler, WV have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.86% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kistler, WV (25 out of 318 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Kistler, WV is Two Or More, followed by White and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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