Sistersville, WV Demographic Data
Sistersville, WV Summary
Sistersville is located in Tyler County in West Virginia
- Population: 1,497
- Area: 0.53 sq. miles
- Land Area: 0.53 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 2,851.42 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 654.20 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Sistersville, WV Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
859
55%
50.8
Male
706
45%
49.2
Total Population
1,565
323,128,000
Sistersville, WV Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
85
5.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
85
5.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
145
9.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
122
7.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
157
10.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
204
13.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
152
9.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
199
12.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
120
7.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
84
5.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
117
7.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
57
3.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
38
2.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,148
73.4%
77.2
Female
620
54.0%
51.3
Male
528
46.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,090
69.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
281
18.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
212
13.5%
15.2
Female
122
57.5%
55.8
Male
90
42.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
34
0.0%
0.0
Sistersville, WV Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,552
99.2%
96.8
White
1,538
98.3%
72.6
Black or African American
1
0.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
13
0.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
13
0.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
16
1.0%
17.8
Mexican
16
1.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,549
99.0%
82.2
Sistersville, WV Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
38
3.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
123
12.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
417
42.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
165
17.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
70
7.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
102
10.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
56
5.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
161
16.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
810
83.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
158
16.3%
31.2
Sistersville, WV Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
403
32.2%
33.7%
Now Married
470
37.6%
47.5
Divorced
220
17.6%
11.0%
Separated
42
3.4%
2.0
Widowed
115
9.2
5.8%
Sistersville, WV Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,448
97.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
32
2.2%
21.6%
Spanish
32
2.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Sistersville, WV Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
69
12.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
49
8.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
101
18.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
81
14.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
95
17.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
75
13.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
17
3.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
49
8.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
7
1.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
10
1.8%
6.4
Median household income
31,033
57,617
Per capita income
17,346
31,128
Sistersville, WV Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
37
6.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
70
12.8%
9.8
Construction
26
4.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
127
23.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
3
0.5%
6.6
Information
23
4.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
73
13.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
19
3.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
24
4.4%
11.4
Public administration
37
6.8%
4.6
Retail trade
92
16.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
10
1.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
7
1.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
58
10.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
125
22.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
76
13.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
136
24.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
153
27.9%
18.1%
Sistersville, WV Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
544
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
448
82.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
36
6.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
34
6.3%
2.7
Other means
5
0.9%
1.8
Worked at home
21
3.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
22.4
26.6
Sistersville, WV Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
87
15.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
228
41.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
190
34.4%
37.1
3 or more
48
8.7%
21.0
Sistersville, WV Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
553
87.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
387
70.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
166
30.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
80
12.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.5
Sistersville, WV Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
633
1 room
6
0.9%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
20
3.2%
9.1
4 rooms
98
15.5%
16.5
5 rooms
97
15.3%
19.8
6 rooms
146
23.1%
17.8
7 rooms
91
14.4%
12.0
8 rooms
59
9.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
116
18.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Sistersville, WV Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
633
1-unit, detached
488
77.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
18
2.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
17
2.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
6
0.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
6
0.9%
4.4
20 or more units
25
3.9%
9.0
Mobile home
69
10.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
4
0.6%
0.1
Sistersville, WV Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
267
42.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
67
10.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
80
12.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
49
7.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
94
14.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
50
7.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
24
3.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2
0.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Sistersville, WV Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
440
79.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2
0.4%
4.7
Electricity
93
16.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
13
2.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
2
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
3
0.5%
1.1
Sistersville, WV Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
128
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
4
3.1%
11.8%
Less than $500
11
8.6%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
14
10.9%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
21
16.4%
28.8%
$500 to $999
78
60.9%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
45
37.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
25
21.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
13
10.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
4
3.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
32
26.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
9
0.0%
0.0%
Sistersville, WV Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
152
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
2
1.3%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
8
5.3%
28.3%
Less than $500
51
33.6%
10.7%
$500 to $999
91
59.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
14
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
563
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
21
14.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
2
1.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
34
23.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
9
6.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
15
10.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
61
43.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
24
0.0%
0.0%
Sistersville, WV Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
387
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
143
37.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
122
31.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
55
14.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
31
8.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
15
3.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
11
2.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
7
1.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
3
0.8%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
69,800
205,000