Population 247 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Keystone
Household size in Keystone
| Period | Keystone | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.35 | 2.44 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.13 | 2.45 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.47 | 2.44 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.02 | 2.43 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.67 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Keystone is a place of big households: 3.02 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Household size has climbed from 2.35 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Keystone
| Period | Keystone | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 44.1 | 41.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 55.7 | 42.2 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 40.0 | 43.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 42.7 | 43.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | −1.4 | +1.9 | +2.3 |
Keystone skews a little older than the country: its median age is 42.7, against 40.1 nationally. The picture is much the same across West Virginia.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Keystone
| Period | Keystone | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.9% | 9.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 6.9% | 10.4% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 25.5% | 10.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 12.6% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | −2.3 pts | +0.6 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head about one in eight households in Keystone (12.6%), close to the national share of 11.6%. Single parents are more common here than in West Virginia overall (10.4%).
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Keystone
Renters in Keystone
| Period | Keystone | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 18.5% | 25.4% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 14.5% | 27.0% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 23.1% | 26.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 9.9% | 25.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | −8.5 pts | −0.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
Keystone is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 9.9% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 95.8% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Keystone
| Period | Keystone | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 33.0% | 15.1% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 40.9% | 15.0% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 52.9% | 16.8% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 39.2% | 14.9% | 9.6% |
| Change | +6.2 pts | −0.1 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 39.2% of the housing in Keystone, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Keystone
| Period | Keystone | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1939 | 1970 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1939 | 1973 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1948 | 1974 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1948 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Change | +9 | +6 | +6 |
Keystone is a place of older homes: half were built before 1948, while the national median is 1980. That means established neighborhoods, and more houses that may need updating.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Keystone
| Period | Keystone | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $439 | $578 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $661 | $657 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $519 | $759 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $599 | $905 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$161 | +$327 | +$606 |
A typical rental in Keystone costs $599 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 27.2% of household income on rent, just under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Keystone
Bachelor's degrees in Keystone
| Period | Keystone | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.4% | 18.4% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 8.5% | 19.7% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 10.9% | 21.4% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 21.8% | 25.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | +15.4 pts | +6.6 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Keystone have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 21.8%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Keystone
| Period | Keystone | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 73.9% | 82.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 74.1% | 84.8% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 79.1% | 87.2% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 95.2% | 89.4% | 89.3% |
| Change | +21.3 pts | +6.9 pts | +4.3 pts |
High school completion is high in Keystone: 95.2% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Keystone
| Period | Keystone | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.8% | 7.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 7.4% | 8.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 22.5% | 6.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 16.0% | 5.5% | 5.4% |
| Change | +10.3 pts | −1.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Keystone runs well above the national rate: 16.0% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Keystone compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keystone | 3.02 | 42.7 | 12.6% | 9.9% | 39.2% | 1948 | $599 | 21.8% | 95.2% | 16.0% |
| Northfork | 2.79 | 53.2 | 11.4% | 5.5% | 46.6% | 1951 | $677 | 13.2% | 91.0% | 5.1% |
| Landgraff | 2.95 | 39.4 | 9.1% | 12.3% | 37.9% | 1945 | $508 | 17.0% | 92.8% | 20.2% |
| Elkhorn | 3.10 | 42.8 | 18.4% | 15.8% | 48.6% | 1973 | $645 | 2.5% | 83.7% | 0.0% |
| Vivian | 3.07 | 46.2 | 16.0% | 8.0% | 40.4% | 1952 | $694 | 26.4% | 97.1% | 11.5% |
| Kimball | 2.54 | 44.0 | 16.0% | 25.9% | 32.7% | 1956 | $621 | 10.4% | 80.4% | 6.5% |
| Pageton | 2.63 | 38.0 | 3.8% | 17.5% | 36.1% | 1944 | $335 | 10.1% | 82.8% | 20.2% |
| Switchback | 2.49 | 46.3 | 10.0% | 19.1% | 40.6% | 1963 | $449 | 8.8% | 73.8% | 1.8% |
| Ashland | 2.36 | 66.9 | 3.4% | 0.9% | 53.4% | 1939 | $682 | 4.7% | 87.5% | 0.1% |
| Anawalt | 2.31 | 46.7 | 6.8% | 19.6% | 37.7% | 1958 | $377 | 10.9% | 71.5% | 4.0% |
| Thorpe | 3.00 | 41.6 | 11.5% | 10.5% | 38.9% | 1947 | $569 | 20.3% | 94.5% | 17.5% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Keystone. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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