Keyser, WV Population

Overview

4,916

Total Population

40.8

Median age

52.89%

Female population %

89.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

57.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

7

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Keyser's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Keyser is 40.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Keyser's population under 18 was 15.74%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Keyser's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.36% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Keyser, 13.93% were under the age of 15, 26.59% aged 15 to 29, 37.12% aged 30 to 64, 20.89% aged 65 to 84, and 1.46% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 284 more females than males in Keyser:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.89% females and 47.11% males in Keyser, WV.
The Keyser, WV gender ratio is 89.1:100 i.e. 89.1 men to 100 women (0.891).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 373.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 319.

Keyser's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Keyser population: 88.43% are White, 8.40% are Black or African American, 2.42% are some other race and 0.75% are multiracial.
Keyser's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 7 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,909 (99.86% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Keyser is White with a population of 4,347 (88.43% of the total population).

Keyser's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 5,468 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Keyser's population increased by 185 (3.54%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Keyser's population decreased by 568 (10.50%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Keyser's population was lowest in year 2020 at 4,843.