Moving to Keyser, West Virginia
Population: 5,303. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,410 (+2.0% change)
Males: 2,500 (47.1%), Females: 2,803 (52.9%)
Mineral County
Zip code: 26726
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.0 years
Median household income: $23,718
Median house value: $63,100
Population by Race
Races in Keyser:
- White Non-Hispanic (90.0%)
- Black (7.1%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (16.2%), Irish (12.2%), United States (11.4%), English (8.8%), Italian (5.1%), Scotch-Irish (2.5%).
Elevation: 810 feet
Land area: 1.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Keyser
- High school or higher: 78.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
- Unemployed: 8.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Keyser city
- Never married: 26.1%
- Now married: 48.6%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 12.0%
- Divorced: 11.4%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -800 (-13.1%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Keyser:
- POTOMAC VALLEY HOSPITAL (167 SOUTH MINERAL STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Keyser:
- HAMPSHIRE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; ROMNEY, WV)
- HAMPSHIRE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; ROMNEY, WV)
- MEMORIAL HOSP & MED CTR CUMBERLAND (about 21 miles; CUMBERLAND, MD)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Keyser:
- JOHN MURTHA JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA CO (about 61 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: JST)
- ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 64 miles; LATROBE, PA; Abbreviation: LBE)
- MORGANTOWN MUNI-WALTER L. BILL HART FLD (about 65 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; Abbreviation: MGW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Keyser:
- MEXICO FARMS (about 20 miles; CUMBERLAND, MD; Abbreviation: 1W3)
- GREATER CUMBERLAND REGIONAL (about 20 miles; CUMBERLAND, MD; Abbreviation: CBE)
- GARRETT COUNTY (about 26 miles; OAKLAND, MD; Abbreviation: 2G4)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/Universities in Keyser:
- POTOMAC STATE COLLEGE OF WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 794; Location: FORT AVE; Public; Website: pscvax.psc.wvnet.edu)
- MINERAL COUNTY VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL CENTER (Full-time enrollment: 13; Location: HARLEY O STAGGERS SR DR STE 600; Public)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Keyser:
- FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; FROSTBURG, MD; Full-time enrollment: 4,672)
- LORD FAIRFAX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; MIDDLETOWN, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,064)
- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 59 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,851)
- SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; WINCHESTER, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,030)
- WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,223)
- JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; HARRISONBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 14,447)
- WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; Full-time enrollment: 19,666)
Schools
Public high schools in Keyser:
- KEYSER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 792; Location: 1 E PIEDMONT ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
- MINERAL COUNTY VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL CENTER (Location: 600 HARLEY STAGGERS DRIVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
- MINERAL COUNTY ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Location: 50 CLARY ST; Grades: 11 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Keyser:
- KEYSER PRIMARY/MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,229; Location: 700 HARLEY STAGGERS DRIVE; Grades: PK – 08)
- FOUNTAIN PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 145; Location: ROUTE 5 BOX 390; Grades: PK – 04)
- KEYSER HEADSTART CENTER (Students: 87; Location: 251 WEST PIEDMONT STREET; Grades: PK – PK)
Libraries
Library in Keyser:
- KEYSER-MINERAL CNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $194,846; Location: 105 N. MAIN STREET; 49,536 books; 398 audio materials; 479 video materials; 55 serial subscriptions)