
West Virginia · Census place 44188
Kistler, WV population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Kistler, West Virginia (Kistler, WV — Census place “Kistler CDP”) is 378 residents, ranking #272 of 439 places in West Virginia. Median household income is —, the median home is worth — and median gross rent runs — a month. Looking for the Kistler West Virginia ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Kistler, WV: 25628.
- Population
- 378Kistler CDP residents
- Median household income
- —Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- —Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- —Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 64.9%Owner-occupied households
Kistler ZIP codes (West Virginia)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Kistler.
The Kistler WV ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Kistler CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
Poverty affects 22% of residents and 64.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Kistler CDP, WV in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Kistler CDP is a very small community in West Virginia, with 378 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #272 of 439 ranked by population — larger than 38% of them. The median age here is 38.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Kistler CDP earn a median of not published a year. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 22% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in Kistler CDP is valued at not published, while median gross rent runs not published a month. 64.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
With 378 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Kistler CDP against its county rather than against national figures.
The Census withheld household income, home value, gross rent for Kistler CDP because the sample was too thin to publish at this geography. Those values were suppressed at the source, not lost in our dataset, and we do not model a replacement. Everything else on this page comes straight from the ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year tables.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in West Virginia.
- Chapmanville town 1,005
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- Despard CDP 1,038
- Glenville town 1,049
- Marlinton town 1,050
- Carpendale town 1,053
- Poca town 1,056
- Bethany town 1,066
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Kistler CDP?
- Kistler CDP has 378 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #272 of 439 in West Virginia.
- What is the median household income in Kistler CDP?
- Median household income in Kistler CDP is not published a year.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Kistler CDP?
- Median gross rent is not published a month and the median home value is not published.
- Is Kistler CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- The Census does not publish enough home-value or income detail for Kistler CDP to compute a reliable affordability ratio.
- How current is this Kistler CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.