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Sylvester, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Sylvester is a Census town of 131 people across 0.05 square miles of land, in Boone County. 93.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sylvester
What Sylvester is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.05 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,562 plus or minus 1,173
- County holding the largest share of its areaBoone County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Sylvester
- Population131 plus or minus 60
- Median age56.4 plus or minus 12.5
- Population under 1816 plus or minus 23
- Share under 1812.2 percent plus or minus 16.8
- Population 65 and over48 plus or minus 26
- Share 65 and over36.6 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Households65 plus or minus 27
- Family households46 plus or minus 24
- Share of households that are families70.8 percent plus or minus 22.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Sylvester
- Per capita income$31,960 plus or minus $10,588
- Civilian labor force40 plus or minus 28
- Employed38 plus or minus 28
- Unemployed2 plus or minus 3
- Unemployment rate5.0 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Adults 25 and over106 plus or minus 45
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.7 percent plus or minus 24.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.8 percent plus or minus 13.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Sylvester
- Housing units103 plus or minus 35
- Occupied units65 plus or minus 27
- Vacant units38 plus or minus 24
- Vacancy rate36.9 percent plus or minus 19.6
- Owner occupied61 plus or minus 26
- Renter occupied4 plus or minus 5
- Ownership rate93.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$78,100
- Single family units80 plus or minus 34
- Share single family77.7 percent plus or minus 19.2
- Units in buildings of two or more23 plus or minus 20
- Share in buildings of two or more22.3 percent plus or minus 18.0
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1956
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Sylvester gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute38 plus or minus 28
- Commuting under 15 minutes2 plus or minus 13
- Share commuting under 15 minutes5.3 percent plus or minus 34.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more30 plus or minus 29
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more78.9 percent plus or minus 49.6
- Drove alone89.5 percent plus or minus 32.9
- Carpooled10.5 percent plus or minus 13.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Sylvester
- NFIP communityTown of Sylvester
- NFIP community number540238
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/16/13
The Town of Sylvester participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540238 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Boone County, not Sylvester
Boone County context, not Sylvester figures
- Establishments in Boone County241
- Covered employment, Boone County4,753
- Average annual pay, Boone County$73,771
- Housing units permitted, Boone County7
Every figure in this section is published for Boone County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sylvester.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Sylvester questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sylvester, West Virginia?
131, in 65 households. Sylvester town covers 0.05 square miles of land, which is 2,562 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sylvester in?
Boone County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
Is Sylvester in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sylvester appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sylvester, town of, community 540238, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Sylvester figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Boone County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Sylvester.
Is zoning published for Sylvester?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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