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Keyser, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Keyser is a Census city of 4,857 people across 1.97 square miles of land, in Mineral County. Median household income is $46,955, 51.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 7 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $542,100 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Keyser
What Keyser is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.97 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,460
- County holding the largest share of its areaMineral 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.
Keyser
How many people live in Keyser
- Population4,857
- Median age38.3
- Population under 18862 plus or minus 253
- Share under 1817.7 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Population 65 and over1,104 plus or minus 305
- Share 65 and over22.7 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Households2,069
- Family households1,174
- Share of households that are families56.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Keyser
Income and work in Keyser
- Median household income$46,955 plus or minus $10,365
- Per capita income$31,062 plus or minus $8,884
- Civilian labor force1,894
- Employed1,650
- Unemployed244 plus or minus 129
- Unemployment rate12.9 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Adults 25 and over3,375
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.0 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.8 percent plus or minus 6.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Keyser
- Housing units2,540
- Occupied units2,069
- Vacant units471 plus or minus 210
- Vacancy rate18.5 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Owner occupied1,063 plus or minus 246
- Renter occupied1,006 plus or minus 225
- Ownership rate51.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$143,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$648 plus or minus $392
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.6 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Single family units1,684
- Share single family66.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more771 plus or minus 284
- Share in buildings of two or more30.4 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Mobile homes85 plus or minus 87
- Median year structure built1964
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Keyser gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,462
- Commuting under 15 minutes774 plus or minus 233
- Share commuting under 15 minutes52.9 percent plus or minus 12.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more300 plus or minus 141
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more20.5 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Drove alone67.5 percent
- Carpooled7.7 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Public transport2.5 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Walked3.2 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Worked from home11.4 percent plus or minus 6.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Keyser
SBA loans in Keyser (7(a))
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$542,100
- Average approval$77,443
- Median approval$50,000
- Largest approval$150,000
- Jobs supported17
- Jobs per approval2.4
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises28.6 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Keyser, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Keyser
Flood risk in Keyser
- NFIP communityCity of Keyser
- NFIP community number540130
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/19/13
The City of Keyser participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540130 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.
Mineral County, not Keyser
Mineral County context, not Keyser figures
- Establishments in Mineral County456
- Covered employment, Mineral County8,694
- Average annual pay, Mineral County$54,612
- Housing units permitted, Mineral County64
Every figure in this section is published for Mineral County as a whole and is not a measurement of Keyser.
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.
Coverage
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
Keyser questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Keyser, West Virginia?
4,857, in 2,069 households. Keyser city covers 1.97 square miles of land, which is 2,460 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Keyser in?
Mineral County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Keyser?
$46,955. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $143,000. Median gross rent is $648 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Keyser businesses?
7 7(a) approvals totaling $542,100 since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $50,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Keyser, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Keyser borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Keyser. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Keyser in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Keyser appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Keyser, city of, community 540130, 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 Keyser figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Mineral 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 Keyser.
Is zoning published for Keyser?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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