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Sistersville, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Sistersville is a Census city of 1,409 people across 0.53 square miles of land, in Tyler County. Median household income is $45,500, 71.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sistersville
What Sistersville is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.53 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,682
- County holding the largest share of its areaTyler 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.
Sistersville
How many people live in Sistersville
- Population1,409
- Median age41.2 plus or minus 8.4
- Population under 18333 plus or minus 97
- Share under 1823.6 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Population 65 and over235 plus or minus 65
- Share 65 and over16.7 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Households590
- Family households324 plus or minus 88
- Share of households that are families54.9 percent plus or minus 12.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sistersville
Income and work in Sistersville
- Median household income$45,500 plus or minus $15,867
- Per capita income$23,799
- Civilian labor force500 plus or minus 121
- Employed437 plus or minus 109
- Unemployed63 plus or minus 32
- Unemployment rate12.6 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Adults 25 and over984
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.6 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.2 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Sistersville
- Housing units752
- Occupied units590
- Vacant units162 plus or minus 58
- Vacancy rate21.5 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Owner occupied421
- Renter occupied169 plus or minus 65
- Ownership rate71.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$95,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$812
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.4 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Single family units605
- Share single family80.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more109 plus or minus 40
- Share in buildings of two or more14.5 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Mobile homes38 plus or minus 28
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sistersville
How Sistersville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute403 plus or minus 108
- Commuting under 15 minutes128 plus or minus 54
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.8 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more154 plus or minus 50
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more38.2 percent
- Drove alone64.9 percent
- Carpooled6.6 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Public transport0.2 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Walked14.9 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Worked from home5.0 percent plus or minus 4.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sistersville
Flood risk in Sistersville
- NFIP communityCity of Sistersville
- NFIP community number540197
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/03/10
The City of Sistersville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540197 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.
Tyler County, not Sistersville
Tyler County context, not Sistersville figures
- Establishments in Tyler County122
- Covered employment, Tyler County1,914
- Average annual pay, Tyler County$59,271
- Housing units permitted, Tyler County0
Every figure in this section is published for Tyler County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sistersville.
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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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
Sistersville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sistersville, West Virginia?
1,409, in 590 households. Sistersville city covers 0.53 square miles of land, which is 2,682 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sistersville in?
Tyler 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 Sistersville?
$45,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $95,300. Median gross rent is $812 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Sistersville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sistersville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sistersville, city of, community 540197, 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 Sistersville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Tyler 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 Sistersville.
Is zoning published for Sistersville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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