Keyser is a very small city located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 4,843 people and three associated neighborhoods, Keyser is the 33rd largest community in West Virginia. Much of the housing stock in Keyser was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Also of interest is that Keyser has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.18% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In addition, Keyser is a college town. There are a lot of students in Keyser attending college, and as a result Keyser provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.

One of the benefits of Keyser is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.54 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

The population of Keyser overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Keyser, 21.07% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Keyser in 2022 was $29,477, which is upper middle income relative to West Virginia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,908 for a family of four. However, Keyser contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Keyser home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Keyser residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Keyser include German, Irish, Scottish, English, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Keyser is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and African languages.