Tyler County, West Virginia
8 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 8,064
- Median household income
- $63,693
- ±9,603
- Unemployed
- 7.0%
- 213 of 3,057 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 86.2%
- 2,842 of 3,296 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Tyler | 8,155 (2021) | Po Box 66, Middlebourne | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 3
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Sistersville | 1,381 (2021) | 200 Diamond St, Sistersville | — |
| Town of Friendly | 98 (2021) | Po Box 95, Friendly | — |
| Town of Middlebourne | 700 (2021) | 100 Main St, Middlebourne | — |
Special districts 4
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sistersville Public Library Board | Libraries | 518 Wells St, Sistersville | — |
| Tyler County Public Service District | Sewerage and water supply | Po Box 138, Friendly | — |
| Upper Ohio Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 201 Underwood Street, Middlebourne | — |
| Tyler County Solid Waste Authority | Solid waste management | Po Box 126, Middlebourne | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Tyler County Schools
School district4 schools
114 Dodd Street, Middlebourne, WV, 26149
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Ritchie County Farmers' Market (Harrisville)
Belpre Farmers Market (Belpre) · River City Farmers Market (Marietta)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.