Mannington vs Monongah

A side-by-side comparison of Mannington and Monongah: population, income, housing, and more.

Mannington and Monongah are places in West Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mannington has the higher population (1,679 vs 944 in Monongah). Monongah has the higher median household income ($54,412 vs $48,750 in Mannington). Mannington has the higher median home value ($92,100 vs $86,400 in Monongah).

Population, income & housing

	Mannington	Monongah
Population	1,679	944
Median age	49.3 yrs	46.4 yrs
Median household income	$48,750	$54,412
Median home value	$92,100	$86,400
Median gross rent	$722	$1,000
Housing units	874	495
Homeownership rate	77.1%	73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mannington	Monongah
Population	1,673 → 1,679 (+0.4%)	1,184 → 944 (-20.3%)
Median household income	$41,413 → $48,750 (+17.7%)	$46,429 → $54,412 (+17.2%)
Median home value	$79,400 → $92,100 (+16.0%)	$67,900 → $86,400 (+27.2%)
Median gross rent	$729 → $722 (-1.0%)	$770 → $1,000 (+29.9%)

Mannington

Population

1,6731,679

Median household income

$41,413$48,750

Median home value

$79,400$92,100

Median gross rent

$729$722

Monongah

Population

1,184944

Median household income

$46,429$54,412

Median home value

$67,900$86,400

Median gross rent

$770$1,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mannington	Monongah
Under 5	4.1%	2.2%
5 to 17	19.5%	9.5%
18 to 24	4.5%	14.7%
25 to 34	4.5%	8.7%
35 to 44	9.9%	13.8%
45 to 54	19.9%	11.8%
55 to 64	13.5%	11.3%
65 to 74	13.8%	20.6%
75 and over	10.2%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mannington	Monongah
White (non-Hispanic)	94.6%	93.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mannington	Monongah
No high school diploma	16.7%	7.8%
High school graduate	43.9%	48.0%
Some college or associate's	21.6%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mannington	Monongah
Drove alone	77.1%	67.3%
Carpooled	9.6%	16.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.9%	10.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	3.8%
Other means	0.8%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mannington	Monongah
1-unit, detached	81.6%	86.9%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	8.4%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	6.9%

Poverty & households

	Mannington	Monongah
Poverty rate	14.2%	12.7%
Average household size	2.21	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	31	20
Median year structure built	1938	1938