Morgantown

Population: 2,729
Median household income: $37,037
Median home value: $111,400

Located in Butler County, Kentucky, Morgantown is a community with a population of 2,729. At $37,037, its median household income sits below Butler County's $52,003.

Between 2019 and 2023, Morgantown's population grew 3.0% from 2,650 to 2,729, while its median home value rose 32.9% from $83,800 to $111,400.

The median gross rent is $582. 6.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,729
Median age: 36.3 yrs
Median household income: $37,037
Median home value: $111,400
Median gross rent: $582
Housing units: 1,101
Homeownership rate: 35.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.5%
Unemployment rate: 9.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6502,729

Median household income

$26,581$37,037

Median home value

$83,800$111,400

Median gross rent

$493$582

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,650	$26,581	$83,800	$493
2020	2,729	$30,234	$86,800	$530
2021	2,761	$26,386	$92,300	$492
2022	2,734	$29,103	$104,200	$565
2023	2,729	$37,037	$111,400	$582

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.6%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 244.0%

25 to 3418.5%

35 to 4415.2%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 6410.4%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over8.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	235	8.6%
5 to 17	444	16.3%
18 to 24	110	4.0%
25 to 34	504	18.5%
35 to 44	415	15.2%
45 to 54	262	9.6%
55 to 64	283	10.4%
65 to 74	236	8.6%
75 and over	240	8.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,070	75.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	10	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	108	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	541	19.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.4%

High school graduate49.9%

Some college or associate's24.1%

Bachelor's degree3.9%

Graduate or professional degree2.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	377	19.4%
High school graduate	969	49.9%
Some college or associate's	468	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	76	3.9%
Graduate or professional degree	50	2.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone82.6%

Carpooled17.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	716	82.6%
Carpooled	147	17.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	370	42.7%
15 to 29 min	187	21.6%
30 to 44 min	214	24.7%
45 to 59 min	47	5.4%
60+ min	49	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 34.1% (874 of 2,560)

	Count	Share
Family households	532	54.0%
Nonfamily households	454	46.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	986	89.6%
Vacant	115	10.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	348	35.3%
Renter-occupied	638	64.7%

1-unit, detached47.8%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units15.3%

5 to 19 units22.6%

20 or more units0.1%

Mobile home & other12.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	526	47.8%
1-unit, attached	19	1.7%
2 to 4 units	168	15.3%
5 to 19 units	249	22.6%
20 or more units	1	0.1%
Mobile home & other	138	12.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2153490
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.33 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 37.2174, -86.7002