Monongah

Population: 944
Median household income: $54,412
Median home value: $86,400

Located in Marion County, West Virginia, Monongah is a community with a population of 944. At $54,412, its median household income sits below Marion County's $67,537.

Between 2019 and 2023, Monongah's population declined 20.3% from 1,184 to 944, while its median home value rose 27.2% from $67,900 to $86,400.

12.7% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.13 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 944
Median age: 46.4 yrs
Median household income: $54,412
Median home value: $86,400
Median gross rent: $1,000
Housing units: 495
Homeownership rate: 73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,184944

Median household income

$46,429$54,412

Median home value

$67,900$86,400

Median gross rent

$770$1,000

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,184	$46,429	$67,900	$770
2020	1,088	$48,750	$72,700	$897
2021	1,023	$53,304	$77,000	$900
2022	1,052	$55,288	$86,700	$889
2023	944	$54,412	$86,400	$1,000

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

Age distribution

Under 52.2%

5 to 179.5%

18 to 2414.7%

25 to 348.7%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 7420.6%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	21	2.2%
5 to 17	90	9.5%
18 to 24	139	14.7%
25 to 34	82	8.7%
35 to 44	130	13.8%
45 to 54	111	11.8%
55 to 64	107	11.3%
65 to 74	194	20.6%
75 and over	70	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	882	93.4%
Black or African American	11	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	50	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.8%

High school graduate48.0%

Some college or associate's29.3%

Bachelor's degree13.5%

Graduate or professional degree1.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	54	7.8%
High school graduate	333	48.0%
Some college or associate's	203	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	94	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10	1.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone67.3%

Carpooled16.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked10.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.8%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	305	67.3%
Carpooled	75	16.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	46	10.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	17	3.8%
Other means	10	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	177	40.6%
15 to 29 min	143	32.8%
30 to 44 min	77	17.7%
45 to 59 min	27	6.2%
60+ min	12	2.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.13
Poverty rate: 12.7% (120 of 944)

	Count	Share
Family households	279	63.1%
Nonfamily households	163	36.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	442	89.3%
Vacant	53	10.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	323	73.1%
Renter-occupied	119	26.9%

1-unit, detached86.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.8%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	430	86.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	24	4.8%
5 to 19 units	7	1.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	34	6.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5455276
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.49 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 39.4583, -80.2208