Morgantown

Population: 30,273
Median household income: $42,245
Median home value: $238,200

Morgantown, a community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, has 30,273 residents. At $42,245, its median household income sits below Monongalia County's $62,704.

From 2019 to 2023, Morgantown's population declined 1.4% from 30,712 to 30,273, while its median home value rose 13.3% from $210,300 to $238,200.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 84.2% of the population. 62.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 30,273
Median age: 24.0 yrs
Median household income: $42,245
Median home value: $238,200
Median gross rent: $888
Housing units: 14,179
Homeownership rate: 44.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 58.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

30,71230,273

Median household income

$42,966$42,245

Median home value

$210,300$238,200

Median gross rent

$851$888

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	30,712	$42,966	$210,300	$851
2020	30,953	$42,474	$215,000	$840
2021	29,316	$36,991	$215,200	$855
2022	30,220	$41,103	$231,100	$901
2023	30,273	$42,245	$238,200	$888

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

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 176.0%

18 to 2442.5%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 447.9%

45 to 547.7%

55 to 648.5%

65 to 746.1%

75 and over3.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,050	3.5%
5 to 17	1,831	6.0%
18 to 24	12,864	42.5%
25 to 34	4,182	13.8%
35 to 44	2,405	7.9%
45 to 54	2,329	7.7%
55 to 64	2,582	8.5%
65 to 74	1,852	6.1%
75 and over	1,178	3.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	25,484	84.2%
Black or African American	1,264	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.0%
Asian	1,172	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.0%
Some other race	210	0.7%
Two or more races	936	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,201	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.0%

High school graduate18.1%

Some college or associate's16.8%

Bachelor's degree25.8%

Graduate or professional degree32.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,011	7.0%
High school graduate	2,634	18.1%
Some college or associate's	2,440	16.8%
Bachelor's degree	3,752	25.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4,691	32.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone62.1%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit2.2%

Walked12.3%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home12.5%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,729	62.1%
Carpooled	1,267	9.0%
Public transit	313	2.2%
Walked	1,727	12.3%
Bicycle	97	0.7%
Worked from home	1,754	12.5%
Other means	166	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,325	51.4%
15 to 29 min	3,899	31.7%
30 to 44 min	1,236	10.0%
45 to 59 min	559	4.5%
60+ min	280	2.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.06
Poverty rate: 33.6% (8,398 of 24,977)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,898	40.4%
Nonfamily households	7,221	59.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,119	85.5%
Vacant	2,060	14.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,369	44.3%
Renter-occupied	6,750	55.7%

1-unit, detached44.8%

1-unit, attached3.1%

2 to 4 units22.5%

5 to 19 units11.7%

20 or more units14.4%

Mobile home & other3.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,353	44.8%
1-unit, attached	436	3.1%
2 to 4 units	3,191	22.5%
5 to 19 units	1,658	11.7%
20 or more units	2,040	14.4%
Mobile home & other	501	3.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5455756
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 10 sq mi
Water area: 0.45 sq mi
Center point: 39.6375, -79.9469