Morgantown is a city located in Monongalia County West Virginia. Morgantown has a 2023 population of 29,339. It is also the county seat of Monongalia County.Morgantown is currently growing at a rate of 0.2% annually and its population has increased by 0.62% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 29,159 in 2020.
The average household income in Morgantown is $63,941 with a poverty rate of 34.08%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to - per month, and the median house value is -. The median age in Morgantown is 24.4 years, 23.9 years for males, and 25.1 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Morgantown was:
2.71
Average Family Size
2.12
Average Household Size
41.6%
Rate of Home Ownership
Married
Male
Female
NonFamily
owner
renter
Only English
Spanish
Other Indo-European Languages
Asian and Pacific Island Languages
Other Languages
90.58% of Morgantown residents speak only English, while 9.42% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Asian and Pacific Island languages, which is spoken by 3.12% of the population.
34.08%
Overall Poverty Rate
33.54%
Male Poverty Rate
34.74%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Morgantown is Native, with 56.25% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Morgantown is Black, with 20.53% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 5.12%. Among those working part-time, it was 55.38%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 44.07%.
Married
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
NeverMarried
26.7%
Overall Marriage Rate
25.7%
Male Marriage Rate
28.0%
Female Marriage Rate
male
female
The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 45-54.
Married
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
NeverMarried
Less Than 9th Grade
High School Graduate
Some College
Bachelors or Greater
18.1%
Veteran Poverty Rate
32.74%
Veteran Disability Rate
LaborForceParticipation
58.5%
Labor Force Participation
52.2%
Employment Rate
10.7%
Unemployment Rate
LaborForceParticipation
LaborForceParticipation
Europe
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Latin America
North America
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
Europe
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Latin America
North America
43.82%
Born in Morgantown
92.96%
Native Born
7.38%
Foreign Born
5.32%
Non Citizen
2.05%
Naturalized
92.96% of Morgantown residents were born in the United States, with 43.82% having been born in West Virginia. 5.32% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Asia.