2024 population: 142,752 ( 2,714 from 2020)
Land area: 1008.9 square miles
Population density: 141.5 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	126,270	88.45%	1.1%
Black:	4,622	3.24%	4.7%
Indian:	227	0.16%	7.3%
Asian:	4,397	3.08%	15.8%
2+ races:	2,963	2.08%	7.6%
Hispanic:	4,273	2.99%	8.2%

Total non-White:	16,482	11.55%	8.7%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	5,314	9.5
Deaths:	5,448	9.7
Net Migration:	429	0.8
Net Immigration:	2,384	4.3

Change in White population:	1,392	1.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,322	0.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
140,038
124,878	89.17%
4,416	3.15%
245	0.17%
3,796	2.71%
2,753	1.97%
3,950	2.82%
15,160	10.83%

2010
129,709
118,855	91.63%
3,796	2.93%
193	0.15%
3,029	2.34%
1,809	1.39%
1,921	1.48%
10,854	8.37%

2000
111,200
103,810	93.35%
2,822	2.54%
177	0.16%
2,071	1.86%
1,231	1.11%
994	0.89%
7,390	6.65%

1990
104,546
100,202	95.84%
1,769	1.69%
230	0.22%
1,572	1.50%
n/a
773	0.74%
4,344	4.16%

1980
105,484
101,715	96.43%
1,705	1.62%
219	0.21%
882	0.84%
n/a
852	0.81%
3,769	3.57%

1970
89,169
86,937	97.50%
1,508	1.69%
53	0.06%
248	0.28%
n/a
365	0.41%
2,232	2.50%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
13,166	10.2
9,668	7.5
2,444	1.9
3,321	2.6

6,023	4.6
4,306	3.3

Number	Rate
2000's
11,371	10.2
8,858	8.0
5,143	4.6
2,106	1.9

15,045	13.5
3,464	3.1

Number	Rate
1990's
12,037	11.5
8,938	8.5
-1,528	-1.5
886	0.8

3,608	3.5
3,046	2.9

Number	Rate
1980's
13,469	12.8
8,606	8.2
-5,570	-5.3
n/a

-1,513	-1.4
575	0.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
9,623	10.8
n/a

14,778	16.6
1,537	1.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Morgantown, WV Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
34.6
23,153	16.2%
119,599	83.8%
20,516	14.4%

56,829
2.30

31,883	56.1%
24,933	78.2%
2,496	7.8%
24,946	43.9%

2010
Number	Percent
32.4
21,804	16.8%
107,905	83.2%
15,083	11.6%

52,672
2.28

29,070	55.2%
22,455	77.2%
2,172	7.5%
23,602	44.8%

2000
Number	Percent
33.1
21,771	19.6%
89,429	80.4%
13,123	11.8%

45,028
2.33

27,066	60.1%
21,904	80.9%
1,906	7.0%
17,962	39.9%

1990
Number	Percent
30.6
22,936	21.9%
81,610	78.1%
12,280	11.7%

39,781
2.48

26,017	65.4%
21,710	83.4%
1,629	6.3%
13,764	34.6%

1980
Number	Percent
27.3
26,030	24.7%
79,454	75.3%
10,753	10.2%

37,401
2.67

25,883	69.2%
22,310	86.2%
1,203	4.6%
11,518	30.8%

2022 Housing Data for Morgantown, WV Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,810	8.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,782	4.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,404	4.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,566	4.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,870	5.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,532	4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,994	3.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,119	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,823	3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,223	7.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,062	8.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,201	10.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,607	8.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,755	6.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,626	8.1%
$200,000 or more	4,455	7.8%

Median Household Income	60,724
Per Capita Income	36,333

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	103

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,641	4.6%
Public Assistance	1,442	2.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6,298	11.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	63,184	65.3%
Unemployed	4,079	4.2%
In Armed Forces	187	0.2%

Total Labor Force	67,450	69.7%
Not in Labor Force	29,360	30.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	22,869	17,994	56.0%
Non-Profit	2,702	4,042	40.1%
Self-Employed	2,455	1,876	56.7%

Local Government	1,618	2,693	37.5%
State Government	4,648	4,373	51.5%
Federal Government	1,408	989	58.7%

Total Private + Self	25,324	19,870	56.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	10,376	12,097	46.2%
Total	35,700	31,967	52.8%

Pct. Govt.	23.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	8,804	13.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	12,727	18.8%
Professional, Technical	22,415	33.1%
Service Occupations	12,410	18.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	189	0.3%
All others	11,438	16.9%

White Collar		64.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	12,423	18.3%
Health care and social assistance	12,385	18.3%
Retail trade	6,806	10.0%
Accommodation and food services	5,877	8.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,832	7.1%
Manufacturing	3,785	5.6%
Public administration	3,605	5.3%
Other services	2,926	4.3%
Construction	2,794	4.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,198	3.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	1,887	2.8%
Transportation and warehousing	1,860	2.7%
Finance and insurance	1,541	2.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,072	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	925	1.4%
Information	893	1.3%
Utilities	885	1.3%
Wholesale trade	841	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	255	0.4%
Management	4	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,257	0.90%
Puerto Rican	307	0.22%
Cuban	114	0.08%
Dominican	68	0.05%

Total Central American	400	0.29%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	47	0.03%
Honduran	165	0.12%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	55	0.04%
Salvadoran	133	0.09%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	315	0.22%
Argentinean	122	0.09%
Bolivian	19	0.01%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	58	0.04%
Ecuadorian	9	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	65	0.05%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	19	0.01%
Other South American	23	0.02%

Other Hispanic	749	0.53%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	1,285	0.92%
Indian	783	0.56%
Filipino	546	0.39%
Vietnamese	456	0.33%
Korean	116	0.08%
Japanese	55	0.04%
Taiwanese	34	0.02%
Indonesian	28	0.02%
Thai	10	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	125,932	94.1%
Spanish	1,911	1.4%
Arabic	1,756	1.3%
Other Indo-European	1,516	1.1%
Chinese	1,015	0.8%
Other	458	0.3%
Vietnamese	249	0.2%
Other Asian	249	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	246	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	27,245	19.4%
Irish	18,783	13.4%
English	17,032	12.1%
American	15,362	11.0%
Italian	10,945	7.8%
Polish	4,923	3.5%
Scottish	3,941	2.8%
European	3,529	2.5%
Scotch-Irish	2,313	1.6%
Dutch	1,911	1.4%
French	1,877	1.3%
Welsh	1,371	1.0%
Hungarian	1,228	0.9%
British	953	0.7%
Slovak	936	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	136,511	97.4%
Not a citizen	3,683	2.6%

Native	134,507	95.9%
Foreign-born	5,687	4.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,299	2.5%	5,050	5.6%	28,029	30.9%	19,333	21.3%	17,086	18.9%	18,796	20.7%
Average years of education: 14.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,299	2.5%
9-12 Years	5,050	5.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	28,029	30.9%
Some College	19,333	21.3%
Bach. Degree	17,086	18.9%
Grad Degree	18,796	20.7%
Average years of education: 14.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	98,664	91,246	7,418	7.5%
1991	98,962	90,874	8,088	8.2%
1992	101,930	92,702	9,228	9.1%
1993	103,608	94,394	9,214	8.9%
1994	103,836	97,646	6,190	6.0%
1995	101,662	96,162	5,500	5.4%
1996	102,770	96,228	6,542	6.4%
1997	101,290	95,494	5,796	5.7%
1998	100,380	95,950	4,430	4.4%
1999	102,116	98,018	4,098	4.0%

2000	107,920	102,824	5,096	4.7%
2001	109,158	104,374	4,784	4.4%
2002	110,464	104,640	5,824	5.3%
2003	113,196	107,270	5,926	5.2%
2004	114,940	109,734	5,206	4.5%
2005	117,444	112,494	4,950	4.2%
2006	121,390	116,648	4,742	3.9%
2007	123,430	118,984	4,446	3.6%
2008	126,292	122,112	4,180	3.3%
2009	129,856	122,820	7,036	5.4%

2010	126,406	118,516	7,890	6.2%
2011	126,378	118,958	7,420	5.9%
2012	129,060	122,058	7,002	5.4%
2013	129,494	123,114	6,380	4.9%
2014	130,826	124,682	6,144	4.7%
2015	131,790	125,290	6,500	4.9%
2016	132,704	126,532	6,172	4.7%
2017	136,780	131,296	5,484	4.0%
2018	139,374	133,364	6,010	4.3%
2019	140,974	135,548	5,426	3.8%

2020	140,276	131,080	9,196	6.6%
2021	140,624	134,744	5,880	4.2%
2022	142,300	137,258	5,042	3.5%
2023	142,126	137,474	4,652	3.3%
2024	142,098	137,256	4,842	3.4%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	64,740
Median Value	$219,902

Occupied	56,829	87.8%
Vacant	7,911	12.2%

Owned	35,389	62.3%
Rented	21,440	37.7%
Median Rent	$884

Single-Family Units	39,772	61.4%
Detached	36,281	56.0%
Attached	3,491	5.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	12,868	19.9%
Mobile Homes	6,781	10.5%

Morgantown, WV Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Morgantown, WV Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Morgantown, WV Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Morgantown, WV Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Morgantown, WV Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Morgantown, WV Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Morgantown, WV Metro Area