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):

2024
Number	Percent
35.2
23,369	16.4%
119,383	83.6%
21,356	15.0%

57,438
2.28

31,737	55.3%
24,455	77.1%
2,791	8.8%
25,701	44.7%

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%

2024 Housing Data for Morgantown, WV Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,703	8.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,586	4.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,034	3.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,166	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,798	4.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,741	4.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,994	3.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,511	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,814	3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,740	6.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,374	9.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,544	11.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,553	7.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,727	6.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,582	8.0%
$200,000 or more	5,571	9.7%

Median Household Income	64,573
Per Capita Income	39,143

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,468	4.3%
Public Assistance	1,573	2.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6,964	12.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	64,158	66.8%
Unemployed	3,274	3.4%
In Armed Forces	238	0.2%

Total Labor Force	67,670	70.5%
Not in Labor Force	28,305	29.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	23,344	18,729	55.5%
Non-Profit	2,828	4,413	39.1%
Self-Employed	2,716	1,822	59.9%

Local Government	1,439	2,306	38.4%
State Government	4,525	4,167	52.1%
Federal Government	1,548	1,159	57.2%

Total Private + Self	26,060	20,551	55.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	10,340	12,045	46.2%
Total	36,400	32,596	52.8%

Pct. Govt.	21.9%
Pct. Private + Self	67.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	9,502	13.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	12,727	18.4%
Professional, Technical	22,811	33.0%
Service Occupations	12,323	17.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	259	0.4%
All others	11,765	17.0%

White Collar		65.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	13,848	20.0%
Educational services	11,476	16.6%
Retail trade	7,467	10.8%
Accommodation and food services	5,552	8.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,425	6.4%
Manufacturing	3,589	5.2%
Public administration	3,355	4.9%
Construction	3,266	4.7%
Other services	2,962	4.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,974	2.9%
Transportation and warehousing	1,958	2.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	1,697	2.5%
Finance and insurance	1,639	2.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,310	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,273	1.8%
Information	1,060	1.5%
Utilities	998	1.4%
Wholesale trade	866	1.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	368	0.5%
Management	45	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,204	0.85%
Puerto Rican	609	0.43%
Cuban	252	0.18%
Dominican	53	0.04%

Total Central American	313	0.22%
Costa Rican	9	0.01%
Guatemalan	52	0.04%
Honduran	128	0.09%
Nicaraguan	14	0.01%
Panamanian	50	0.04%
Salvadoran	60	0.04%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	813	0.58%
Argentinean	188	0.13%
Bolivian	29	0.02%
Chilean	15	0.01%
Colombian	213	0.15%
Ecuadorian	220	0.16%
Paraguayan	63	0.04%
Peruvian	45	0.03%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	15	0.01%
Other South American	25	0.02%

Other Hispanic	814	0.58%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	1,106	0.78%
Chinese	892	0.63%
Filipino	819	0.58%
Vietnamese	368	0.26%
Korean	243	0.17%
Japanese	72	0.05%
Bangladeshi	62	0.04%
Taiwanese	49	0.03%
Thai	6	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	127,524	94.5%
Spanish	2,048	1.5%
Other Indo-European	1,423	1.1%
Arabic	968	0.7%
Chinese	825	0.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	406	0.3%
Other Asian	344	0.3%
Vietnamese	296	0.2%
Other	292	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	26,147	18.5%
English	17,908	12.7%
Irish	16,907	12.0%
American	12,697	9.0%
Italian	10,355	7.3%
Polish	4,596	3.3%
Scottish	4,378	3.1%
European	3,023	2.1%
Scotch-Irish	2,074	1.5%
French	1,743	1.2%
Dutch	1,527	1.1%
Welsh	1,040	0.7%
Hungarian	968	0.7%
Slovak	758	0.5%
British	610	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	137,926	97.6%
Not a citizen	3,397	2.4%

Native	135,053	95.6%
Foreign-born	6,270	4.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,052	2.2%	5,061	5.5%	28,861	31.3%	19,312	20.9%	17,625	19.1%	19,427	21.0%
Average years of education: 14.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,052	2.2%
9-12 Years	5,061	5.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	28,861	31.3%
Some College	19,312	20.9%
Bach. Degree	17,625	19.1%
Grad Degree	19,427	21.0%
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	65,115
Median Value	$243,240

Occupied	57,438	88.2%
Vacant	7,677	11.8%

Owned	36,256	63.1%
Rented	21,182	36.9%
Median Rent	$932

Single-Family Units	40,567	62.3%
Detached	36,533	56.1%
Attached	4,034	6.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	12,474	19.2%
Mobile Homes	6,541	10.0%

Morgantown, WV Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2024 Housing Data for Morgantown, WV Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Morgantown, WV Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Morgantown, WV Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Morgantown, WV Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Morgantown, WV Metro Area