Morgantown, West Virginia Neighborhood Info

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Morgantown, West Virginia QuickFacts

	Morgantown, West Virginia	United States
Total population	26,809	281,421,906
State	West Virginia
City	morgantown

Morgantown, West Virginia Population

	Morgantown, West Virginia	%, Morgantown, West Virginia	United States
Male	13,711	51.14%	49.06%
Female	13,098	48.86%	50.94%
Median age (years)	23.1		35.3

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	Morgantown, West Virginia	%, Morgantown, West Virginia	United States
18 years and over	23,846	88.95%	74.31%
21 years and over	17,187	64.11%	69.97%
62 years and over	3,146	11.73%	14.66%
65 years and over	2,779	10.37%	12.43%

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	Morgantown, West Virginia	%, Morgantown, West Virginia	United States
White	23,990	89.48%	75.14%
Black or African American	1,113	4.15%	12.32%
Asian	1,113	4.15%	3.64%
Some other race	196	0.73%	5.46%
Two or more races	397	1.48%	2.43%

Morgantown, West Virginia Housing

	Morgantown, West Virginia	%, Morgantown, West Virginia	United States
Total households	10,782		105,480,101
Family households (families)	4,188	38.84%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	6,594	61.16%	31.94%

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	Morgantown, West Virginia	%, Morgantown, West Virginia	United States
Total housing units	11,808		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	939	7.95%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	10,782	91.31%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	4,498	38.09%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	6,284	53.22%	30.77%

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	Morgantown, West Virginia	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	408	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	1,836	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	927	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	469	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	261	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	73	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	10	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	95,000	119,600

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	Morgantown, West Virginia	%, Morgantown, West Virginia	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	4,427	41.06%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	2,644	24.52%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,026	9.52%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	921	8.54%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	684	6.34%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,171	10.86%	9.65%

Morgantown, West Virginia Education

	Morgantown, West Virginia	%, Morgantown, West Virginia	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	14,903		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	145	0.97%	6.47%
Kindergarten	153	1.03%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,322	8.87%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	664	4.46%	21.38%
College or graduate school	12,619	84.67%	22.81%

Morgantown, West Virginia Economy

	Morgantown, West Virginia	%, Morgantown, West Virginia	United States
Population 16 years and over	24,556		217,168,077
In labor force	13,914	56.66%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	13,884	56.54%	63.39%
- - Employed	12,312	50.14%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,572	6.4%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	11.3		5.8
- Armed Forces	30	0.12%	0.53%
Not in labor force	10,642	43.34%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	11,912	48.51%	51.66%
In labor force	6,472	26.36%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	6,472	26.36%	29.65%
- - Employed	5,752	23.42%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	900	3.67%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	514		12,787,501

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	Morgantown, West Virginia	%, Morgantown, West Virginia	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	11,065		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	3,327	30.07%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,226	11.08%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,538	13.9%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,271	11.49%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,314	11.88%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,100	9.94%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	622	5.62%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	423	3.82%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	116	1.05%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	128	1.16%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	20,649		41,994

	Morgantown, West Virginia	%, Morgantown, West Virginia	United States
With earnings	8,956	36.47%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	32,000		56,604
With Social Security income	2,189	8.91%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,539		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	228	0.93%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,200		6,320
With public assistance income	252	1.03%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,700		3,032
With retirement income	1,746	7.11%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	14,564		17,376

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