Morgantown is a city of 30,236 people in West Virginia. The median age is 23.9, younger than the US median of 38.9. People stay put here: 59% were in the same home a year ago. 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Owners hold 44% of the housing stock. 30.4% of people here live below the federal poverty line.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $44,727, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 23.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
58% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 53%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Morgantown
What changed most since 1990
White share91.2% → 83.0%(−8.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share1.3% → 4.3%(+3.1 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Morgantown's population equals 28% of Monongalia County's. Its number of households without a car equals 43% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 44% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)29.4%(265)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.4%(220)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era24.1%(217)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.7%(60)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(7)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 900 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Morgantown, decade by decade
Morgantown population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
25,879
$43,254
$165,845
44.2%
20.7
2000
26,809
$37,615
$169,232
47.8%
26.5
2010
29,660
$36,676
$226,719
45.8%
27.8
2020
30,347
$51,480
$260,588
54.5%
40.8
2024
30,236
$44,727
$259,400
58.5%
38.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
