COMPARING TWO PLACES
Brookhaven vs Morgantown
PLACE A
Brookhaven, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Morgantown, West Virginia
Brookhaven is 72% smaller than Morgantown. Brookhaven earns more, with a median household income $46,315 higher.
BROOKHAVENMORGANTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population8,36230,293−72% vs Morgantown
Population density4,8962,976+1,920
Population growth3.7%2.3%+1.4 pts
Median age43.723.9+19.8
Male50.5%52.4%−1.9 pts
Female49.5%47.6%+1.9 pts
Foreign-born3.3%6.7%−3.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.5%83.0%+5.5 pts
Black6.3%4.5%+1.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.0%4.3%−2.3 pts
Asian0.3%3.7%−3.4 pts
Other2.8%4.5%−1.7 pts
Median household income$91,042$44,727+$46,315
Per capita income$45,953$32,109+$13,844
Poverty rate4.1%30.4%−26.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3450.552−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher33.0%58.5%−25.5 pts
Graduate degree15.4%35.2%−19.8 pts
Unemployment rate3.5%6.2%−2.7 pts
Labor force participation70.3%58.6%+11.7 pts
Median home value$284,700$259,400+$25,300
Median gross rent$1,487$937+$550
Owner-occupied84.9%43.7%+41.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.0%13.9%−10.0 pts
Rent-burdened households42.7%58.4%−15.7 pts
Average commute27.216.2+11.1
Worked from home12.0%14.6%−2.6 pts
Public transit to work0.3%1.5%−1.2 pts
Uninsured3.1%6.2%−3.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025