COMPARING TWO PLACES
Davis vs Morgantown
PLACE A
Davis, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Morgantown, West Virginia
Davis is 98% smaller than Morgantown. Davis earns more, with a median household income $2,719 higher. Morgantown has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -9%).
DAVISMORGANTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population57930,293−98% vs Morgantown
Population density3172,976−2,659
Population growth-9.1%2.3%−11.4 pts
Median age55.823.9+31.9
Male49.2%52.4%−3.2 pts
Female50.8%47.6%+3.2 pts
Foreign-born3.0%6.7%−3.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.4%83.0%+14.4 pts
Black0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.6%4.3%−3.7 pts
Asian0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Other2.0%4.5%−2.5 pts
Median household income$47,446$44,727+$2,719
Per capita income$37,179$32,109+$5,070
Poverty rate22.9%30.4%−7.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4630.552−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher21.4%58.5%−37.1 pts
Graduate degree9.3%35.2%−25.9 pts
Unemployment rate2.5%6.2%−3.7 pts
Labor force participation53.9%58.6%−4.7 pts
Median home value$177,100$259,400−$82,300
Median gross rent$550$937−$387
Owner-occupied80.4%43.7%+36.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate23.2%13.9%+9.3 pts
Rent-burdened households51.6%58.4%−6.8 pts
Average commute24.016.2+7.8
Worked from home3.3%14.6%−11.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Uninsured3.8%6.2%−2.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025