COMPARING TWO PLACES
Gorman vs Morgantown
PLACE A
Gorman, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Morgantown, West Virginia
Gorman is 97% smaller than Morgantown. Morgantown earns more, with a median household income $25,283 higher. Morgantown has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -10%).
GORMANMORGANTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population99530,293−97% vs Morgantown
Population density6062,976−2,370
Population growth-9.9%2.3%−12.2 pts
Median age44.723.9+20.8
Male47.5%52.4%−4.8 pts
Female52.5%47.6%+4.8 pts
Foreign-born7.9%6.7%+1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic65.1%83.0%−17.9 pts
Black6.3%4.5%+1.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino21.3%4.3%+16.9 pts
Asian0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Other7.3%4.5%+2.8 pts
Median household income$19,444$44,727−$25,283
Per capita income$17,892$32,109−$14,217
Poverty rate46.9%30.4%+16.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5070.552−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher15.2%58.5%−43.3 pts
Graduate degree4.7%35.2%−30.6 pts
Unemployment rate7.9%6.2%+1.8 pts
Labor force participation48.3%58.6%−10.4 pts
Median home value$75,300$259,400−$184,100
Median gross rent$488$937−$449
Owner-occupied58.2%43.7%+14.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.6%13.9%+6.7 pts
Rent-burdened households75.3%58.4%+16.9 pts
Average commute29.716.2+13.5
Worked from home3.4%14.6%−11.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Uninsured20.8%6.2%+14.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025