COMPARING TWO PLACES
Gypsy vs Morgantown
PLACE A
Gypsy, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Morgantown, West Virginia
Gypsy is 100% smaller than Morgantown. Gypsy earns more, with a median household income $9,797 higher. Morgantown has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -40%).
GYPSYMORGANTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population11930,293−100% vs Morgantown
Population density1532,976−2,823
Population growth-39.9%2.3%−42.3 pts
Median age37.623.9+13.7
Male41.2%52.4%−11.2 pts
Female58.8%47.6%+11.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%6.7%−6.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.6%83.0%+3.6 pts
Black0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
Asian0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Other13.4%4.5%+9.0 pts
Median household income$54,524$44,727+$9,797
Per capita income$18,489$32,109−$13,620
Poverty rate24.4%30.4%−6.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.1900.552−0.4
Bachelor's degree or higher30.2%58.5%−28.3 pts
Graduate degree0.0%35.2%−35.2 pts
Unemployment rate11.3%6.2%+5.2 pts
Labor force participation61.6%58.6%+3.0 pts
Median home value$32,900$259,400−$226,500
Median gross rent$249$937−$688
Owner-occupied41.3%43.7%−2.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate51.1%13.9%+37.1 pts
Rent-burdened households22.2%58.4%−36.1 pts
Average commute34.316.2+18.1
Worked from home0.0%14.6%−14.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Uninsured27.7%6.2%+21.5 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024