COMPARING TWO PLACES
Luke vs Morgantown
PLACE A
Luke, Maryland
VS
PLACE B
Morgantown, West Virginia
Luke is 100% smaller than Morgantown. Luke earns more, with a median household income $36,523 higher. Luke has grown faster since 2000 (31% vs 2%).
LUKEMORGANTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population8230,293−100% vs Morgantown
Population density3082,976−2,668
Population growth30.8%2.3%+28.5 pts
Median age44.523.9+20.6
Male59.6%52.4%+7.2 pts
Female40.4%47.6%−7.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%6.7%−6.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.8%83.0%+14.8 pts
Black1.1%4.5%−3.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.1%4.3%−3.2 pts
Asian0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Other0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Median household income$81,250$44,727+$36,523
Per capita income$32,897$32,109+$788
Poverty rate2.2%30.4%−28.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3670.552−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher11.5%58.5%−47.0 pts
Graduate degree1.6%35.2%−33.6 pts
Unemployment rate9.8%6.2%+3.7 pts
Labor force participation67.1%58.6%+8.5 pts
Median home value$51,000$259,400−$208,400
Median gross rent$638$937−$299
Owner-occupied88.6%43.7%+44.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate25.5%13.9%+11.6 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%58.4%−58.4 pts
Average commute24.816.2+8.6
Worked from home0.0%14.6%−14.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Uninsured1.1%6.2%−5.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025