COMPARING TWO PLACES
Morgantown vs McComb
PLACE A
Morgantown, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
McComb, Mississippi
Morgantown is 159% larger than McComb. Morgantown earns more, with a median household income $4,020 higher. Morgantown has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -3%).
MORGANTOWNMCCOMBDIFFERENCE
Total population30,29311,697+159% vs McComb
Population density2,976993+1,983
Population growth2.3%-2.9%+5.3 pts
Median age23.936.3−12.4
Male52.4%42.2%+10.2 pts
Female47.6%57.8%−10.2 pts
Foreign-born6.7%0.9%+5.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.0%23.4%+59.6 pts
Black4.5%72.0%−67.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.3%2.6%+1.7 pts
Asian3.7%0.5%+3.3 pts
Other4.5%1.5%+3.0 pts
Median household income$44,727$40,707+$4,020
Per capita income$32,109$20,996+$11,113
Poverty rate30.4%27.1%+3.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5520.439+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher58.5%14.6%+43.9 pts
Graduate degree35.2%5.7%+29.5 pts
Unemployment rate6.2%5.6%+0.6 pts
Labor force participation58.6%50.4%+8.2 pts
Median home value$259,400$98,700+$160,700
Median gross rent$937$873+$64
Owner-occupied43.7%47.9%−4.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.9%21.4%−7.5 pts
Rent-burdened households58.4%40.5%+17.9 pts
Average commute16.221.2−5.0
Worked from home14.6%1.1%+13.6 pts
Public transit to work1.5%0.0%+1.5 pts
Uninsured6.2%15.0%−8.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025