COMPARING TWO PLACES
Oakland vs Morgantown
PLACE A
Oakland, California
VS
PLACE B
Morgantown, West Virginia
Oakland is 1355% larger than Morgantown. Oakland earns more, with a median household income $56,873 higher. Oakland has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs 2%).
OAKLANDMORGANTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population440,83830,293+1355% vs Morgantown
Population density7,8772,976+4,901
Population growth12.8%2.3%+10.5 pts
Median age37.923.9+14.0
Male49.6%52.4%−2.8 pts
Female50.4%47.6%+2.8 pts
Foreign-born27.5%6.7%+20.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic27.8%83.0%−55.2 pts
Black19.7%4.5%+15.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino28.7%4.3%+24.4 pts
Asian15.7%3.7%+11.9 pts
Other8.1%4.5%+3.7 pts
Median household income$101,600$44,727+$56,873
Per capita income$61,757$32,109+$29,648
Poverty rate13.4%30.4%−17.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5110.552−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher48.7%58.5%−9.7 pts
Graduate degree22.0%35.2%−13.2 pts
Unemployment rate6.4%6.2%+0.2 pts
Labor force participation68.7%58.6%+10.0 pts
Median home value$929,900$259,400+$670,500
Median gross rent$1,979$937+$1,042
Owner-occupied42.3%43.7%−1.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.9%13.9%−6.0 pts
Rent-burdened households48.8%58.4%−9.6 pts
Average commute29.816.2+13.6
Worked from home26.5%14.6%+11.9 pts
Public transit to work12.5%1.5%+11.0 pts
Uninsured5.6%6.2%−0.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025