COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pentress vs Morgantown
PLACE A
Pentress, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Morgantown, West Virginia
Pentress is 100% smaller than Morgantown. Morgantown earns more, with a median household income $13,097 higher. Morgantown has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -23%).
PENTRESSMORGANTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population030,293−100% vs Morgantown
Population density02,976−2,976
Population growth-22.9%2.3%−25.2 pts
Median age43.523.9+19.6
Male47.6%52.4%−4.8 pts
Female52.4%47.6%+4.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%6.7%−6.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%83.0%+17.0 pts
Black0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
Asian0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Other0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Median household income$31,630$44,727−$13,097
Per capita income$27,029$32,109−$5,080
Poverty rate0.0%30.4%−30.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.0030.552−0.5
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%58.5%−58.5 pts
Graduate degree0.0%35.2%−35.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%6.2%−6.2 pts
Labor force participation0.0%58.6%−58.6 pts
Median home value$163,900$259,400−$95,500
Median gross rent$652$937−$285
Owner-occupied100.0%43.7%+56.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate100.0%13.9%+86.1 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%58.4%−58.4 pts
Average commute24.116.2+7.9
Worked from home0.0%14.6%−14.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Uninsured0.0%6.2%−6.2 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024