Morgantown is home to 141,323 people. The median age is 35.3, younger than the US median of 38.9. The population is up 27% since 2000. 4% of people across the metro were born outside the United States. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $242,344. People stay put here: 80% were in the same home a year ago.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $64,508, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
41% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 74%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Morgantown
What changed most since 1990
White share95.8% → 86.1%(−9.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Among the 11 metro and micro areas based in West Virginia
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)29.5%(1,858)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.2%(1,715)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30%(1,889)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.1%(319)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.3%(18)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 6,298 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Morgantown, decade by decade
Morgantown population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
104,546
$51,746
$141,312
22.6%
10.0
2000
111,200
$51,809
$139,632
26.7%
15.9
2010
129,709
$56,934
$187,718
29.5%
19.8
2020
140,038
$65,037
$230,367
37.0%
33.7
2024
141,323
$64,508
$242,344
41.3%
31.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
