Monongah town, WV

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,052 ( 8 from 2010 )
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population density: 2155.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	961	91.35%	2.1%
Black:	45	4.28%	21.6%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	45	4.28%	462.5%
Hispanic:	1	0.10%	90.0%

Total non-White:	91	8.65%	46.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-21	-2.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	29	3.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,044
982	94.06%
37	3.54%
1	0.10%
2	0.19%
8	0.77%
10	0.96%
62	5.94%

2000
965
873	90.47%
59	6.11%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
16	1.66%
17	1.76%
92	9.53%

1990
1,033
950	91.97%
83	8.03%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
83	8.03%

1980
1,132
1,087	96.02%
40	3.53%
1	0.09%
0	0.00%
n/a
4	0.35%
45	3.98%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

109	11.3
-30	-3.1

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-77	-7.5
9	0.9

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-137	-12.1
38	3.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Monongah town, WV

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
43.6
134	12.7%
918	87.3%
264	25.1%

462
2.27

314	68.0%
238	75.8%
10	3.2%
148	32.0%

2010
Number	Percent
42.0
199	19.1%
845	80.9%
192	18.4%

457
2.28

301	65.9%
222	73.8%
23	7.6%
156	34.1%

2000
Number	Percent
37.0
229	23.7%
736	76.3%
176	18.2%

403
2.39

254	63.0%
198	78.0%
17	6.7%
149	37.0%

1990
Number	Percent
41.5
209	20.2%
824	79.8%
265	25.7%

417
2.34

299	71.7%
226	75.6%
36	12.0%
118	28.3%

1980
Number	Percent
35.7
286	25.3%
846	74.7%
196	17.3%

425
2.61

311	73.2%
266	85.5%
7	2.3%
114	26.8%

2022 Housing Data for Monongah town, WV

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	32	6.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	11	2.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	5	1.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	32	6.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	24	5.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	28	6.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	44	9.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	41	8.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	45	9.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	32	6.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	36	7.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	53	11.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	46	10.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	24	5.2%
$200,000 or more	9	1.9%

Median Household Income	55,288
Per Capita Income	30,175

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	15	3.2%
Public Assistance	25	5.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	81	17.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	491	74.6%
Unemployed	25	3.8%
In Armed Forces	5	0.8%

Total Labor Force	521	79.2%
Not in Labor Force	137	20.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	176	170	50.9%
Non-Profit	15	98	13.3%
Self-Employed	14	0	100.0%

Local Government	20	8	71.4%
State Government	7	4	63.6%
Federal Government	7	12	36.8%

Total Private + Self	190	170	52.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	49	122	28.7%
Total	239	292	45.0%

Pct. Govt.	10.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	46	8.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	144	27.1%
Professional, Technical	146	27.5%
Service Occupations	89	16.8%
All others	106	20.0%

White Collar		63.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	207	39.0%
Retail trade	72	13.6%
Accommodation and food services	52	9.8%
Other services	46	8.7%
Public administration	39	7.3%
Educational services	25	4.7%
Utilities	18	3.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	17	3.2%
Manufacturing	16	3.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	11	2.1%
Wholesale trade	9	1.7%
Construction	7	1.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	6	1.1%
Transportation and warehousing	3	0.6%
Information	3	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1	0.10%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	996	98.8%
German, other Germanic	6	0.6%
Other Indo-European	5	0.5%
Spanish	1	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	212	20.2%
English	187	17.8%
Irish	185	17.6%
Italian	183	17.4%
American	95	9.0%
Scotch-Irish	51	4.8%
Polish	43	4.1%
Dutch	42	4.0%
French	20	1.9%
Scottish	16	1.5%
European	11	1.0%
Welsh	11	1.0%
Norwegian	10	1.0%
Austrian	9	0.9%
Czech	7	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,047	99.5%
Not a citizen	5	0.5%

Native	1,047	99.5%
Foreign-born	5	0.5%

Historical Statewide Election Results for Monongah town, WV

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
15	2.0%	21	2.8%	372	49.7%	226	30.2%	98	13.1%	16	2.1%
Average years of education: 12.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	15	2.0%
9-12 Years	21	2.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	372	49.7%
Some College	226	30.2%
Bach. Degree	98	13.1%
Grad Degree	16	2.1%
Average years of education: 12.7

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	60%	Donald Trump* (R)	334	66.7%	Joe Biden (D)	162	32.3%	5	1.0%	501	-2	20	0.06%

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	58%	Shelley Capito* (R)	328	66.9%	Paula Swearengin (D)	143	29.2%	19 [+]	3.9%	490	-3	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: David Moran (Libertarian) 19 (3.9%);
2020	G	59%	Jim Justice* (R)	301	61.3%	Ben Salango (D)	160	32.6%	30 [+]	6.1%	491	-3	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Erika Kolenich (Libertarian) 21 (4.3%); Danny Lutz (Mountain) 9 (1.8%);
2018	S1	44%	Joe Manchin* (D)	230	62.5%	Patrick Morrissey (R)	125	34.0%	13 [+]	3.5%	368	-12	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Rusty Hollen (Libertarian) 13 (3.5%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	542
Median Value	$86,700

Occupied	462	85.2%
Vacant	80	14.8%

Owned	336	72.7%
Rented	126	27.3%
Median Rent	$889

Single-Family Units	459	84.7%
Detached	459	84.7%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	7	1.3%
Mobile Homes	32	5.9%

Monongah town, WV

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Monongah town, WV

2022 Housing Data for Monongah town, WV

2022 Income & Employment Data for Monongah town, WV

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Monongah town, WV

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Monongah town, WV

Historical Presidential Election Results for Monongah town, WV

Historical Statewide Election Results for Monongah town, WV