Morgan County, WV

Metropolitan Statistical Area: Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
Designated Market Area: Washington, DC-MD-PA-VA-WV
USDA County Type (2015): Recreation/Tourism, Low Employment, Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Graying America

Places in Morgan County, WV [Sort places by population]

2022 population: 17,430 ( 111 from 2010 , 363 from 2020)
Land area: 229.1 square miles
Population density: 76.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	16,370	93.92%	3.4%
Black:	195	1.12%	103.1%
Indian:	64	0.37%	48.8%
Asian:	106	0.61%	96.3%
2+ races:	309	1.77%	50.0%
Hispanic:	386	2.21%	110.9%

Total non-White:	1,060	6.08%	79.1%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	317	9.3
Deaths:	588	17.2
Net Migration:	630	18.5
Net Immigration:	-3	-0.1

Change in White population:	-579	-3.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	468	2.7

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
17,541
16,949	96.63%
96	0.55%
43	0.25%
54	0.31%
206	1.17%
183	1.04%
592	3.37%

2000
14,943
14,596	97.68%
89	0.60%
26	0.17%
20	0.13%
83	0.56%
124	0.83%
347	2.32%

1990
12,128
11,907	98.18%
68	0.56%
49	0.40%
47	0.39%
n/a
57	0.47%
221	1.82%

1980
10,711
10,541	98.41%
90	0.84%
12	0.11%
1	0.01%
n/a
67	0.63%
170	1.59%

1970
8,547
8,382	98.07%
145	1.70%
4	0.05%
7	0.08%
n/a
0	0.00%
165	1.93%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
1,422	9.5
1,696	11.3
1,716	11.5
71	0.5

2,353	15.7
245	1.6

Number	Rate
1990's
1,451	12.0
1,415	11.7
1,934	15.9
20	0.2

2,689	22.2
126	1.0

Number	Rate
1980's
1,312	12.2
1,224	11.4
1,351	12.6
n/a

1,366	12.8
51	0.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
1,798	21.0
n/a

2,159	25.3
5	0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Morgan County, 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
48.6
3,001	17.2%
14,429	82.8%
4,158	23.9%

7,053
2.42

4,790	67.9%
3,749	78.3%
235	4.9%
2,263	32.1%

2010
Number	Percent
45.0
3,600	20.5%
13,941	79.5%
3,216	18.3%

7,303
2.39

5,015	68.7%
3,953	78.8%
335	6.7%
2,288	31.3%

2000
Number	Percent
40.8
3,349	22.4%
11,594	77.6%
2,465	16.5%

6,144
2.40

4,344	70.7%
3,666	84.4%
257	5.9%
1,800	29.3%

1990
Number	Percent
38.2
2,754	22.7%
9,374	77.3%
2,039	16.8%

4,677
2.55

3,558	76.1%
3,107	87.3%
153	4.3%
1,119	23.9%

1980
Number	Percent
32.6
3,071	28.7%
7,640	71.3%
1,431	13.4%

3,838
2.75

3,009	78.4%
2,690	89.4%
120	4.0%
829	21.6%

2022 Housing Data for Morgan County, WV

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	293	4.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	270	3.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	276	3.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	187	2.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	300	4.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	421	6.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	267	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	305	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	313	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	812	11.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	827	11.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,045	14.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	732	10.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	452	6.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	317	4.5%
$200,000 or more	236	3.3%

Median Household Income	61,021
Per Capita Income	33,029

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	104
Compared to U.S.	90

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	363	5.1%
Public Assistance	206	2.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	893	12.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	7,080	69.2%
Unemployed	377	3.7%
In Armed Forces	13	0.1%

Total Labor Force	7,470	73.0%
Not in Labor Force	2,764	27.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	3,213	1,912	62.7%
Non-Profit	133	486	21.5%
Self-Employed	293	260	53.0%

Local Government	199	469	29.8%
State Government	136	217	38.5%
Federal Government	346	127	73.2%

Total Private + Self	3,506	2,172	61.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	814	1,299	38.5%
Total	4,320	3,471	55.4%

Pct. Govt.	19.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	736	9.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,695	21.8%
Professional, Technical	1,156	14.8%
Service Occupations	1,789	23.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	73	0.9%
All others	2,415	31.0%

White Collar		46.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,080	13.9%
Construction	1,070	13.7%
Retail trade	976	12.5%
Manufacturing	749	9.6%
Public administration	720	9.2%
Educational services	655	8.4%
Transportation and warehousing	397	5.1%
Other services	356	4.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	304	3.9%
Accommodation and food services	277	3.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	266	3.4%
Wholesale trade	181	2.3%
Finance and insurance	152	2.0%
Information	151	1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	127	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	110	1.4%
Utilities	105	1.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	66	0.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	48	0.6%
Management	1	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	64	0.37%
Puerto Rican	63	0.37%
Cuban	6	0.03%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	67	0.39%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	14	0.08%
Salvadoran	53	0.31%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	4	0.02%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	4	0.02%
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	127	0.74%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	57	0.33%
Korean	24	0.14%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	16,208	97.8%
Spanish	155	0.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun	84	0.5%
Other Indo-European	63	0.4%
Korean	24	0.1%
German, other Germanic	18	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	16	0.1%
Other	4	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	3,404	19.7%
Irish	2,121	12.3%
American	2,017	11.7%
English	1,930	11.2%
Italian	658	3.8%
Scottish	508	2.9%
Scotch-Irish	424	2.5%
Greek	244	1.4%
European	237	1.4%
French	223	1.3%
Polish	218	1.3%
Swiss	132	0.8%
Welsh	131	0.8%
Scandinavian	129	0.7%
Dutch	105	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	17,148	99.5%
Not a citizen	89	0.5%

Native	17,021	98.7%
Foreign-born	216	1.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
375	2.9%	1,163	8.9%	5,596	42.8%	3,484	26.7%	1,296	9.9%	1,146	8.8%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	375	2.9%
9-12 Years	1,163	8.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	5,596	42.8%
Some College	3,484	26.7%
Bach. Degree	1,296	9.9%
Grad Degree	1,146	8.8%
Average years of education: 12.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	5,758	5,480	278	4.8%	8.6%
1991	5,882	5,392	490	8.3%	10.6%
1992	5,900	5,436	464	7.9%	11.2%
1993	5,885	5,512	373	6.3%	10.3%
1994	5,861	5,550	311	5.3%	8.8%
1995	5,901	5,555	346	5.9%	8.0%
1996	6,161	5,821	340	5.5%	7.7%
1997	5,885	5,575	310	5.3%	7.0%
1998	6,012	5,804	208	3.5%	6.7%
1999	6,114	5,960	154	2.5%	6.5%

2000	7,196	6,909	287	4.0%	5.6%
2001	7,219	6,910	309	4.3%	5.4%
2002	7,093	6,751	342	4.8%	6.5%
2003	6,907	6,563	344	5.0%	6.6%
2004	6,901	6,586	315	4.6%	5.8%
2005	7,057	6,708	349	4.9%	5.5%
2006	7,111	6,759	352	5.0%	5.2%
2007	7,025	6,677	348	5.0%	4.8%
2008	6,929	6,532	397	5.7%	4.7%
2009	6,866	6,216	650	9.5%	8.3%

2010	7,667	6,966	701	9.1%	8.7%
2011	7,582	6,971	611	8.1%	7.8%
2012	7,589	7,053	536	7.1%	7.2%
2013	7,449	6,992	457	6.1%	6.7%
2014	7,472	7,036	436	5.8%	6.5%
2015	7,563	7,158	405	5.4%	6.6%
2016	7,679	7,342	337	4.4%	6.1%
2017	7,854	7,542	312	4.0%	5.2%
2018	8,042	7,698	344	4.3%	5.2%
2019	8,234	7,913	321	3.9%	4.9%

2020	8,362	7,857	505	6.0%	8.3%
2021	8,395	8,095	300	3.6%	5.1%
2022	8,551	8,310	241	2.8%	3.9%
2023	8,513	8,246	267	3.1%	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	9,164
Median Value	$212,500

Occupied	7,053	77.0%
Vacant	2,111	23.0%

Owned	5,947	84.3%
Rented	1,106	15.7%
Median Rent	$742

Single-Family Units	7,561	82.5%
Detached	7,510	82.0%
Attached	51	0.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	184	2.0%
Mobile Homes	1,198	13.1%

Morgan County, WV

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Morgan County, WV

2022 Housing Data for Morgan County, WV

2022 Income & Employment Data for Morgan County, WV

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Morgan County, WV

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Morgan County, WV

Historical Labor Force Data for Morgan County, WV