2022 population: 141,041 ( 11,332 from 2010 , 1,005 from 2020)
Land area: 1008.9 square miles
Population density: 139.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	126,268	89.53%	6.2%
Black:	4,430	3.14%	16.7%
Indian:	229	0.16%	18.7%
Asian:	4,048	2.87%	33.6%
2+ races:	2,911	2.06%	60.9%
Hispanic:	3,155	2.24%	64.2%

Total non-White:	14,773	10.47%	36.1%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	2,765	9.9
Deaths:	3,001	10.7
Net Migration:	219	0.8
Net Immigration:	967	3.5

Change in White population:	7,413	5.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,919	3.0

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
129,709
118,855	91.63%
3,796	2.93%
193	0.15%
3,029	2.34%
1,809	1.39%
1,921	1.48%
10,854	8.37%

2000
111,200
103,810	93.35%
2,822	2.54%
177	0.16%
2,071	1.86%
1,231	1.11%
994	0.89%
7,390	6.65%

1990
104,546
100,202	95.84%
1,769	1.69%
230	0.22%
1,572	1.50%
n/a
773	0.74%
4,344	4.16%

1980
105,484
101,715	96.43%
1,705	1.62%
219	0.21%
882	0.84%
n/a
852	0.81%
3,769	3.57%

1970
89,169
86,937	97.50%
1,508	1.69%
53	0.06%
248	0.28%
n/a
365	0.41%
2,232	2.50%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
11,371	10.2
8,858	8.0
5,143	4.6
2,106	1.9

15,045	13.5
3,464	3.1

Number	Rate
1990's
12,037	11.5
8,938	8.5
-1,528	-1.5
886	0.8

3,608	3.5
3,046	2.9

Number	Rate
1980's
13,469	12.8
8,606	8.2
-5,570	-5.3
n/a

-1,513	-1.4
575	0.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
9,623	10.8
n/a

14,778	16.6
1,537	1.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Morgantown, WV Metro Area

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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
34.6
23,153	16.4%
117,888	83.6%
20,516	14.5%

56,829
2.30

31,883	56.1%
24,933	78.2%
2,496	7.8%
24,946	43.9%

2010
Number	Percent
32.4
21,804	16.8%
107,905	83.2%
15,083	11.6%

52,672
2.28

29,070	55.2%
22,455	77.2%
2,172	7.5%
23,602	44.8%

2000
Number	Percent
33.1
21,771	19.6%
89,429	80.4%
13,123	11.8%

45,028
2.33

27,066	60.1%
21,904	80.9%
1,906	7.0%
17,962	39.9%

1990
Number	Percent
30.6
22,936	21.9%
81,610	78.1%
12,280	11.7%

39,781
2.48

26,017	65.4%
21,710	83.4%
1,629	6.3%
13,764	34.6%

1980
Number	Percent
27.3
26,030	24.7%
79,454	75.3%
10,753	10.2%

37,401
2.67

25,883	69.2%
22,310	86.2%
1,203	4.6%
11,518	30.8%

2022 Housing Data for Morgantown, WV Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,810	8.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,782	4.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,404	4.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,566	4.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,870	5.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,532	4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,994	3.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,119	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,823	3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,223	7.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,062	8.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,201	10.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,607	8.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,755	6.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,626	8.1%
$200,000 or more	4,455	7.8%

Median Household Income	60,724
Per Capita Income	36,333

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	103

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,641	4.6%
Public Assistance	1,442	2.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6,298	11.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	63,184	65.3%
Unemployed	4,079	4.2%
In Armed Forces	187	0.2%

Total Labor Force	67,450	69.7%
Not in Labor Force	29,360	30.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	22,869	17,994	56.0%
Non-Profit	2,702	4,042	40.1%
Self-Employed	2,455	1,876	56.7%

Local Government	1,618	2,693	37.5%
State Government	4,648	4,373	51.5%
Federal Government	1,408	989	58.7%

Total Private + Self	25,324	19,870	56.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	10,376	12,097	46.2%
Total	35,700	31,967	52.8%

Pct. Govt.	23.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	8,804	13.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	12,727	18.8%
Professional, Technical	22,415	33.1%
Service Occupations	12,410	18.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	189	0.3%
All others	11,438	16.9%

White Collar		64.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	12,423	92.7%
Health care and social assistance	12,385	92.4%
Retail trade	6,806	50.8%
Accommodation and food services	5,877	43.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,832	36.0%
Manufacturing	3,785	28.2%
Public administration	3,605	26.9%
Other services	2,926	21.8%
Construction	2,794	20.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,198	16.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	1,887	14.1%
Transportation and warehousing	1,860	13.9%
Finance and insurance	1,541	11.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,072	8.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	925	6.9%
Information	893	6.7%
Utilities	885	6.6%
Wholesale trade	841	6.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	255	1.9%
Management	4	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,257	0.90%
Puerto Rican	307	0.22%
Cuban	114	0.08%
Dominican	68	0.05%

Total Central American	400	0.29%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	47	0.03%
Honduran	165	0.12%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	55	0.04%
Salvadoran	133	0.09%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	315	0.22%
Argentinean	122	0.09%
Bolivian	19	0.01%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	58	0.04%
Ecuadorian	9	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	65	0.05%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	19	0.01%
Other South American	23	0.02%

Other Hispanic	749	0.53%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	1,285	0.92%
Indian	783	0.56%
Filipino	546	0.39%
Vietnamese	456	0.33%
Korean	116	0.08%
Japanese	55	0.04%
Taiwanese	34	0.02%
Indonesian	28	0.02%
Thai	10	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	125,932	94.1%
Spanish	1,911	1.4%
Arabic	1,756	1.3%
Other Indo-European	1,516	1.1%
Chinese	1,015	0.8%
Other	458	0.3%
Vietnamese	249	0.2%
Other Asian	249	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	246	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	27,245	19.4%
Irish	18,783	13.4%
English	17,032	12.1%
American	15,362	11.0%
Italian	10,945	7.8%
Polish	4,923	3.5%
Scottish	3,941	2.8%
European	3,529	2.5%
Scotch-Irish	2,313	1.6%
Dutch	1,911	1.4%
French	1,877	1.3%
Welsh	1,371	1.0%
Hungarian	1,228	0.9%
British	953	0.7%
Slovak	936	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	136,511	97.4%
Not a citizen	3,683	2.6%

Native	134,507	95.9%
Foreign-born	5,687	4.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,299	2.5%	5,050	5.6%	28,029	30.9%	19,333	21.3%	17,086	18.9%	18,796	20.7%
Average years of education: 14.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,299	2.5%
9-12 Years	5,050	5.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	28,029	30.9%
Some College	19,333	21.3%
Bach. Degree	17,086	18.9%
Grad Degree	18,796	20.7%
Average years of education: 14.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	98,664	91,246	7,418	7.5%
1991	98,962	90,874	8,088	8.2%
1992	101,930	92,702	9,228	9.1%
1993	103,608	94,394	9,214	8.9%
1994	103,836	97,646	6,190	6.0%
1995	101,662	96,162	5,500	5.4%
1996	102,770	96,228	6,542	6.4%
1997	101,290	95,494	5,796	5.7%
1998	100,380	95,950	4,430	4.4%
1999	102,116	98,018	4,098	4.0%

2000	107,920	102,824	5,096	4.7%
2001	109,158	104,374	4,784	4.4%
2002	110,464	104,640	5,824	5.3%
2003	113,196	107,270	5,926	5.2%
2004	114,940	109,734	5,206	4.5%
2005	117,444	112,494	4,950	4.2%
2006	121,390	116,648	4,742	3.9%
2007	123,430	118,984	4,446	3.6%
2008	126,292	122,112	4,180	3.3%
2009	129,856	122,820	7,036	5.4%

2010	126,406	118,516	7,890	6.2%
2011	126,378	118,958	7,420	5.9%
2012	129,060	122,058	7,002	5.4%
2013	129,494	123,114	6,380	4.9%
2014	130,826	124,682	6,144	4.7%
2015	131,790	125,290	6,500	4.9%
2016	132,704	126,532	6,172	4.7%
2017	136,780	131,296	5,484	4.0%
2018	139,374	133,364	6,010	4.3%
2019	140,974	135,548	5,426	3.8%

2020	140,276	131,080	9,196	6.6%
2021	140,624	134,744	5,880	4.2%
2022	142,300	137,258	5,042	3.5%
2023	142,126	137,474	4,652	3.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	64,740
Median Value	$219,902

Occupied	56,829	87.8%
Vacant	7,911	12.2%

Owned	35,389	62.3%
Rented	21,440	37.7%
Median Rent	$884

Single-Family Units	39,772	61.4%
Detached	36,281	56.0%
Attached	3,491	5.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	12,868	19.9%
Mobile Homes	6,781	10.5%

Morgantown, WV Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Morgantown, WV Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Morgantown, WV Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Morgantown, WV Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Morgantown, WV Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Morgantown, WV Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Morgantown, WV Metro Area