Morgantown

Population & Demographics

Morgantown, WV

Morgantown is home to 30,236 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 10,009 resident workers commute each day.

West VirginiaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
30,236
people
Population

30,236 residents

Median age 23.9 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Morgantown population & demographics

Who lives in Morgantown — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
30,236
Median age
23.9yrs
Median household income
$44,727
Median home value
$259,400
Median gross rent
$937/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
58.5%
Poverty rate
30.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Morgantown

How Morgantown breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White83.0%
Black4.5%
Hispanic or Latino4.3%
Two or more races3.8%
Asian3.7%
Some other race0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Morgantown

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Morgantown.

Morgantown at a glance
Employed Residents
10,009
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
14.8mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
40.7%
Share working within the area
Work from home
14.6%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Westover
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Morgantown proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Morgantown commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

86
Commute Score

86 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Morgantown

10,009 commutes, one dot at a time

Morgantown

Where 10,009 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Morgantown, by worker count.

1Morgantown0.0 mi4,076
2Westover1.4 mi361
3Granville2.2 mi235
4Charleston126.6 mi221
5Fairmont14.8 mi216
6Bridgeport28.3 mi179
7Cheat Lake5.4 mi167
8Star City2.5 mi146

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Morgantown.

1Morgantown0.0 mi4,076
2Cheat Lake5.4 mi2,018
3Brookhaven3.3 mi1,110
4Fairmont14.8 mi1,016
5Westover1.4 mi609
6Star City2.5 mi320
7Bridgeport28.3 mi247
8Clarksburg31.8 mi235

Top industries

The sectors that employ Morgantown’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance38.3%
EDEducational Services27.3%
AFAccommodation and Food Services8.0%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services5.5%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.3%
PAPublic Administration3.5%
RTRetail Trade3.3%
MFManufacturing1.7%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)1.4%
Connectivity

Internet options for Morgantown

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

9 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps95%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Morgantown

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