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26505

Morgantown, WV · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
37,492
Median household income
$45,536
People below poverty
31.1%
Median home value
$278,000

Income

The median income of households in 26505 was $45,536. An estimated 14.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 7.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 26505 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 14.3
$10,000 to $14,999 6
$15,000 to $24,999 9
$25,000 to $34,999 13.1
$35,000 to $49,999 11.6
$50,000 to $74,999 14.9
$75,000 to $99,999 8
$100,000 to $149,999 10.8
$150,000 to $199,999 5
$200,000 or more 7.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 26505 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 56238
Female 46364

An estimated 80.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 16.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 14.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $27,282. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 26505 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 80.7
Social Security 16.4
Retirement income 14.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.4
Cash public assistance income 3.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 31.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 24.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 6.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 35.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 26505 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 31.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 24.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 6.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 35.9

In 2020-2024, 9.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 41.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 30.1% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 35.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 26505 in 2020-2024, 94.1% had health insurance coverage and 5.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 77% and public coverage was 26.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.8%.


In 2020-2024, 26505 had a total population of 37,492 - 18,539 (49.4%) females and 18,953 (50.6%) males. The median age was 25.2 years. An estimated 11.7% of the population was under 18 years, 51% was 19 to 44 years, 14.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 10.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 26505 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 758 548
5 to 9 747 582
10 to 14 470 555
15 to 19 2674 2684
20 to 24 4561 4887
25 to 29 2018 1713
30 to 34 1672 1387
35 to 39 1064 800
40 to 44 568 440
45 to 49 668 505
50 to 54 682 535
55 to 59 718 853
60 to 64 580 940
65 to 69 499 562
70 to 74 545 575
75 to 79 290 441
80 to 84 247 239
85 and over 192 293

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 82.7% were White; 4% were Black or African American; 8.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 5.6% were Asian; 1.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 3.7% of the people in 26505 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 81.6% of the people in 26505 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 16,251 households in 26505. The average household size was 2.04 people.

Married-couple households made up 24.3% of the households in 26505 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 34.2% of all households, while 33.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 23.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 21.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 45.3% of all households.

In 26505, 15.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 16.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 26505 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 24.3
Cohabiting Couples 7.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
33.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
34.2

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 26.2% of males and 26.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 65.6 57.6
Now married, except separated 26.2 26.1
Separated 0.7 0.2
Widowed 1.4 6.8
Divorced 6.2 9.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 26505, 316 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 53.5% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 90.3% of the people living in 26505 were U.S. natives. 45.1% of the 26505 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 9.7% of 26505 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 35.5% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 40.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 26505 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 26505.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 26505 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 11.6
Asia 59.5
Europe 17.4
Africa 7.8
Northern America 3.6
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 26505 in 2020-2024, 10.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.2% of people at least five years old; 3.7% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 26505 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.2
Other Indo-European languages 2.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 3
Other languages 2.6

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 62 % of the people at least one year old living in 26505 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 26505 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 62
Different house, same county 16.5
Different county, same state 8.9
Different state 11.8
Abroad 0.7

Education

In 2020-2024, 94.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 55.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 5.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 26505 was 17,226 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 398 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 3,016. College or graduate school enrollment was 13,812.

Educational Attainment of People in 26505 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 5.3
High school diploma or equivalency 19.2
Some college, no degree 14.2
Associate's degree 5.9
Bachelor's degree 23.4
Graduate or professional degree 31.9

Disability

In 26505, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 12.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.7% of people under 18 years old, to 10.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 32.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 26505, 58.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 38.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 75.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 22.9% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 1.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 14,809 75.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 4,480 22.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 228 1.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 26505 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 26505 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.9
Construction 3
Manufacturing 3.4
Wholesale trade 0.8
Retail trade 11.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 1.9
Information 1.4
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 40.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 13.9
Other Services, except public administration 3.5
Public administration 4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 26505 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 9,152 46.8
Service occupations 4,360 22.3
Sales and office occupations 4,209 21.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 885 4.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 952 4.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 65.3% of 26505 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 16.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 26505 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 65.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 2.1
Walked 9.9
Other means 1.4
Worked from home 13.9

In 2020-2024, 26505 had a total of 18,730 housing units. Of these housing units, 38% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 58.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 3.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 26505 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 38
Apartments in multi-unit structures 58.8
Mobile homes 3.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

14.6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 11.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 26505 was 4.6 rooms, and of these housing units 39.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 26505 had 16,251 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 2,479 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 32.5% while renters occupied 67.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.32 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.91.

12.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 5.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 10.5% and another 10.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 26505:

House Heating Fuel Used in 26505 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 49.6
Electricity 49.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.1
All other fuels 0.6
No fuel used 0.6

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 26505 was $278,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 50.6 % had a mortgage. 49.4% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,535 and for owners without a mortgage it was $469.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 26505 was $981. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.