Morgantown.
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West Virginia·Monongalia County
17 tracts·38K people·$259K median·3,723/mi²
White 83 · Black 4 · Hispanic 4 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 4 · Other 1
Living alone 41 · Other 30 · Married couple 29
Health 61 · Professional 15 · Leisure 7 · Retail 6 · Manufacturing 5 · Public admin 4 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 48 · Service 22 · Sales · office 20 · Production · transport 6 · Construction · maintenance 4
Drive alone 62 · Carpool 16 · Work from home 13 · Walk 11 · Transit 2 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Morgantown is $259,400 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Morgantown has 30,236 residents across 11 census tracts and 12 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 23.9; the population is 83.0% White, 4.5% Black, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 3.9% Multiracial, 3.7% Asian and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.1 people; 58.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 30.4% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Suncrest Elementary School (73%), North Elementary School (66%) and Eastwood Elementary School (62%) lead the elementary schools; South Middle School (65%), Suncrest Middle School (64%) and Mountaineer Middle School (59%) lead the middle schools; Morgantown High School is the high school with reported scores (64%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $937/month, 41% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Morgantown is $44,727 a year, 48% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Morgantown, median rent is $937/month and the median home value is $259,400 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Morgantown reported 3.5 violent crimes and 22.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 26°F; there are 88 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 45 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Morgantown are landslide (54), lightning (46) and hail (42), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.09g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Morgantown, 10.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).