Morgan County, WV Demographic Data
Morgan County, WV Summary
Morgan County is located in West Virginia
- Population: 17,507
- Area: 229.61 sq. miles
- Land Area: 229.07 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.54 sq. miles
- Population Density: 76.24 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 856.96 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Morgan County, WV Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
8,836
51%
50.8
Male
8,678
50%
49.2
Total Population
17,514
323,128,000
Morgan County, WV Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
811
4.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
884
5.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,037
5.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
996
5.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
861
4.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,668
9.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,030
11.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,717
15.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,562
8.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,321
7.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,151
12.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,249
7.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
227
1.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
14,119
80.6%
77.2
Female
7,180
50.9%
51.3
Male
6,939
49.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
13,553
77.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,429
25.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,627
20.7%
15.2
Female
1,906
52.6%
55.8
Male
1,721
47.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
47
0.0%
0.0
Morgan County, WV Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
17,284
98.7%
96.8
White
17,026
97.2%
72.6
Black or African American
156
0.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
13
0.1%
0.8
Asian
67
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
21
0.1%
0.2
Korean
29
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
17
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
22
0.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
230
1.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
245
1.4%
17.8
Mexican
133
0.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
8
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
12
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
92
0.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
17,269
98.6%
82.2
Morgan County, WV Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
661
5.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,554
12.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,291
40.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,133
16.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,003
7.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,401
10.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
882
6.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,215
17.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
10,710
82.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,283
17.6%
31.2
Morgan County, WV Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,897
26.4%
33.7%
Now Married
7,457
50.4%
47.5
Divorced
1,749
11.8%
11.0%
Separated
206
1.4%
2.0
Widowed
1,473
10.0
5.8%
Morgan County, WV Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
16,353
97.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
350
2.1%
21.6%
Spanish
268
1.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
44
0.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
38
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Morgan County, WV Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
699
9.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
207
2.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,101
15.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,056
14.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,082
15.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,181
16.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
847
11.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
704
9.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
222
3.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
108
1.5%
6.4
Median household income
43,234
57,617
Per capita income
23,966
31,128
Morgan County, WV Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
269
3.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
789
10.8%
9.8
Construction
538
7.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,799
24.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
350
4.8%
6.6
Information
93
1.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
828
11.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
279
3.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
624
8.5%
11.4
Public administration
453
6.2%
4.6
Retail trade
900
12.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
264
3.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
139
1.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,006
13.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,179
29.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,222
16.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,409
19.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,509
20.6%
18.1%
Morgan County, WV Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
7,236
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
5,773
79.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,039
14.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
128
1.8%
2.7
Other means
115
1.6%
1.8
Worked at home
181
2.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
33.2
26.6
Morgan County, WV Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
401
5.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,368
32.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,324
32.2%
37.1
3 or more
2,114
29.3%
21.0
Morgan County, WV Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
7,207
73.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
5,429
75.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,778
24.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,630
26.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
13
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Morgan County, WV Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
9,837
1 room
241
2.4%
2.4
2 rooms
195
2.0%
2.7
3 rooms
866
8.8%
9.1
4 rooms
1,345
13.7%
16.5
5 rooms
2,294
23.3%
19.8
6 rooms
1,984
20.2%
17.8
7 rooms
1,454
14.8%
12.0
8 rooms
657
6.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
801
8.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Morgan County, WV Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
9,837
1-unit, detached
7,877
80.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
109
1.1%
5.9
2-units
93
0.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
148
1.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
154
1.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
56
0.6%
4.4
20 or more units
19
0.2%
9.0
Mobile home
1,381
14.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Morgan County, WV Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
762
7.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
326
3.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
487
5.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
498
5.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,645
16.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,923
19.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,668
17.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,350
23.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
178
1.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Morgan County, WV Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
128
1.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
653
9.1%
4.7
Electricity
3,878
53.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
1,032
14.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
91
1.3%
0.1
Wood
1,295
18.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
83
1.2%
0.5
No fuel used
47
0.7%
1.1
Morgan County, WV Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,029
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
17
0.6%
10.3%
Less than $500
105
3.5%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
107
3.5%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
209
6.9%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
401
13.2%
20.1%
$500 to $999
1,025
33.8%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,165
38.5%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,179
39.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
441
14.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
323
10.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
219
7.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
844
28.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
23
0.0%
0.0%
Morgan County, WV Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,384
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
28
2.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
221
16.0%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
226
16.3%
28.3%
$500 to $999
909
65.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
394
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
763
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
250
18.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
178
13.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
186
14.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
157
11.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
115
8.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
440
33.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
452
0.0%
0.0%
Morgan County, WV Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
5,429
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
399
7.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
770
14.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
918
16.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,232
22.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,123
20.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
875
16.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
112
2.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
168,900
205,000
