Monongalia County, West Virginia (WV)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 9,132
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 20,402
Renter-occupied apartments: 17,638 (it was 13,044 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 39% |
| State: | 27% |
Land area: 361 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 295 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (39.8%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (10.8%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (10.3%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 73%
- Government: 24%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 3%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 90,61186.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 4,4364.2%Two or more races
- 3,7433.6%Asian alone
- 3,1873.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2,3362.2%Hispanic or Latino
- 3650.3%Some other race alone
- 490.05%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
| Median resident age: | 33.0 years |
| West Virginia median age: | 42.8 years |
| Males: 55,272 |  (52.0%) |
| Females: 51,115 |  (48.0%) |
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| Monongalia County: | 2.0 people |
| West Virginia: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2021: $56,347 ($28,625 in 1999)
| This county: | $56,347 |
| West Virginia: | $51,248 |
Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $734 (lower quartile is $608, upper quartile is $967)
| This county: | $734 |
| State: | $595 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $240,900 (it was $83,800 in 2000)
| Monongalia: | $240,900 |
| West Virginia: | $143,200 |
Mean price in 2021:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,476Detached houses: $315,649
Here: $315,649 State: $189,862 Townhouses or other attached units: $200,324
Here: $200,324 State: $179,852 In 2-unit structures: $118,992
Here: $118,992 State: $98,791 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $244,932
Here: $244,932 State: $155,932 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $139,584
Here: $139,584 State: $160,357 Mobile homes: $67,072
Here: $67,072 State: $73,493 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $3,997
Here: $3,997 State: $184,678
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $347
Institutionalized population: 1,681
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 9
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 38
- Burglaries: 26
- Thefts: 381
- Auto thefts: 21
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 11
- Burglaries: 10
- Thefts: 20
- Auto thefts: 2
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 14 buildings, average cost: $233,000
- 2020: 23 buildings, average cost: $296,100
- 2019: 18 buildings, average cost: $164,800
- 2018: 14 buildings, average cost: $337,200
- 2017: 15 buildings, average cost: $146,800
- 2016: 15 buildings, average cost: $173,700
- 2015: 23 buildings, average cost: $251,900
- 2014: 15 buildings, average cost: $158,600
- 2013: 26 buildings, average cost: $182,000
- 2012: 24 buildings, average cost: $165,500
- 2011: 36 buildings, average cost: $259,900
- 2010: 20 buildings, average cost: $229,600
- 2009: 35 buildings, average cost: $170,300
- 2008: 32 buildings, average cost: $198,300
- 2007: 30 buildings, average cost: $158,000
- 2006: 151 buildings, average cost: $94,300
- 2005: 39 buildings, average cost: $155,800
- 2004: 27 buildings, average cost: $111,600
- 2003: 26 buildings, average cost: $119,800
- 2002: 28 buildings, average cost: $90,300
- 2001: 35 buildings, average cost: $88,000
- 2000: 19 buildings, average cost: $92,700
- 1999: 24 buildings, average cost: $89,400
- 1998: 24 buildings, average cost: $116,700
- 1997: 26 buildings, average cost: $77,400
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,319 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $945 (0.5%)
| Monongalia County: | 20.2% |
| West Virginia: | 16.8% |
Median age of residents in 2021: 33.0 years old
(Males: 33.2 years old, Females: 32.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 34.4 years old, Black residents: 25.9 years old, American Indian residents: 51.3 years old, Asian residents: 32.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 21.9 years old, Other race residents: 29.0 years old)
Area name: Morgantown, WV MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Monongalia County is $433 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $512 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $664 a month.
Cities in this county include: Morgantown, Cheat Lake, Brookhaven, Westover, Cassville, Star City, Granville, Blacksville, Pentress.
Local government website: www.co.monongalia.wv.us
Neighboring counties: Chester County, Pennsylvania 
, Washington County, Maryland , Preston County 
, Logan County, Illinois 
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| Here: | 2.6% |
| West Virginia: | 3.6% |
Current college students: 18,429
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 49.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 4,678 (37.6% naturalized citizens)
| Monongalia County: | 4.4% |
| Whole state: | 1.6% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 3,3052010 or later
- 9672000 to 2009
- 7361990 to 1999
- 5011980 to 1989
- 2601970 to 1979
- 444Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 87.0%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 24,771
- One, attached: 4,015
- Two: 1,750
- 3 or 4: 3,406
- 5 to 9: 3,054
- 10 to 19: 3,190
- 20 to 49: 3,231
- 50 or more: 2,614
- Mobile homes: 3,750
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 120
Housing units in Monongalia County with a mortgage: 14,014 (1,662 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 1,275 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 477
| Here: | 2.9% with mortgage |
| State: | 95.9% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Monongalia County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Mainline Protestant | 9,276 | 62 |
| Catholic | 7,831 | 5 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 7,557 | 54 |
| Other | 1,828 | 10 |
| Orthodox | 230 | 2 |
| Black Protestant | 80 | 1 |
| None | 69,387 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 12
| Monongalia County: | 1.37 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
| Here: | 0.23 / 10,000 pop. |
| West Virginia: | 0.28 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 9
| This county: | 1.03 / 10,000 pop. |
| West Virginia: | 1.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 41
| Monongalia County: | 4.70 / 10,000 pop. |
| West Virginia: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 64
| This county: | 7.33 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 6.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Monongalia County: | 8.5% |
| West Virginia: | 12.2% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Monongalia County: | 28.1% |
| State: | 31.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 12.3% |
| State: | 13.1% |
Agriculture in Monongalia County:
Average size of farms: 126 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $5,136
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $33.40
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.46%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 83.06%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $7,561
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 20.63%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.19%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $27,673
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.82%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.95
Corn for grain: 50 harvested acres
Vegetables: 24 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 46 acres
Earthquake activity:
Monongalia County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above West Virginia state average. It is 42% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 163.0 miles away from Monongalia County center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 130.1 miles away from the county center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 149.2 miles away from the county center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 234.3 miles away from the county center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 226.6 miles away from Monongalia County center
On 8/25/2011 at 05:07:52, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 4.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 159.9 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- West Virginia Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4517-WV: April 3, 2020, FEMA Id: 4517, Natural disaster type: Other
- West Virginia Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 14, 2018 - February 20, 2018, FEMA Id: 4359, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- West Virginia Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: July 28, 2017 - July 29, 2017, FEMA Id: 4331, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- West Virginia Severe Winter Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: March 03, 2015 to March 15, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4210: March 31, 2015, FEMA Id: 4210, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- West Virginia Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 29, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3358: October 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 3358, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- West Virginia Severe Storms, Incident Period: June 29, 2012 to July 10, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3345: June 30, 2012, FEMA Id: 3345, Natural disaster type: Storm
- West Virginia Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides, Incident Period: February 29, 2012 to March 05, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4059: March 16, 2012, FEMA Id: 4059, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- West Virginia Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorms, Incident Period: February 05, 2010 to February 11, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1903: April 23, 2010, FEMA Id: 1903, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
- West Virginia Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3221: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3221, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- West Virginia Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides, Incident Period: November 11, 2003 to November 30, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1500: November 21, 2003, FEMA Id: 1500, Natural disaster type: Storm, Landslide, Flood
- 8 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Monongalia County (18) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 9, Storms: 8, Landslides: 6, Mudslides: 4, Winter Storms: 4, Hurricanes: 2, Blizzard: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 45,011 (72.2%)
- Carpooled: 5,779 (9.3%)
- Bus: 386 (0.6%)
- Subway or elevated rail: 71 (0.1%)
- Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 8 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 653 (1.0%)
- Bicycle: 121 (0.2%)
- Walked: 2,252 (3.6%)
- Worked at home: 8,677 (13.9%)
- Health care and social assistance (25%)
- Educational services (21%)
- Retail trade (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (28%)
- Educational services (23%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Sales and related occupations (12%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (7%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (5%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (15%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (14%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (13%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
- Sales and related occupations (6%)
- Personal care and service occupations (6%)
- India (13%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (10%)
- Kuwait (9%)
- Saudi Arabia (5%)
- Nigeria (5%)
- Vietnam (4%)
- Philippines (3%)
- English (17%)
- American (14%)
- German (11%)
- Irish (10%)
- Italian (8%)
- Scottish (4%)
- European (3%)
People in group quarters in Monongalia County, West Virginia in 2010:
- 5,425 people in college/university student housing
- 1,271 people in federal prisons
- 340 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 77 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 48 people in hospitals with patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 39 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 19 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 18 people in group homes intended for adults
- 14 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 8 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 3 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
People in group quarters in Monongalia County, West Virginia in 2000:
- 4,051 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 1,062 people in federal prisons and detention centers
- 354 people in nursing homes
- 64 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 57 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 49 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 24 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
- 17 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 5 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 3 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 2 people in religious group quarters
7.78% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($59,005 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.78% |
| West Virginia average: | 5.74% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.96% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($16,977 average AGI)
4.82% relocated from other states ($42,028 average AGI)
Monongalia County: 4.82% West Virginia average: 3.02%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Marion County, WV |  0.53% ($44,874 average AGI) |
| from Preston County, WV | 0.44% ($37,210) |
| from Harrison County, WV | 0.40% ($57,549) |
| from Fayette County, PA | 0.30% ($46,248) |
| from Allegheny County, PA | 0.22% ($77,550) |
| from Greene County, PA | 0.19% ($51,985) |
| from Kanawha County, WV | 0.16% ($45,911) |
9.19% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($64,220 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 9.19% |
| West Virginia average: | 5.65% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.27% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($15,998 average AGI)
5.92% relocated to other states ($48,222 average AGI)
Monongalia County: 5.92% West Virginia average: 2.93%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Marion County, WV | 0.78% ($41,839 average AGI) |
| to Preston County, WV | 0.58% ($52,124) |
| to Allegheny County, PA | 0.42% ($82,283) |
| to Harrison County, WV | 0.29% ($60,204) |
| to Fayette County, PA | 0.27% ($53,122) |
| to Kanawha County, WV | 0.21% ($38,286) |
| to Greene County, PA | 0.15% ($59,396) |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 7.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 6.7
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.3%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 10,475 (8,555 aged, 1,920 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,745 (10%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Monongalia County, West Virginia in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,000)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (798)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (677)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (657)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (501)
- Congestive heart failure (492)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (452)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (394)
- Unspecified dementia (346)
- Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (232)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 34,331
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 733
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 78,186
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,048
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 775
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 5
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 63
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 102
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 15
EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 93.1. This is less than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 62.6
- Other - 30.5
Household type by relationship:
Households: 106,387- Male householders: 21,992 (8,097 living alone), Female householders: 20,718 (6,406 living alone)
18,093 spouses (17,909 opposite-sex spouses), 3,340 unmarried partners, (2,935 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 23,375 children (21,246 natural, 210 adopted, 1,919 stepchildren), 1,414 grandchildren, 828 brothers or sisters, 1,266 parents, 0 foster children, 804 other relatives, 8,471 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 6,086
Size of family households: 10,937 2-persons, 5,699 3-persons, 3,916 4-persons, 1,171 5-persons, 456 6-persons, 89 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 14,503 1-person, 4,082 2-persons, 1,716 3-persons, 141 4-persons.
11,641 married couples with children.
5,130 single-parent households (902 men, 4,228 women).
92.4% of residents of Monongalia speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English well).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $563,351,000 ($6,713 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $23,515,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $164,183,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $93,813,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $240,000
Federal grants: $126,877,000
Federal procurement contracts: $77,430,000 ($10,605,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $100,807,000 ($5,297,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $241,646,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $9,371,000
Federal Government insurance: $35,949,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 4,642| Here: | 55 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 60 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 3,311
| Here: | 39 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 61 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +1,273
| Here: | +15 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +2 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +8
| Here: | +0 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +6 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 9.89 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.9 |
| State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.1 |
| State: | 4.6 |
- Year house built in Monongalia County, West Virginia
- 712020 or later
- 6,5752010 to 2019
- 9,3772000 to 2009
- 6,4581990 to 1999
- 5,5361980 to 1989
- 6,1071970 to 1979
- 3,8871960 to 1969
- 3,4301950 to 1959
- 2,2781940 to 1949
- 6,1821939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Monongalia County, West Virginia
- 1061 room
- 02 rooms
- 773 rooms
- 2,0644 rooms
- 3,5285 rooms
- 5,1926 rooms
- 4,1887 rooms
- 2,9978 rooms
- 6,7519+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Monongalia County, West Virginia
- 4751 room
- 1,4552 rooms
- 4,2233 rooms
- 4,5574 rooms
- 2,6425 rooms
- 2,4596 rooms
- 5377 rooms
- 1,1658 rooms
- 2949+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Monongalia County, West Virginia
- 106no bedroom
- 2101 bedroom
- 4,7092 bedrooms
- 13,3233 bedrooms
- 5,4284 bedrooms
- 1,1275+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Monongalia County, West Virginia
- 670no bedroom
- 3,7111 bedroom
- 8,2122 bedrooms
- 3,4313 bedrooms
- 1,7294 bedrooms
- 545+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Monongalia County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 731no vehicle
- 7,3911 vehicle
- 10,7872 vehicles
- 3,9953 vehicles
- 1,6674 vehicles
- 3325+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Monongalia County in renter-occupied apartments
- 1,821no vehicle
- 9,5471 vehicle
- 4,6392 vehicles
- 1,4013 vehicles
- 3424 vehicles
- 575+ vehicles
75.7% of Monongalia County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in West Virginia.
| Monongalia County: | 75.7% |
| State average: | 88.9% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 59,860
- Other state: 40,994
- Northeast: 17,133
- Midwest: 7,806
- South: 13,451
- West: 2,604
- 63.4%Utility gas
- 24.8%Electricity
- 6.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.5%Wood
- 1.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.7%Other fuel
- 0.4%Coal or coke
- 0.3%No fuel used
- 58.0%Electricity
- 38.1%Utility gas
- 1.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.7%Wood
- 0.5%No fuel used
- 0.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.4%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,851
| Here: | 25.1% |
| West Virginia: | 14.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 526
| Here: | 13.7% |
| West Virginia: | 9.0% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 732
| Here: | 4.4% |
| West Virginia: | 15.7% |
Monongalia County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $23,507,000
Cash and Securities: $10,220,000
- Charges - Other: $6,131,000
Other: $4,464,000
- Construction - General Public Buildings: $27,369,000
General Public Buildings: $26,301,000
General - Other: $2,636,000
General - Other: $1,229,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $10,952,000
Police Protection: $9,818,000
General Public Buildings: $5,499,000
General Public Buildings: $5,407,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,310,000
Health - Other: $4,637,000
Central Staff Services: $4,595,000
Central Staff Services: $4,518,000
Health - Other: $4,202,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,188,000
Financial Administration: $2,848,000
Financial Administration: $2,800,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,676,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,655,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,631,000
Public Welfare - Other: $2,592,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,391,000
General - Other: $1,606,000
General - Other: $1,599,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,063,000
Solid Waste Management: $790,000
Public Welfare - Other: $364,000
Corrections - Other: $73,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $2,099,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,532,000
Other: $435,000
Other: $411,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $6,373,000
Interest on Debt: $4,985,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $16,000
Health and Hospitals: $16,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $184,366,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $141,212,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $116,724,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $104,562,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $85,886,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $79,585,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $61,408,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $48,747,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,490,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $2,490,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,490,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $2,490,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,402,000
General Revenue - Other: $2,416,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,223,000
Fines and Forfeits: $838,000
Interest Earnings: $681,000
Fines and Forfeits: $345,000
Interest Earnings: $227,000
Donations From Private Sources: $4,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,327,000
General - Other: $1,192,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $19,898,000
Cash and Securities: $18,448,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,490,000
Cash and Securities: $2,490,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $4,872,000
Other: $2,951,000
General Local Government Support: $1,446,000
General Local Government Support: $1,108,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,083,000
Health and Hospitals: $988,000
- Tax - Property: $28,544,000
Property: $27,879,000
Other: $2,869,000
Other: $2,536,000
Other Selective Sales: $836,000
Other Selective Sales: $808,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $303,000
Other License: $65,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $59,000
Other License: $39,000
Monongalia County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $23,507,000
Cash and Securities: $10,220,000
- Charges - Other: $6,131,000
Other: $4,464,000
- Construction - General Public Buildings: $27,369,000
General Public Buildings: $26,301,000
General - Other: $2,636,000
General - Other: $1,229,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $10,952,000
Police Protection: $9,818,000
General Public Buildings: $5,499,000
General Public Buildings: $5,407,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,310,000
Health - Other: $4,637,000
Central Staff Services: $4,595,000
Central Staff Services: $4,518,000
Health - Other: $4,202,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,188,000
Financial Administration: $2,848,000
Financial Administration: $2,800,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,676,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,655,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,631,000
Public Welfare - Other: $2,592,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,391,000
General - Other: $1,606,000
General - Other: $1,599,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,063,000
Solid Waste Management: $790,000
Public Welfare - Other: $364,000
Corrections - Other: $73,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $2,099,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,532,000
Other: $435,000
Other: $411,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $6,373,000
Interest on Debt: $4,985,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $16,000
Health and Hospitals: $16,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $184,366,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $141,212,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $116,724,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $104,562,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $85,886,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $79,585,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $61,408,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $48,747,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,490,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $2,490,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,490,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $2,490,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,402,000
General Revenue - Other: $2,416,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,223,000
Fines and Forfeits: $838,000
Interest Earnings: $681,000
Fines and Forfeits: $345,000
Interest Earnings: $227,000
Donations From Private Sources: $4,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,327,000
General - Other: $1,192,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $19,898,000
Cash and Securities: $18,448,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,490,000
Cash and Securities: $2,490,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $4,872,000
Other: $2,951,000
General Local Government Support: $1,446,000
General Local Government Support: $1,108,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,083,000
Health and Hospitals: $988,000
- Tax - Property: $28,544,000
Property: $27,879,000
Other: $2,869,000
Other: $2,536,000
Other Selective Sales: $836,000
Other Selective Sales: $808,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $303,000
Other License: $65,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $59,000
Other License: $39,000
Monongalia County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $23,507,000
Cash and Securities: $10,220,000
- Charges - Other: $6,131,000
Other: $4,464,000
- Construction - General Public Buildings: $27,369,000
General Public Buildings: $26,301,000
General - Other: $2,636,000
General - Other: $1,229,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $10,952,000
Police Protection: $9,818,000
General Public Buildings: $5,499,000
General Public Buildings: $5,407,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,310,000
Health - Other: $4,637,000
Central Staff Services: $4,595,000
Central Staff Services: $4,518,000
Health - Other: $4,202,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,188,000
Financial Administration: $2,848,000
Financial Administration: $2,800,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,676,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,655,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,631,000
Public Welfare - Other: $2,592,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,391,000
General - Other: $1,606,000
General - Other: $1,599,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,063,000
Solid Waste Management: $790,000
Public Welfare - Other: $364,000
Corrections - Other: $73,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $2,099,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,532,000
Other: $435,000
Other: $411,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $6,373,000
Interest on Debt: $4,985,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $16,000
Health and Hospitals: $16,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $184,366,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $141,212,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $116,724,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $104,562,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $85,886,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $79,585,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $61,408,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $48,747,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,490,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $2,490,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,490,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $2,490,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,402,000
General Revenue - Other: $2,416,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,223,000
Fines and Forfeits: $838,000
Interest Earnings: $681,000
Fines and Forfeits: $345,000
Interest Earnings: $227,000
Donations From Private Sources: $4,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,327,000
General - Other: $1,192,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $19,898,000
Cash and Securities: $18,448,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,490,000
Cash and Securities: $2,490,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $4,872,000
Other: $2,951,000
General Local Government Support: $1,446,000
General Local Government Support: $1,108,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,083,000
Health and Hospitals: $988,000
- Tax - Property: $28,544,000
Property: $27,879,000
Other: $2,869,000
Other: $2,536,000
Other Selective Sales: $836,000
Other Selective Sales: $808,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $303,000
Other License: $65,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $59,000
Other License: $39,000
Monongalia County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $23,507,000
Cash and Securities: $10,220,000
- Charges - Other: $6,131,000
Other: $4,464,000
- Construction - General Public Buildings: $27,369,000
General Public Buildings: $26,301,000
General - Other: $2,636,000
General - Other: $1,229,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $10,952,000
Police Protection: $9,818,000
General Public Buildings: $5,499,000
General Public Buildings: $5,407,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,310,000
Health - Other: $4,637,000
Central Staff Services: $4,595,000
Central Staff Services: $4,518,000
Health - Other: $4,202,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,188,000
Financial Administration: $2,848,000
Financial Administration: $2,800,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,676,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,655,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,631,000
Public Welfare - Other: $2,592,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,391,000
General - Other: $1,606,000
General - Other: $1,599,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,063,000
Solid Waste Management: $790,000
Public Welfare - Other: $364,000
Corrections - Other: $73,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $2,099,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,532,000
Other: $435,000
Other: $411,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $6,373,000
Interest on Debt: $4,985,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $16,000
Health and Hospitals: $16,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $184,366,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $141,212,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $116,724,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $104,562,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $85,886,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $79,585,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $61,408,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $48,747,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,490,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $2,490,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,490,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $2,490,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,402,000
General Revenue - Other: $2,416,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,223,000
Fines and Forfeits: $838,000
Interest Earnings: $681,000
Fines and Forfeits: $345,000
Interest Earnings: $227,000
Donations From Private Sources: $4,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,327,000
General - Other: $1,192,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $19,898,000
Cash and Securities: $18,448,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,490,000
Cash and Securities: $2,490,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $4,872,000
Other: $2,951,000
General Local Government Support: $1,446,000
General Local Government Support: $1,108,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,083,000
Health and Hospitals: $988,000
- Tax - Property: $28,544,000
Property: $27,879,000
Other: $2,869,000
Other: $2,536,000
Other Selective Sales: $836,000
Other Selective Sales: $808,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $303,000
Other License: $65,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $59,000
Other License: $39,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 1,589
- Number of aged recipients: 87
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,502
- Number of recipients under 18: 297
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,100
- Number of recipients older than 64: 192
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 462
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 747
| Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 21 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 253 | $168,988 | 756 | $168,939 | 1,641 | $174,737 | 178 | $100,174 | 23 | $1,878,565 | 267 | $163,910 | 125 | $54,136 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 24 | $173,500 | 54 | $168,093 | 105 | $163,533 | 18 | $102,056 | 0 | $0 | 14 | $108,286 | 14 | $54,143 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 45 | $155,667 | 107 | $101,019 | 489 | $148,290 | 100 | $57,750 | 1 | $420,000 | 50 | $125,520 | 98 | $55,082 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 44 | $141,841 | 122 | $143,008 | 414 | $170,046 | 28 | $185,393 | 1 | $3,300,000 | 37 | $132,703 | 28 | $63,964 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 13 | $157,231 | 32 | $211,375 | 85 | $177,541 | 4 | $54,250 | 1 | $3,300,000 | 9 | $173,778 | 11 | $70,273 |
| Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 21 full tracts) | ||||||
| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 104 | $199,808 | 39 | $214,744 | 2 | $183,000 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 39 | $202,051 | 13 | $201,923 | 2 | $146,000 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 25 | $191,840 | 10 | $186,100 | 1 | $100,000 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 11 | $202,000 | 8 | $196,500 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 4 | $183,250 | 3 | $222,333 | 0 | $0 |
| Most common first names in Monongalia County, WV among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | 575 | 79.9 years |
| John | 503 | 75.6 years |
| William | 398 | 74.0 years |
| James | 390 | 72.3 years |
| Charles | 336 | 74.0 years |
| Robert | 297 | 70.1 years |
| George | 259 | 76.4 years |
| Helen | 206 | 78.3 years |
| Joseph | 189 | 75.0 years |
| Margaret | 187 | 78.8 years |
| Most common last names in Monongalia County, WV among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 151 | 74.5 years |
| Johnson | 137 | 72.1 years |
| Miller | 116 | 75.9 years |
| Davis | 111 | 78.8 years |
| Williams | 93 | 78.9 years |
| Moore | 91 | 75.8 years |
| Martin | 90 | 75.8 years |
| Jones | 88 | 77.4 years |
| Dalton | 85 | 72.0 years |
| Brown | 85 | 78.7 years |
| Businesses in Monongalia County, WV | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | 3 | La-Z-Boy | 2 | |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | Lane Furniture | 2 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 3 | Little Caesars Pizza | 4 | |
| Aeropostale | 1 | Long John Silver's | 1 | |
| American Eagle Outfitters | 1 | Lowe's | 2 | |
| Applebee's | 1 | Marriott | 2 | |
| Arby's | 3 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 10 | |
| Barnes & Noble | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
| Bath & Body Works | 1 | McDonald's | 5 | |
| Bed Bath & Beyond | 1 | Microtel | 1 | |
| Best Western | 1 | New Balance | 2 | |
| Blockbuster | 1 | New York & Co | 1 | |
| Burger King | 5 | Nike | 5 | |
| CVS | 2 | Nissan | 1 | |
| Carson Pirie Scott | 1 | Office Depot | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | Old Navy | 1 | |
| Chick-Fil-A | 2 | Olive Garden | 1 | |
| Chico's | 1 | Outback | 1 | |
| Clarion | 1 | Outback Steakhouse | 1 | |
| Cold Stone Creamery | 1 | Pac Sun | 1 | |
| Coldwater Creek | 1 | Panera Bread | 1 | |
| Comfort Inn | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
| Cracker Barrel | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
| Curves | 1 | Penske | 1 | |
| Dairy Queen | 2 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
| Decora Cabinetry | 2 | Pizza Hut | 3 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | Qdoba Mexican Grill | 1 | |
| DressBarn | 1 | RadioShack | 2 | |
| Dressbarn | 1 | Ramada | 1 | |
| Econo Lodge | 2 | Red Lobster | 1 | |
| FedEx | 21 | Rite Aid | 2 | |
| Finish Line | 1 | Ruby Tuesday | 1 | |
| Ford | 1 | Rue21 | 1 | |
| Forever 21 | 1 | SAS Shoes | 1 | |
| GNC | 3 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
| GameStop | 3 | Sam's Club | 1 | |
| Gap | 1 | Sears | 3 | |
| Goodwill | 2 | Spencer Gifts | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 2 | Sprint Nextel | 1 | |
| Hardee's | 2 | Starbucks | 2 | |
| Hilton | 1 | Subaru | 1 | |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | Subway | 13 | |
| Hollister Co. | 1 | T.J.Maxx | 1 | |
| Hot Topic | 1 | Taco Bell | 3 | |
| Hyundai | 1 | Talbots | 1 | |
| IHOP | 1 | Target | 1 | |
| JCPenney | 1 | Toys"R"Us | 1 | |
| JoS. A. Bank | 1 | U-Haul | 2 | |
| Jones New York | 3 | U.S. Cellular | 5 | |
| Journeys | 1 | UPS | 26 | |
| Justice | 1 | Victoria's Secret | 1 | |
| KFC | 1 | Walgreens | 1 | |
| Kmart | 1 | Walmart | 2 | |
| Kroger | 3 | Wendy's | 3 | |
Monongalia County on our top lists:
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest lead air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest lead air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #64 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #85 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"