Morgantown, WV (West Virginia) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 29,642 (Urban population: 29,610, Rural population: 32 (all nonfarm))

Morgantown, West Virginia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 11,808 (10,873 occupied: 4,441 owner occupied, 6,432 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	59%
State:	25%

Housing density: 1205 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $109,727.

Median contract rent in 2007: $486 (lower quartile is $386, upper quartile is $639)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $567

Median gross rent in Morgantown, WV in 2007: $572

Housing units in Morgantown with a mortgage: 2,345 (212 second mortgage, 287 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,639

Morgantown,WV index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $162,630 (it was $92,900 in 2000)

Morgantown:	$162,630
West Virginia:	$96,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $87,308 - $221,610

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $213,242
Here: $213,242
State: $144,523

Townhouses or other attached units: $152,469
Here: $152,469
State: $155,391

In 2-unit structures: $142,230
Here: $142,230
State: $109,679

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $128,409
Here: $128,409
State: $138,103

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $474,436
Here: $474,436
State: $89,574

Mobile homes: $22,353
Here: $22,353
State: $32,459

Household type by relationship

Households: 22,815

In family households: 12,007 (3,144 male householders, 1,145 female householders)
3,230 spouses, 3,558 children (3,278 natural, 110 adopted, 170 stepchildren), 128 grandchildren, 209 brothers or sisters, 72 parents, 170 other relatives, 351 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 10,808 (3,309 male householders (1,811 living alone)), 3,467 female householders (2,385 living alone)), 4,032 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 4,346 (86 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,194 2-persons, 1,062 3-persons, 644 4-persons, 286 5-persons, 83 6-persons, 20 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,196 1-person, 1,649 2-persons, 611 3-persons, 247 4-persons, 57 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

2,059 married couples with children.
695 single-parent households (117 men, 578 women).

90.2% of residents of Morgantown speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
3.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
2.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 42% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (54% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 1,610 (5.9%)
(19.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.6
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	4.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Morgantown, West Virginia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 13 3 rooms: 6 4 rooms: 376 5 rooms: 651 6 rooms: 1,125 7 rooms: 931 8 rooms: 693 9 or more rooms: 646

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Morgantown, West Virginia:
	1 room: 389 2 rooms: 699 3 rooms: 1,337 4 rooms: 1,854 5 rooms: 917 6 rooms: 644 7 rooms: 276 8 rooms: 111 9 or more rooms: 205

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 142
1995 to 1998: 438
1990 to 1994: 485
1980 to 1989: 757
1970 to 1979: 1,609
1960 to 1969: 1,612
1950 to 1959: 1,874
1940 to 1949: 1,484
1939 or earlier: 3,407

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Morgantown:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 69 2 bedrooms: 928 3 bedrooms: 2,369 4 bedrooms: 867 5 or more bedrooms: 208

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Morgantown:
	no bedroom: 477 1 bedroom: 1,829 2 bedrooms: 2,511 3 bedrooms: 1,027 4 bedrooms: 398 5 or more bedrooms: 190

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Morgantown in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 218 1 vehicle: 1,614 2 vehicles: 1,967 3 vehicles: 504 4 vehicles: 108 5 or more vehicles: 30

Cars and other vehicles available in Morgantown in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,204 1 vehicle: 3,072 2 vehicles: 1,586 3 vehicles: 426 4 vehicles: 129 5 or more vehicles: 15

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Morgantown, WV:

Less than $10,000: 49
$10,000 to $14,999: 24
$15,000 to $19,999: 18
$20,000 to $24,999: 11
$25,000 to $29,999: 18
$30,000 to $34,999: 20
$35,000 to $39,999: 30
$40,000 to $49,999: 100
$50,000 to $59,999: 94
$60,000 to $69,999: 77
$70,000 to $79,999: 143
$80,000 to $89,999: 152
$90,000 to $99,999: 180
$100,000 to $124,999: 580
$125,000 to $149,999: 598
$150,000 to $174,999: 783
$175,000 to $199,999: 360
$200,000 to $249,999: 591
$250,000 to $299,999: 414
$300,000 to $399,999: 359
$400,000 to $499,999: 161
$500,000 to $749,999: 100
$750,000 to $999,999: 32
$1,000,000 or more: 17

Morgantown rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Morgantown:

Less than $100: 27 people
$100 to $149: 44
$150 to $199: 91
$200 to $249: 128
$250 to $299: 333
$300 to $349: 554
$350 to $399: 739
$400 to $449: 851
$450 to $499: 856
$500 to $549: 662
$550 to $599: 449
$600 to $649: 282
$650 to $699: 348
$700 to $749: 298
$750 to $799: 230
$800 to $899: 293
$900 to $999: 153
$1,000 to $1,249: 213
$1,250 to $1,499: 168
$1,500 to $1,999: 75
$2,000 or more: 5
No cash rent: 275

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,027 1990 to 1994: 194 1985 to 1989: 91 1980 to 1984: 62 1975 to 1979: 35 1970 to 1974: 23 1970 to 1974: 58 1965 to 1969: 120

Morgantown, WV Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 88.7%
Number of people working at home: 445 (3.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 784
5 to 9 minutes: 2631
10 to 14 minutes: 3156
15 to 19 minutes: 2445
20 to 24 minutes: 993
25 to 29 minutes: 263
30 to 34 minutes: 444
35 to 39 minutes: 105
40 to 44 minutes: 128
45 to 59 minutes: 307
60 to 89 minutes: 199
90 or more minutes: 184

Morgantown mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 7,799 (65%)
Carpooled: 1,197 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 72 (1%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 26 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 54 (0%)
Taxi: 47 (0%)
Motorcycle: 37 (0%)
Bicycle: 125 (1%)
Walked: 2,027 (17%)
Other means: 255 (2%)
Worked at home: 445 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 3327
$10,000 to $14,999: 1226
$15,000 to $19,999: 884
$20,000 to $24,999: 654
$25,000 to $29,999: 729
$30,000 to $34,999: 542
$35,000 to $39,999: 492
$40,000 to $44,999: 444
$45,000 to $49,999: 378
$50,000 to $59,999: 535
$60,000 to $74,999: 565
$75,000 to $99,999: 622
$100,000 to $124,999: 334
$125,000 to $149,999: 89
$150,000 to $199,999: 116
$200,000 or more: 128

First ancestries reported:

German: 3735

Other groups: 3090

Irish: 2702

Italian: 2572

English: 2143

United States or American: 1499

Polish: 1003

Scotch-Irish: 688

Scottish: 499

French (except Basque): 337

European: 327

Welsh: 229

Slovak: 197

Russian: 180

Dutch: 175

Swedish: 141

Norwegian: 138

Arab:: 129

Greek: 128

Hungarian: 127

British: 126

Ukrainian: 109

Subsaharan African:: 100

Swiss: 91

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 86

Austrian: 86

French Canadian: 82

African: 64

Jamaican: 56

Czech: 55

Serbian: 48

Eastern European: 47

Lebanese: 40

Lithuanian: 39

Iranian: 35

Romanian: 32

Yugoslavian: 30

Croatian: 30

Danish: 29

Northern European: 27

Belgian: 26

Finnish: 26

Egyptian: 24

Scandinavian: 24

Syrian: 22

Czechoslovakian: 21

Turkish: 21

Latvian: 20

Celtic: 16

Barbadian: 16

Albanian: 15

Nigerian: 15

New Zealander: 15

Jordanian: 15

Slavic: 11

Icelander: 11

Guyanese: 10

Arab/Arabic: 10

West Indian: 10

Pennsylvania German: 9

Israeli: 9

Other Arab: 9

Moroccan: 9

Afghan: 8

Kenyan: 8

South African: 8

Canadian: 8

Portuguese: 6

Other Subsaharan African: 5

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (17%)
India (13%)
Japan (6%)
Korea (4%)
Canada (4%)
Mexico (4%)
Italy (3%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 13356
Northeast: 5642
Midwest: 2055
South: 3533
West: 719

35% of Morgantown residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in West Virginia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 45
Nursery to 4th grade: 17
5th and 6th grade: 34
7th and 8th grade: 71
9th grade: 77
10th grade: 94
11th grade: 93
12th grade, no diploma: 107
High school graduate (or equivalency): 943
Less than 1 year of college: 266
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 929
Associate degree: 176
Bachelor's degree: 1,175
Master's degree: 860
Professional school degree: 341
Doctorate degree: 647

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 47
Nursery to 4th grade: 15
5th and 6th grade: 48
7th and 8th grade: 227
9th grade: 126
10th grade: 86
11th grade: 78
12th grade, no diploma: 139
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,466
Less than 1 year of college: 280
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 734
Associate degree: 176
Bachelor's degree: 1,363
Master's degree: 924
Professional school degree: 233
Doctorate degree: 202

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 11.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 10.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 17.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 24.9%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 50.8%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 5.4%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 3.2%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 23.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 27.7%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 28.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $31,921
Black householders: $36,818
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $70,800
Asian householders: $11,077
Some other race householders: $28,098
Two or more races householders: $9,131
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $12,582

Morgantown household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Morgantown household income for Black householders

Morgantown marital status for males

Morgantown marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $166,306
Black or African American householders: $129,194
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $102,584
Asian householders: $192,565
Two or more races householders: $498,920
Hispanic or Latino householders: $281,145

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,629
One, attached: 204
Two: 1,581
3 or 4: 1,491
5 to 9: 890
10 to 19: 609
20 to 49: 372
50 or more: 603
Mobile homes: 429

Median worth of mobile homes: $28,221

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Morgantown:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (93%) Electricity (5%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (67%) Electricity (30%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 172

Here:	13.0%
West Virginia:	5.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 27

Here:	4.1%
West Virginia:	4.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 260

Here:	2.4%
West Virginia:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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