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Monongalia County, WV

Demographic and economic profile of Monongalia County, WV, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Monongalia County, anchored by West Virginia University, reflects a strong higher-education identity — nearly 47.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, well above typical rural Appalachian benchmarks, with a notably young median age of 32.7 years. The labor force of roughly 63.4% participation draws from a county of 108,697, with median worker earnings of $35,093 against a median household income of $65,346 and relatively low occupancy costs — median rent of $943/month and median home values of $254,200. Population grew modestly at +1.2% over five years, though a 20.5% poverty rate and 5.0% unemployment signal structural income gaps alongside the county's GDP per capita of $67,217.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

108,697

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$65,346

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

32.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.2% since 2018

Monongalia County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone93,057 (86.8%)
  • Asian Alone3,738 (3.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races3,560 (3.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone3,486 (3.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,997 (1.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,226 (1.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,582
  2. 2.Other Indo-European1,358
  3. 3.Arabic1,039
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)965
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic357

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

16.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

70.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

13.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

4,377

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$67,217

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$40,258

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

20.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance21,234
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)5,943
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services5,916
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services5,601
  5. 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing2,523

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations28,487
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations9,975
  3. 3.Service Occupations9,726
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,891
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,502

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.68×)21,472
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.50×)1,305
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.16×)5,579
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 0.99×)2,545
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 0.97×)2,498

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$254,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$943/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

57.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9995,056 (19.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9993,630 (14.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9993,123 (12.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9992,720 (10.5%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9992,213 (8.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,694 (6.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

47.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,093

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone39,179 (71.3%)
  • Worked At Home7,376 (13.4%)
  • Carpooled4,352 (7.9%)
  • Walked2,626 (4.8%)
  • Other639 (1.2%)
  • Public Transit594 (1.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.