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Morgan County, WV

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

AI Overview

Morgan County is a small, rural West Virginia county of 17,327 residents with an older median age of 48.8 years and a relatively low labor force participation rate of 57.5%, limiting the available workforce pool. Educational attainment is modest, with 17.6% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, while median worker earnings of $40,424 and median gross rent of $832/month reflect a low-cost operating environment. The county posted a slight population decline of 1.7% over five years, and a GDP per capita of $18,171 against a median household income of $72,179 suggests significant income sourced outside local economic production, consistent with a retirement and commuter-oriented community given the mean commute time of 41.7 minutes.

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

Population

17,327

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$72,179

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

48.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.7% since 2018

Morgan County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone16,320 (93.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races644 (3.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race195 (1.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone132 (0.8%)
  • Asian Alone115 (0.7%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone12 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish152
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)83
  3. 3.Other Indo-European50
  4. 4.Korean32
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic24

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

24.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,350

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$18,171

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$34,803

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,758
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)998
  3. 3.Construction (Group)982
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)866
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)822

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,304
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,849
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,471
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,281
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,275

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 2.05×)790
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.91×)1,078
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.39×)181
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.15×)443
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 1.11×)899

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$223,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$832/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

84.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,088 (17.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999955 (15.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999910 (14.7%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999550 (8.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999374 (6.1%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999335 (5.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,424

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

38.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,515 (80.8%)
  • Worked At Home697 (8.6%)
  • Carpooled677 (8.4%)
  • Walked117 (1.5%)
  • Other56 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit2 (0.0%)

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.