Morgantown Population and Demographics

Morgantown West Virginia Population and Demographics Resources

Morgantown City, West Virginia Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Morgantown Population: 26809 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 13711 51.14% Female 13098 48.86%       Under 5 years 793 2.96% 5 to 9 years 727 2.71% 10 to 14 years 908 3.39% 15 to 19 years 4773 17.8% 20 to 24 years 7753 28.92% 25 to 34 years 3180 11.86% 35 to 44 years 2288 8.53% 45 to 54 years 2259 8.43% 55 to 59 years 756 2.82% 60 to 64 years 593 2.21% 65 to 74 years 1278 4.77% 75 to 84 years 1105 4.12% 85 years and over 396 1.48%       Median age (years) 23.1       18 years and over 23846 88.95% Male 12213 45.56% Female 11633 43.39% 21 years and over 17187 64.11% 62 years and over 3146 11.73% 65 years and over 2779 10.37% Male 1011 3.77% Female 1768 6.59%       Race     One race 26412 98.52% White 23990 89.48% Black or African American 1113 4.15% American Indian and Alaska Native 45 0.17% Asian 1113 4.15% Asian indian 397 1.48% Chinese 412 1.54% Filipino 43 0.16% Japanese 61 0.23% Korean 72 0.27% Vietnamese 11 0.04% Other Asian 117 0.44% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 13 0.05% Native Hawaiian 2 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 1 0% Samoan 1 0% Other Pacific Islander 9 0.03% Some other race 138 0.51% Two or more races 397 1.48%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 26809 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 412 1.54% Mexican 113 0.42% Puerto Rican 61 0.23% Cuban 13 0.05% Other Hispanic or Latino 225 0.84% Not Hispanic or Latino 26397 98.46% White alone 23740 88.55%       Relationship     Total Population 26809 100.00% In households 22480 83.85% Householder 10782 40.22% Spouse 3138 11.71% Child 3617 13.49% Own child under 18 years 2754 10.27% Other relatives 603 2.25% Under 18 years 108 0.4% Nonrelatives 4340 16.19% Unmarried partner 475 1.77% In group quarters 4329 16.15% Institutionalized population 181 0.68% Non-Institutionalized population 4148 15.47%       Households by Type     Total Households 10782 100.0 % Family households (families) 4188 38.84% With own children under 18 years 1616 14.99% Married-couple family 3138 29.1% With own children under 18 years 1172 10.87% Female householder, no husband present 758 7.03% With own children under 18 years 360 3.34% Non Family households 6594 61.16% Householder living alone 4024 37.32% Householder 65 years and over 1021 9.47%       Households with individuals under 18 years 1707 15.83% Households with individuals 65 years and over 2038 18.9%       Average Household size 2.08 Average family size 2.76       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 11721 100.00% Occupied housing units 10782 91.99% Vacant housing units 939 8.01% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 44 0.38% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 3.1 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.6       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 10782 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 4498 41.72% Renter-occupied housing units. 6284 58.28%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.26 Average household size of renter-occupied units 1.96

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