Morgantown, VA Demographic Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Morgantown, Virginia,

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	26,809	100.0

Male	13,711	51.1
Female	13,098	48.9

Under 5 years	793	3.0
5 to 9 years	727	2.7
10 to 14 years	908	3.4
15 to 19 years	4,773	17.8
20 to 24 years	7,753	28.9
25 to 34 years	3,180	11.9
35 to 44 years	2,288	8.5
45 to 54 years	2,259	8.4
55 to 59 years	756	2.8
60 to 64 years	593	2.2
65 to 74 years	1,278	4.8
75 to 84 years	1,105	4.1
85 years and over	396	1.5

Median age (years)	23.1	(X)

18 years and over	23,846	88.9
Male	12,213	45.6
Female	11,633	43.4
21 years and over	17,187	64.1
62 years and over	3,146	11.7
65 years and over	2,779	10.4
Male	1,011	3.8
Female	1,768	6.6

RACE
One race	26,412	98.5
White	23,990	89.5
Black or African American	1,113	4.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	45	0.2
Asian	1,113	4.2
Asian Indian	397	1.5
Chinese	412	1.5
Filipino	43	0.2
Japanese	61	0.2
Korean	72	0.3
Vietnamese	11	0.0
Other Asian ¹	117	0.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	13	0.0
Native Hawaiian	2	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	1	0.0
Samoan	1	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	9	0.0
Some other race	138	0.5
Two or more races	397	1.5

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	24,331	90.8
Black or African American	1,267	4.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	133	0.5
Asian	1,251	4.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	45	0.2
Some other race	223	0.8

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	26,809	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	412	1.5
Mexican	113	0.4
Puerto Rican	61	0.2
Cuban	13	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	225	0.8
Not Hispanic or Latino	26,397	98.5
White alone	23,740	88.6

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	26,809	100.0
In households	22,480	83.9
Householder	10,782	40.2
Spouse	3,138	11.7
Child	3,617	13.5
Own child under 18 years	2,754	10.3
Other relatives	603	2.2
Under 18 years	108	0.4
Nonrelatives	4,340	16.2
Unmarried partner	475	1.8
In group quarters	4,329	16.1
Institutionalized population	181	0.7
Noninstitutionalized population	4,148	15.5

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	10,782	100.0
Family households (families)	4,188	38.8
With own children under 18 years	1,616	15.0
Married-couple family	3,138	29.1
With own children under 18 years	1,172	10.9
Female householder, no husband present	758	7.0
With own children under 18 years	360	3.3
Nonfamily households	6,594	61.2
Householder living alone	4,024	37.3
Householder 65 years and over	1,021	9.5

Households with individuals under 18 years	1,707	15.8
Households with individuals 65 years and over	2,038	18.9

Average household size	2.08	(X)
Average family size	2.76	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	11,721	100.0
Occupied housing units	10,782	92.0
Vacant housing units	939	8.0
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	44	0.4

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	3.1	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	6.6	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	10,782	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	4,498	41.7
Renter-occupied housing units	6,284	58.3

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.26	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	1.96	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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