Monongalia County, West Virginia

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Monongalia County, West Virginia is among the lowest in the country for median age, and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (117th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Monongalia County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	107,163	1,778,373	334,922,499	584th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$65,346	$59,608	$80,734	1611th of 3,221
Median Age	32.7	42.7	38.9	3097th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	48.9%	24.1%	35.7%	117th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$267,700	$162,600	$332,700	796th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$987	$872	$1,413	1044th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	19.7%	16.7%	12.5%	582nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.7%	5.4%	5.2%	1478th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	297.6	74.0	n/a	499th of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.4%	1.8%	14.1%	919th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.6	n/a	n/a	586th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	57.9%	74.9%	65.2%	3055th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.0	26.6	26.4	2365th of 3,221
Worked from Home	13.4%	9.1%	15.1%	600th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.5%	n/a	n/a	2355th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	39.3%	46.8%	46.9%	2894th of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.8%	n/a	n/a	411th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Monongalia County, West Virginia

Statistic	Monongalia County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	85.8%	89.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.2%	2.1%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	3.1%	3.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3.5%	0.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.7%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	26.0	19.3	61.4

Age in Monongalia County, West Virginia

Statistic	Monongalia County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Median Age	32.7	42.7	38.9
Under 18 %	16.1%	20.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	21.8%	8.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	15.4%	12.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.8%	12.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	20.5%	26.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	13.4%	21.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Monongalia County, West Virginia

Statistic	Monongalia County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Households	44,629	728,655	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	51.8%	62.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.1%	26.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.5%	15.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.3%	31.3%	28.7%
Never Married	45.3%	29.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Monongalia County, West Virginia

Statistic	Monongalia County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$42,045	$34,203	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	20.9%	21.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.0%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.5%	15.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	11.4%	5.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	19.7%	16.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	33.7%	36.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.3%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in Monongalia County, West Virginia

Statistic	Monongalia County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Housing Units	49,932	861,325	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	50.1%	70.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	23.9%	7.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	10.6%	15.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,988.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	42.1%	25.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.9%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,248	$865	n/a

Education in Monongalia County, West Virginia

Statistic	Monongalia County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Less than High School	5.4%	10.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	25.3%	39.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	20.5%	25.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	22.2%	14.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	26.7%	9.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Monongalia County, West Virginia

Statistic	Monongalia County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	63.9%	53.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	71.3%	78.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.1%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.8%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	35.6%	28.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.5%	9.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.6%	8.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Monongalia County, West Virginia

Statistic	Monongalia County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	56.5%	67.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.5%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.8%	0.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.4%	97.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.5%	1.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.6%	2.2%	16.7%

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