Morgan County, West Virginia

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Morgan County, West Virginia is among the highest in the country for average commute time (42nd of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Morgan County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	17,426	1,778,373	334,922,499	2016th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$72,179	$59,608	$80,734	1035th of 3,221
Median Age	48.8	42.7	38.9	301st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	18.0%	24.1%	35.7%	2358th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$240,600	$162,600	$332,700	977th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$794	$872	$1,413	2154th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.2%	16.7%	12.5%	2174th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.9%	5.4%	5.2%	2002nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	76.1	74.0	n/a	1184th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.2%	1.8%	14.1%	2618th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.8	n/a	n/a	2219th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	84.1%	74.9%	65.2%	168th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	38.2	26.6	26.4	42nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.6%	9.1%	15.1%	1621st of 3,222
Uninsured	8.2%	n/a	n/a	2139th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.5%	46.8%	46.9%	956th of 3,222
Broadband Access	79.5%	n/a	n/a	2251st of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Morgan County, West Virginia

Statistic	Morgan County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	89.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.8%	2.1%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	3.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.8%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	13.1	19.3	61.4

Age in Morgan County, West Virginia

Statistic	Morgan County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Median Age	48.8	42.7	38.9
Under 18 %	17.0%	20.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.6%	8.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.8%	12.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.8%	12.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	29.6%	26.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	25.2%	21.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Morgan County, West Virginia

Statistic	Morgan County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Households	7,342	728,655	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	67.8%	62.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.0%	26.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.3%	15.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.2%	31.3%	28.7%
Never Married	23.0%	29.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Morgan County, West Virginia

Statistic	Morgan County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$36,317	$34,203	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.8%	21.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.5%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.9%	15.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.6%	5.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.2%	16.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	26.8%	36.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.0%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in Morgan County, West Virginia

Statistic	Morgan County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Housing Units	9,250	861,325	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	81.0%	70.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.7%	7.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	20.6%	15.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,987.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	15.9%	25.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.5%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,125	$865	n/a

Education in Morgan County, West Virginia

Statistic	Morgan County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Less than High School	11.0%	10.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	43.2%	39.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.8%	25.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	8.7%	14.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.4%	9.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Morgan County, West Virginia

Statistic	Morgan County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	56.9%	53.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.8%	78.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.5%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	20.9%	28.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	21.4%	9.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.1%	8.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Morgan County, West Virginia

Statistic	Morgan County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	34.0%	67.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.8%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.5%	0.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.2%	97.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.1%	1.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.4%	2.2%	16.7%

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