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Median household income is $45,168 and per capita income is $28,140 in Morgantown. Median income is well below the U.S. median income. Average household income is $64,049 per year. Morgantown's per capita income is below the state of West Virginia and well below the U.S. The percentage of households with an average income is 0.0%. Additionally, 7.8% of the population earns over $150,000. The percentage of the population at poverty level (below $25,000) is 32.4% and is well above West Virginia and US poverty levels. The unemployment rate is average at 6.9%. White-collar professions account for 65.4% of employment. Service occupations comprise 23.8% of the employment base while blue-collar occupations make up 10.9% of the base.
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Demographic Analysis for Morgantown, West Virginia
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| INCOME | | | | |
| Per capita income | $28,140 | $34,078 | $33,336 | $43,829 |
| Median household income | $45,168 | $50,732 | $56,394 | $79,068 |
| Average household income | $64,049 | $75,159 | $79,816 | $113,185 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME BREAKDOWN | | | | |
| Less than $25,000 | 32.4% | 27.6% | 22.6% | 14.9% |
| $25,000 - $34,999 | 7.3% | 7.3% | 9.5% | 6.7% |
| $35,000 - $49,999 | 15.4% | 14.5% | 12.1% | 10.1% |
| $50,000 - $74,999 | 16.1% | 16.7% | 17.1% | 15.7% |
| $75,000 - $99,999 | 9.1% | 9.3% | 12.5% | 12.8% |
| $100,000 - $149,999 | 11.9% | 12.9% | 15.2% | 17.6% |
| $150,000 - $199,999 | 3.5% | 5.2% | 5.7% | 9.5% |
| $200,000 or more | 4.3% | 6.4% | 5.3% | 12.6% |
| $50,000 - $99,999 | 25.2% | 26.0% | 29.5% | 28.5% |
| Number of Households $50,000 - $99,999 | 4,198 | 6,777 | 218,042 | 37,304,757 |
| $35,000 - $149,999 | 52.5% | 53.5% | 56.9% | 56.2% |
| Number of Households $35,000 - $149,999 | 8,734 | 13,936 | 420,198 | 73,487,840 |
| EMPLOYMENT STATUS | | | | |
| Persons employed in labor force | 18,529 | 28,966 | 760,899 | 166,125,745 |
| Unemployed civilians | 6.9% | 5.7% | 4.5% | 4.2% |
| Workers By Occupation: | | | | |
| Management Occupations | 10.8% | 12.1% | 14.0% | 18.4% |
| Professional Occupations | 37.9% | 38.5% | 26.1% | 25.6% |
| Sales Occupations | 7.9% | 8.3% | 9.0% | 8.5% |
| Admin Occupations | 8.6% | 8.8% | 10.6% | 10.1% |
| Services | 23.8% | 20.9% | 16.4% | 16.4% |
| All Other Occupations/Blue Collar | 10.9% | 11.3% | 24.0% | 21.0% |
