Population

Morgantown's current population is 38,933 people with 16,537 households within this smaller 2 mile radius. This area experienced positive population growth of 4.3% from 2010-2020. This area is projected to grow another 1.8% over the next five years. This is lower than the national average.

The median age of the population in this area is 24.6 which is well below the state average of 43.8 years old. This area has an average household size of 2.01 persons. This area is not very family centric with 32.0% of the households being family households and with 13.2% having children in the home and 7.9% of the population being under 15 and an additional 44.6% being under 24. Another 24.2% of this area’s population is between 25 and 44 years of age and 13.1% between 45-64 years old leaving 10.2% of the population over 65 years old. These last two age groups are target age groups for dentures, partials, crowns, and other restorative work. This area does have a higher percentage of the population between 15-24 years old which could indicate a college population in this area. Many college students are included in the count, but do not typically make the best patient base for the area. Morgantown has a daytime employee population of 31,384 versus a permanent population of 38,933 meaning the daytime employee population is 80.6% of the permanent population living in the area and 62.0% of the total daytime population. This is a significant daytime employee population that has a positive impact on the overall numbers.

In this area, 50.3% of the population either holds a bachelor's degree or higher educational degree. Morgantown is higher than the state and US average.

The dominant racial and ethnic groups of the population in the Morgantown area are White 86.7%, Black 5.4%, Asian 3.7% and 3.2% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Table #2 Significant Demographic Characteristics

		Morgantown, West Virginia		West Virginia	United States
Demographic Characteristic		Morgantown
		West Virginia
Latitude / Longitude:		39.629526, -79.955897
Radius		2 miles	3 miles
POPULATION
Population 2021		38,933	58,241	1,872,850	333,934,112
2010 Total Population		37,675	55,473	1,854,445	309,121,785
2020 Total Population		39,300	58,746	1,877,247	332,502,844
Projected Total Population 2026		39,645	59,831	1,872,702	345,887,495
Population Change, 2010 - 2020		4.3%	5.9%	1.2%	7.6%
Annual Population Change Rate, 2021 - 2026		0.4%	0.5%	0.0%	0.7%
POPULATION AGE BREAKDOWN
Median Age		24.6	26.3	43.8	38.8
Under 4 years old		2.9%	3.3%	4.9%	5.9%
5 - 9 years old		2.5%	2.8%	5.3%	6.1%
10 - 14 years old		2.4%	2.7%	5.5%	6.2%
15 - 24 years old		44.6%	38.4%	11.3%	12.8%
25 - 44 years old		24.2%	26.2%	24.5%	26.8%
Number of Adults 25-44		9,430	15,254	458,321	89,400,051
45 - 64 years old		13.1%	14.8%	27.0%	25.0%
Number of Adults 45-64		5,089	8,601	505,255	83,512,738
65 years and over		10.2%	11.8%	21.5%	17.3%
Number of Adults 65 years and older		3,976	6,889	403,075	57,652,490
0 - 14 years old		7.9%	8.8%	15.8%	18.2%
Number of Children 0-14 years old		3,060	5,144	295,307	60,698,912

NOTE: All percentages are rounded. ESRI data pulled as of September 25, 2021. Data showing future dates are projections.

Highlighted fields signify favorable characteristics on a comparison basis with the other locations listed and/or national averages