Morgan County, West Virginia Demographics

Morgan County is 3rd in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Home median value

Morgan County is 4th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Morgan County is 10th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Morgan County is 11th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Morgan County is 15th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Income per capita

Morgan County is 17th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Morgan County is 18th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Morgan County is 19th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Race - Two or More

Morgan County is 20th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Morgan County is 20th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Size Demographics
	Morgan County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Current population (2012)	17,471	33rd	1,855,413	313,914,040
Size in square miles	229.1	49th	24,038.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	76.6	20th	77.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	Morgan County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Residents younger than 5	4.5%	52nd	5.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	20.0%	39th	20.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	19.7%	10th	16.8%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Morgan County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	84.1%	17th	82.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	14.9%	20th	17.6%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Morgan County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Race - White	97.2%	29th	94.0%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.7%	37th	3.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%	4th	0.2%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.4%	21st	0.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	22nd	0.0%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.3%	19th	1.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	11th	1.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	96.3%	28th	92.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Morgan County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Female residents	50.5%	31st	50.7%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	0.6%	27th	1.3%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Morgan County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Housing units	9,800	33rd	881,752	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	7.2%	27th	12.0%	25.9%
Households	7,171	33rd	740,080	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	67.0%	52nd	74.3%	66.1%
Home median value	$165,900	3rd	$96,500	$186,200
People per household	2.4	31st	2.4	2.6
Building permits (last year)	30	18th	2,718	829,658

Income Demographics
	Morgan County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Income per capita	$21,801	15th	$22,010	$27,915
Income per household	$36,703	25th	$39,550	$52,762
Income below poverty line	12.7%	51st	17.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Morgan County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Non-farm private establishments	242	37th	38,150	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	2,154	42nd	568,344	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,523	26th	120,381	27,092,908
Retail sales	$94,838	38th	$20,538,829	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$5,744	36th	$11,340	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$11,529	34th	$2,553,258	$613,795,732