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People QuickFacts |
Morgantown |
West Virginia |
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Population, 2003 estimate |
27,969 | 1,810,354 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
4.3% | 0.1% |
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Population, 2000 |
26,809 | 1,808,344 |
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Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
-5.2% | 0.8% |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
3.0% | 5.6% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
11.1% | 22.3% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
10.4% | 15.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
48.9% | 51.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
89.5% | 95.0% |
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Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
4.2% | 3.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.2% | 0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
4.2% | 0.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.5% | 0.2% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
1.5% | 0.9% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 |
1.5% | 0.7% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
33.2% | 63.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
5.9% | 1.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
9.8% | 2.7% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
89.2% | 75.2% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
47.8% | 14.8% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
15.8 | 26.2 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
11,721 | 844,623 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
41.7% | 75.2% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$95,000 | $72,800 |
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Households, 2000 |
10,782 | 736,481 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.08 | 2.40 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$20,649 | $29,696 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$14,459 | $16,477 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
38.4% | 17.9% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Morgantown |
West Virginia |
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Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) |
D | 10,290,356 |
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Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
505,453 | 14,057,933 |
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Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$17,212 | $7,743 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) |
72,448 | 1,633,164 |
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Total number of firms, 1997 |
3,493 | 111,737 |
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Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
4.1% | 3.8% |
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Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
26.9% | 27.1% |
