Cities / West Virginia / Morgantown

Morgantown, WV

30,220 people

Right Now

Air Quality (OZONE, Morgantown)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 2.3 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

PIT

61 mi — Pittsburgh International Airport

Population & People

Population

30,220

Median age

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Median household income

—

Poverty rate

—

Unemployment rate

—

Bachelor's degree+

—

Avg. commute

—

Hispanic or Latino

—

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

—

Median gross rent

—

Homeownership rate

—

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$945

HUD Fair Market Rent (West Virginia statewide average across 55 areas — not specific to Morgantown), 2026. Efficiency $714, 1BR $766, 2BR $945, 3BR $1231, 4BR $1380. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

West Virginia commercial electricity

11.75¢/kWh

West Virginia industrial electricity

8.11¢/kWh

West Virginia residential electricity

15.41¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

109276.6

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

83170.7

All-Transactions House Price Index for West Virginia

365.44

Unemployment Rate

4.1%

Source: FRED, West Virginia-specific series.

Nearby Airports

PIT

Pittsburgh International Airport

61 mi away

IAD

Washington Dulles International Airport

142 mi away

CMH

John Glenn Columbus International Airport

158 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (West Virginia energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (West Virginia economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).