Household Types in the Morgantown Area, West Virginia (Metro Area)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in West Virginia and the Morgantown Area
Morgantown Area
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family244.497722%48.727544%44.497722%44.5%22,36522.4k8.469788%11.419305%8.469788%8.5%4,2574.138398%4.613083%4.138398%4.1%2,08032.770936%29.871909%32.770936%32.8%16,47116.5k10.123157%5.368158%10.123157%10.1%5,088
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in West Virginia and the Morgantown Area
Morgantown Area
West Virginia
0%20%40%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads71.845710%65.966965%71.845710%71.8%7,97220.232516%24.564868%20.232516%20.2%2,2457.921774%9.468166%7.921774%7.9%879

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in West Virginia and the Morgantown Area
Morgantown Area
West Virginia
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children222.076759%23.761795%22.076759%22.1%11,09611.1k77.857583%76.098091%77.857583%77.9%39,13239.1k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in West Virginia and the Morgantown Area
Morgantown Area
West Virginia
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%CountAsian3White4Mixed3Black3Other3Hispanic5-1.557377%-0.655738%-29.344262%-11.803279%-5.957189%-1.837641%-28.735864%-7.613086%-43.360656%43%56.639344%55.856220%56.639344%57%1,220-8.325087%-4.130276%-32.637783%-9.979349%-11.048065%-4.530869%-29.646186%-5.260531%-55.072495%55%44.927505%49.514349%44.927505%45%46,48646.5k-4.288499%-2.339181%-52.631579%-8.187135%-13.925746%-4.528302%-35.654291%-7.778454%-67.446394%67%32.553606%38.113208%32.553606%33%513-15.104167%-7.217262%-31.547619%-14.955357%-22.323263%-7.156910%-36.020636%-5.950247%-68.824405%69%31.175595%28.548944%31.175595%31%1,344-12.075472%-0.000000%-47.924528%-9.811321%-15.895572%-7.005948%-32.914739%-10.145406%-69.811321%70%30.188679%34.038334%30.188679%30%265-25.635104%-9.930716%-27.713626%-8.314088%-11.736904%-5.829067%-23.020874%-8.546672%-71.593533%72%28.406467%50.866483%28.406467%28%433
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County in the Morgantown Area

Married Household Types by County#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
40.7%43.8%46.8%49.9%52.9%56.0%

Single Female Household Types by County#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
8.22%8.42%8.62%8.81%9.01%9.21%

Single Male Household Types by County#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
3.98%4.11%4.23%4.35%4.48%4.60%

One-Person Household Types by County#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
25.1%27.1%29.2%31.2%33.3%35.3%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
5.1%6.5%7.8%9.1%10.4%11.8%

With Children Household Types by County#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
21.3%21.9%22.5%23.1%23.6%24.2%
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Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in the Morgantown Area

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
29%36%42%49%55%62%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
5.8%7.3%8.8%10.3%11.8%13.4%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
3.2%4.0%4.8%5.5%6.3%7.1%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
21.1%25.4%29.6%33.8%38.0%42.3%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
2.8%5.8%8.6%11.5%14.4%17.3%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
15.2%17.9%20.6%23.3%26.0%28.8%
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Household Types by Place in the Morgantown Area

There are 20 places in the Morgantown Area. This section compares all 20 of those to each other, the Morgantown Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Morgantown Area.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Morgantown Area, selected places in the Morgantown Area, and entities that contain the Morgantown Area
0%20%40%60%Count#NewburgBruceton MillsBlacksvilleCheat LakePentressAlbrightAuroraBrookhavenKingwoodWest VirginiaUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticBrandonvilleMasontownTunneltonRowlesburgMorgantownReedsvilleGranvilleTerra AltaCassvilleWestoverMorgantownStar City76.422764%76.422764%76%94168.181818%68.181818%68%15263.636364%63.636364%64%35360.274372%60.274372%60%2,065457.522124%57.522124%58%65556.302521%56.302521%56%67654.430380%54.430380%54%43751.377551%51.377551%51%1,007849.873631%49.873631%50%592948.727544%48.727544%49%360,290360k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M45.283019%45.283019%45%241044.839858%44.839858%45%1261144.827586%44.827586%45%391244.573643%44.573643%45%1151344.497722%44.497722%44%22,36522.4k42.723005%42.723005%43%911441.530612%41.530612%42%4071541.223833%41.223833%41%2561640.182648%40.182648%40%1761739.751553%39.751553%40%7041829.411174%29.411174%29%2,9271926.595745%26.595745%27%25020
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 20 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the Morgantown Area

There are 2 counties in the Morgantown Area. This section compares all 2 of those to each other, the Morgantown Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Morgantown Area.

Married by County#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Morgantown Area, selected counties in the Morgantown Area, and entities that contain the Morgantown Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#PrestonWest VirginiaUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticMorgantownMonongalia55.927980%55.927980%56%6,958148.727544%48.727544%49%360,290360k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M44.497722%44.497722%44%22,36522.4k40.737705%40.737705%41%15,40715.4k2
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 2 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in the Morgantown Area

There are 8 county subdivisions in the Morgantown Area. This section compares all 8 of those to each other, the Morgantown Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Morgantown Area.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Morgantown Area, selected county subdivisions in the Morgantown Area, and entities that contain the Morgantown Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count#FifthSecondFirstThirdWesternFourthWest VirginiaUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticMorgantownEasternCentral61.831048%61.831048%62%1,398156.856427%56.856427%57%1,588256.288735%56.288735%56%1,544353.398471%53.398471%53%1,257452.562013%52.562013%53%5,806551.135371%51.135371%51%1,171648.727544%48.727544%49%360,290360k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M44.497722%44.497722%44%22,36522.4k40.118408%40.118408%40%6,573729.143407%29.143407%29%3,0288
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 8 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Metro Area in West Virginia

There are 17 metro areas in West Virginia. This section compares the Morgantown Area to all of the metro areas in West Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Morgantown Area.

Married by Metro Area#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Morgantown Area, selected other metro areas in West Virginia, and entities that contain the Morgantown Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Point PleasantElkins AreaLogan AreaWinchesterHagerstownBluefieldFairmont AreaBeckley AreaWashingtonWest VirginiaHuntingtonClarksburgUnited StatesWheeling AreaSouthParkersburgSouth AtlanticWeirton AreaCumberlandCharlestonMorgantown53.420254%53.420254%53%11,96412.0k152.554619%52.554619%53%6,110251.395249%51.395249%51%7,183351.145840%51.145840%51%25,82225.8k450.186067%50.186067%50%49,08949.1k550.179338%50.179338%50%21,40521.4k649.939805%49.939805%50%11,20011.2k749.331965%49.331965%49%24,03724.0k849.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M948.727544%48.727544%49%360,290360k48.653749%48.653749%49%69,60669.6k1048.539544%48.539544%49%17,96418.0k1148.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.957419%47.957419%48%28,56228.6k1247.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.949919%47.949919%48%18,53618.5k1347.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.623413%46.623413%47%23,57023.6k1445.886557%45.886557%46%18,10518.1k1544.820146%44.820146%45%42,37742.4k1644.497722%44.497722%44%22,36522.4k17
Count number of this household type
# rank of metro area out of 17 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Metro Area in the South

There are 381 metro areas in the South. This section compares the Morgantown Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Morgantown Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 445,227.

Married by Metro Area#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Morgantown Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Morgantown Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#McAllen AreaFayettevilleRaleigh AreaCape CoralHouston AreaDallas AreaNorth PortKnoxvilleEl Paso AreaPort St. LucieLakeland AreaGreenvilleNashvilleCharlotteChattanoogaWashingtonWest VirginiaWinston AreaTulsa AreaSan AntonioUnited StatesAtlanta AreaCincinnatiSouthPalm Bay AreaOklahoma CityBirminghamOrlando AreaSouth AtlanticDeltona AreaJacksonvilleAustin AreaPensacolaCorpus ChristiVirginia BeachAugusta AreaLittle RockRichmond AreaPhiladelphiaBaltimoreLouisvilleCharlestonLafayetteLexingtonGreensboroColumbia AreaMorgantownTampa AreaDurham AreaBaton RougeJackson AreaMiami AreaMemphis AreaShreveportNew Orleans55.211736%55.211736%55%125,594126k154.044525%54.044525%54%100,552101k251.878926%51.878926%52%238,738239k351.268967%51.268967%51%132,317132k450.693151%50.693151%51%1,127,3291.13M550.691692%50.691692%51%1,242,5361.24M650.362684%50.362684%50%156,913157k750.238439%50.238439%50%171,929172k850.179718%50.179718%50%131,649132k950.034929%50.034929%50%85,94885.9k1050.010311%50.010311%50%111,553112k1149.901787%49.901787%50%163,861164k1249.453501%49.453501%49%334,864335k1349.365515%49.365515%49%437,337437k1449.261250%49.261250%49%103,357103k1549.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M1648.727544%48.727544%49%360,290360k48.471351%48.471351%48%125,582126k1748.436298%48.436298%48%182,027182k1848.353380%48.353380%48%380,133380k1948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.089265%48.089265%48%959,251959k2048.087445%48.087445%48%399,372399k2147.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.822599%47.822599%48%107,301107k2247.712699%47.712699%48%238,772239k2347.606639%47.606639%48%209,006209k2447.459543%47.459543%47%387,473387k2547.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.248419%47.248419%47%115,031115k2647.232717%47.232717%47%250,912251k2747.120099%47.120099%47%332,699333k2847.051112%47.051112%47%82,54682.5k2947.002896%47.002896%47%75,63875.6k3046.984217%46.984217%47%299,172299k3146.762893%46.762893%47%98,78198.8k3246.571574%46.571574%47%129,523130k3346.141054%46.141054%46%219,469219k3446.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M3545.925237%45.925237%46%477,932478k3645.815549%45.815549%46%227,783228k3745.800778%45.800778%46%125,681126k3845.488699%45.488699%45%81,48881.5k3945.386441%45.386441%45%88,93788.9k4045.318004%45.318004%45%132,639133k4144.597207%44.597207%45%134,259134k4244.497722%44.497722%44%22,36522.4k44.170578%44.170578%44%513,191513k4344.156977%44.156977%44%94,17894.2k4444.154003%44.154003%44%132,987133k4544.030122%44.030122%44%92,08992.1k4643.920159%43.920159%44%907,022907k4741.645378%41.645378%42%206,377206k4840.751869%40.751869%41%69,71369.7k4940.419778%40.419778%40%193,694194k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Metro Area in the United States

There are 933 metro areas in the United States. This section compares the Morgantown Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Morgantown Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 1,135,503.

Married by Metro Area#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Morgantown Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Morgantown Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#San Jose AreaSalt Lake CityRiversideRaleigh AreaHouston AreaDallas AreaMinneapolisSan DiegoNashvilleCharlotteWashingtonPortland AreaSeattle AreaWest VirginiaSan AntonioKansas CitySacramentoUnited StatesDenver AreaAtlanta AreaCincinnatiSan FranciscoSouthBoston AreaPhoenix AreaOklahoma CityHartford AreaChicago AreaBirminghamOrlando AreaSouth AtlanticJacksonvilleSt. LouisAustin AreaLos AngelesVirginia BeachIndianapolisPittsburghColumbus AreaRichmond AreaPhiladelphiaNew York AreaBaltimoreLouisvilleDetroit AreaProvidenceMilwaukeeMorgantownTampa AreaMiami AreaLas VegasClevelandBuffalo AreaMemphis AreaNew Orleans56.624620%56.624620%57%364,645365k155.335393%55.335393%55%207,578208k252.682016%52.682016%53%697,846698k351.878926%51.878926%52%238,738239k450.693151%50.693151%51%1,127,3291.13M550.691692%50.691692%51%1,242,5361.24M650.572688%50.572688%51%679,262679k749.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k849.453501%49.453501%49%334,864335k949.365515%49.365515%49%437,337437k1049.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M1149.117024%49.117024%49%440,341440k1248.859336%48.859336%49%692,692693k1348.727544%48.727544%49%360,290360k48.353380%48.353380%48%380,133380k1448.348962%48.348962%48%389,960390k1548.345618%48.345618%48%388,765389k1648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.145667%48.145667%48%509,606510k1748.089265%48.089265%48%959,251959k1848.087445%48.087445%48%399,372399k1948.067131%48.067131%48%804,663805k2047.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k2147.743419%47.743419%48%762,291762k2247.712699%47.712699%48%238,772239k2347.712425%47.712425%48%223,412223k2447.636007%47.636007%48%1,650,5601.65M2547.606639%47.606639%48%209,006209k2647.459543%47.459543%47%387,473387k2747.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M47.232717%47.232717%47%250,912251k2847.149714%47.149714%47%522,168522k2947.120099%47.120099%47%332,699333k3047.064720%47.064720%47%2,023,2452.02M3146.984217%46.984217%47%299,172299k3246.978857%46.978857%47%352,247352k3346.694197%46.694197%47%463,255463k3446.409350%46.409350%46%355,019355k3546.141054%46.141054%46%219,469219k3646.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M3746.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M3845.925237%45.925237%46%477,932478k3945.815549%45.815549%46%227,783228k4045.322984%45.322984%45%757,837758k4144.928615%44.928615%45%279,983280k4244.632277%44.632277%45%279,623280k4344.497722%44.497722%44%22,36522.4k44.170578%44.170578%44%513,191513k4443.920159%43.920159%44%907,022907k4543.561100%43.561100%44%320,381320k4642.769908%42.769908%43%363,019363k4742.445266%42.445266%42%199,688200k4841.645378%41.645378%42%206,377206k4940.419778%40.419778%40%193,694194k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in the Morgantown Area. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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State:
West Virginia
Counties:
Monongalia, Preston
Principal City:
Morgantown
Cities:
Kingwood, Morgantown, Westover
Districts:
Central, Eastern, Fifth, First, Fourth, Second, Third, Western
Towns:
Albright, Blacksville, Brandonville, Bruceton Mills, Granville, Masontown, Newburg, Reedsville, Rowlesburg, Star City, Terra Alta, Tunnelton
Unincorporated Places:
Aurora, Brookhaven, Cassville, Cheat Lake, Pentress
ZIP Codes:
26374, 26405, 26410, 26425, 26440, 26444, 26501, 26505, 26508, 26519, 26520, 26521, 26525, 26534, 26537, 26541, 26542, 26543, 26547, 26554, 26562, 26570, 26588, 26590, 26705, 26716, 26764
Unified School Districts:
Monongalia, Preston County
Congressional District:
WV-1
State Senate Districts:
WV-2, WV-13, WV-14
State House Districts:
WV-5, WV-49, WV-51, WV-52, WV-53
Neighboring Metro Areas:
Clarksburg Area, Fairmont Area, Pittsburgh Area
Nearby Metro Areas:
Elkins Area, Somerset Area