Morgan County vs. Berkeley County

Morgan County (WV)Berkeley County (WV)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)17,787117,123
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)1.4%12.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)17,541104,172
Population, Census, April 1, 201017,541104,169
Persons under 5 years, percent4.1%6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent17.9%23.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent23.1%14.7%
Female persons, percent49.9%50.4%
White alone, percent96.6%87.9%
Black or African American alone, percent0.9%7.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.2%
Asian alone, percent0.4%1.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.7%3.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent1.6%4.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent95.3%84.0%
Veterans, 2014-20181,60410,250
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20181.7%3.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)10,01549,425
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201882.2%74.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$179,800$172,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,196$1,295
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$375$368
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$728$971
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20136.0%9.6%
Building permits, 2018361,083
Households, 2014-20187,16643,237
Persons per household, 2014-20182.442.61
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201892.8%87.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20181.9%5.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.8%89.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201875.1%81.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201885.8%88.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201817.3%21.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.1%11.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.8%7.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201855.7%64.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201848.3%60.6%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)44,878629,506
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)90,278939,220
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$5,167$8,770
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201834.430.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$50,661$60,615
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$27,642$28,736
Persons in poverty, percent10.8%11.5%
Total employer establishments, 20172281,654
Total employment, 20172,00325,095
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)72,5331,034,358
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.3%1.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20171,1065,839
All firms, 20121,5016,779
Men-owned firms, 20128033,484
Women-owned firms, 20125342,495
Minority-owned firms, 201241560
Nonminority-owned firms, 20121,4195,981
Veteran-owned firms, 20121201,034
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20121,3005,363
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%3.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.8%28.0%
Population per square mile, 201076.6324.4
Land area in square miles, 2010229.07321.14

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Morgan county (WV) and Berkeley county (WV) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.