Morgantown, WV
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Morgantown, WV: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 87,558. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet MORGANTOWN-WV · Morgantown, WV 3 ZIPs · 87,558 pop · #14782/25278 · Monongalia County
INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-WIDE · HOME-MID
- INC-MID $66,369
- RANK-MID #14782/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Fairview
- BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 56% owners
- POP-SMALL 87,558
- SPREAD-WIDE 26505→26508
- HOME-MID $269,767
Nearest income peer: Fairview, WV (+ $4,679 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Morgantown
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Morgantown on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Granville · lowest $31,413
Granville · lowest
$31,413 median HH income
- Morgantown · this city
Morgantown · this city
$66,369 median HH income
- Fairview · near
Fairview · near
$71,048 median HH income
- Maidsville · near
Maidsville · near
$73,444 median HH income
- Blacksville · near
Blacksville · near
$80,625 median HH income
- Wana · highest
Wana · highest
$101,513 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Morgantown, WV sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- 42nd pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 87,558
- city population (Census)
- 3
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $66,369
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Below-median income with few delivery areas (3): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $66,369 and poverty 19.9% concentrate in 26505.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (56.3%) for this income tier, rent $990 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within West Virginia, Paden City is the closest lower-income city and Hamlin the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Morgantown.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Morgantown differ
Income is the clearest internal divide in Morgantown. ZIP 26505 reports $45,536 in median household income, while ZIP 26508 reports $90,041. The city average sits between those published endpoints, so it is a starting point rather than a substitute for the ZIP records.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 2.0×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.4×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 17 points
26505 to 26508
26501 to 26508
26508 to 26505
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Morgantown residents split across a short ZIP set
No ZIP owns Morgantown: the largest, 26505, is only about 44% of 87,558 residents across 3 codes. Compare at least two ZIPs before treating the city roll-up as a neighborhood answer.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Employer-heavy short list in Morgantown
Citywide ZBP: 2,290 establishments, 35,350 employees , annual payroll $1,725,525k (~26 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 26505 (1,000 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (344) · also Accommodation and food services · Health care and social assistance .
ZIP Codes in Morgantown, WV
These ZIP codes sit in Monongalia County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Morgantown. See the Monongalia County roll-up →
Morgantown sits in the lower half of Monongalia County on income: Fairview, Maidsville and Wana report more, and only Granville reports less. Wana marks the far end of that range at $101,513, 53% above Morgantown.
Side-by-side: Compare 26505 vs 26508 →
Morgantown roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Morgantown, .