| People QuickFacts | Monongalia County | West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Population, 2003 estimate | 84,370 | 1,810,354 |
| Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 | 3.1% | 0.1% |
| Population, 2000 | 81,866 | 1,808,344 |
| Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 | 8.4% | 0.8% |
| Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 | 4.9% | 5.6% |
| Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 | 18.2% | 22.3% |
| Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 | 10.7% | 15.3% |
| Female persons, percent, 2000 | 49.6% | 51.4% |
| White persons, percent, 2000 (a) | 92.2% | 95.0% |
| Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) | 3.4% | 3.2% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) | 2.5% | 0.5% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) | Z | Z |
| Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 | 1.4% | 0.9% |
| Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) | 1.0% | 0.7% |
| White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 | 91.6% | 94.6% |
| Living in same house in 1995 and 2000', pct age 5+, 2000 | 49.8% | 63.3% |
| Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 | 3.8% | 1.1% |
| Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 | 6.8% | 2.7% |
| High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 | 83.6% | 75.2% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 | 32.4% | 14.8% |
| Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 | 12,550 | 410,781 |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 | 20.6 | 26.2 |
| Housing units, 2002 | 37,007 | 852,165 |
| Homeownership rate, 2000 | 61.0% | 75.2% |
| Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 | 27.1% | 12.0% |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 | $95,500 | $72,800 |
| Households, 2000 | 33,446 | 736,481 |
| Persone Per Household | 2.28 | 2.48 |
| Median household income, 1999 | $28,625 | $29,696 |
| Per capita money income, 1999 | $17,106 | $16,477 |
| Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 | 22.8% | 17.9% |