ZIP 26501 · Morgantown
Who lives in ZIP code 26501 (Morgantown, WV): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Morgantown, WV · Monongalia County
uszips 2026
People19,529
Median age39.8
Household income$63,529
Home value$220,002
Median rent$978/mo
Poverty14.4%
College degree+44.7%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Morgantown, WV
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 129 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,789
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.7% are 65 or older; 85.5% are adults.
Household income
29.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $38,652.
Education (adults 25+)
47.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 43.4%
- Never married
- 35.3%
- Divorced
- 16.0%
- Widowed
- 5.2%
- Family size
- 2.70
- Dual-income families
- 50.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 60.9%
- Rent burden
- 27.1%
- Men / women
- 54% / 46%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.0%
- Unemployment
- 3.7%
- Self-employed
- 11.6%
- Farmers
- 0.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.2%
- Veterans
- 6.2%
- With a disability
- 16.4%
- No health insurance
- 6.2%
- Limited English
- 0.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.