ZIP 26505 · Morgantown
Who lives in ZIP code 26505 (Morgantown, WV): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Morgantown, WV · Monongalia County
uszips 2026
People37,492
Median age25.2
Household income$45,536
Home value$281,215
Median rent$981/mo
Poverty31.1%
College degree+55.3%
Commute17 min
Place
- Metro area
- Morgantown, WV
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,144 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 16,251
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
10.4% are 65 or older; 88.3% are adults.
Household income
23.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $25,681.
Education (adults 25+)
61.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 26.1%
- Never married
- 61.6%
- Divorced
- 8.2%
- Widowed
- 4.1%
- Family size
- 2.85
- Dual-income families
- 47.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 32.5%
- Rent burden
- 39.3%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.8%
- Unemployment
- 5.5%
- Self-employed
- 10.5%
- Farmers
- 0.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.3%
- Veterans
- 3.4%
- With a disability
- 12.1%
- No health insurance
- 5.9%
- Limited English
- 2.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.