Morgantown is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 2,467 people and five associated neighborhoods, Morgantown is the 161st largest community in Kentucky.Unlike some cities, Morgantown isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Morgantown are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Morgantown is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Morgantown who work in management occupations (13.40%), office and administrative support (13.16%), and teaching (8.73%). Being a small city, Morgantown does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Morgantown have a very low rate of college education: just 9.49% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Morgantown in 2022 was $19,233, which is low income relative to Kentucky and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $76,932 for a family of four. However, Morgantown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Morgantown also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 40.10% of its population below the federal poverty line.Morgantown is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Morgantown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Morgantown residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Morgantown also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.25% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Morgantown include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Morgantown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
