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Terra Alta, WV

1,841 Population
1.2 square miles 1,553.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

29.9 ±8.2 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Morgantown, WV Metro Area: 35.1 ±0.1
  • about two-thirds of the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.2
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$21,869 ±$3,926 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Morgantown, WV Metro Area: $38,900 ±$1,062
  • about two-thirds of the amount in West Virginia: $34,203 ±$337
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$50,536 ±$17,794 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Morgantown, WV Metro Area: $64,640 ±$2,584
  • about 80 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $59,608 ±$691
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

29.1% ±17.4% (531  ±339) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Morgantown, WV Metro Area: 18.3% 24,008 (±1.2% / ±1,541)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in West Virginia: 16.7% 287,953 (±0.4% / ±6,682)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

28.4 minutes ±6.4 (21,600  ±6,751) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in the Morgantown, WV Metro Area: 23.1 1,379,220 (±0.5 / ±46,842)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,742,530 (±0.3 / ±230,602)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

637 ±109 Number of households
  • the Morgantown, WV Metro Area: 57,438 ±661
  • West Virginia: 728,655 ±3,249
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.9 ±0.4 (1,828  ±405) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in the Morgantown, WV Metro Area: 2.3 131,137 (±0 / ±143)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,726,398
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2% ±3.3% (9  ±15) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in the Morgantown, WV Metro Area: 4.3% † 1,562 (±0.7% / ±255)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in West Virginia: 4.9% 18,572 (±0.3% / ±971)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

760 ±116 Number of housing units
  • the Morgantown, WV Metro Area: 65,115 ±83
  • West Virginia: 861,325 ±394
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$95,200 ±$11,034 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in the Morgantown, WV Metro Area: $233,000 ±$5,160
  • about three-fifths of the amount in West Virginia: $162,600 ±$1,346
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6.9% ±3.2% (127  ±65.6) Moved since previous year
  • about one-third of the rate in the Morgantown, WV Metro Area: 19.9% 27,782 (±1.2% / ±1,698.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in West Virginia: 10.3% 181,693 (±0.3% / ±4,863.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

77.5% ±20.6% (868  ±159.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Morgantown, WV Metro Area: 92.3% 85,225 (±2.2% / ±1,990.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 89.3% 1,131,078 (±0.6% / ±7,750.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
8.8% ±4.3% (98  ±51.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-fifth of the rate in the Morgantown, WV Metro Area: 40.1% 37,052 (±1.4% / ±1,328.9)
  • about one-third of the rate in West Virginia: 24.1% 305,596 (±0.3% / ±4,146.7)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.2% ±0.4% (4  ±7) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in the Morgantown, WV Metro Area: 4.4% 6,270
  • about 10 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 1.8% 32,329
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

12% ±7.2% (158  ±100) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in the Morgantown, WV Metro Area: 5.4% 6,298 (±0.5% / ±537)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in West Virginia: 7.4% 104,941 (±0.2% / ±2,638)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
158 Total veterans ±100 99 Male ±50 59 Female ±89

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