Morgantown is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 2,510 people and five associated neighborhoods, Morgantown is the 161st largest community in Kentucky.Morgantown is a blue-collar town, with 40.13% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Morgantown is a city of service providers, production and manufacturing workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Morgantown who work in office and administrative support (13.07%), maintenance occupations (7.06%), and management occupations (7.06%). Morgantown’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. Being a small city, Morgantown does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, Morgantown ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 5.29% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Morgantown in 2022 was $20,259, which is low income relative to Kentucky and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $81,036 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 37.25% of its population below the federal poverty line.Morgantown is a very 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 24.45% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Morgantown include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Morgantown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
