Morgantown is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 2,474 people and five associated neighborhoods, Morgantown is the 161st largest community in Kentucky.When you are in Morgantown, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 36.33% of Morgantown’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Morgantown is a city of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Morgantown who work in office and administrative support (12.71%), management occupations (8.44%), and teaching (7.09%). 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.The population of Morgantown has a very low overall level of education: only 6.49% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher. The per capita income in Morgantown in 2022 was $20,189, which is low income relative to Kentucky and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $80,756 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 34.14% 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 19.82% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Morgantown include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Welsh. The most common language spoken in Morgantown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
