Overview
1,023
Total Population
44.1
Median age
51.81%
Female population %
93:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
20-24 years
Largest age group
62.6
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
6
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Monongah's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Monongah is 44.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Monongah's population under 18 was 16.62%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Monongah's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.66% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Monongah, 14.86% were under the age of 15, 17.40% aged 15 to 29, 44.09% aged 30 to 64, 21.31% aged 65 to 84, and 2.35% were 85 years of age and older.
Read more about Monongah, WV population by age ➔
Gender
There are 37 more females than males in Monongah:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.81% females and 48.19% males in Monongah, WV.
- The Monongah, WV gender ratio is 93:100 i.e. 93 men to 100 women (0.930).
- For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 55.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 85.
Read more about Monongah, WV population by gender ➔
Race / Ethnicity
Monongah's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Monongah population: 94.92% are White, 4.30% are Black or African American, 0.10% are some other race and 0.68% are multiracial.
- Monongah's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
- By ethnicity, 6 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,017 (99.41% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Monongah is White with a population of 971 (94.92% of the total population).
Read more about Monongah, WV population by race ➔
Year by year
Monongah's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 1,266 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Monongah's population decreased by 228 (18.01%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Monongah's population decreased by 65 (6.26%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Monongah's population was lowest in year 2020 at 973.
Read more about Monongah, WV population by year ➔
References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)