Monongah, WV Population

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

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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.

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.

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).

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.