Overview
1,427
Total Population
34.9
Median age
56.06%
Female population %
78.4:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
5-9 years
Largest age group
66.3
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
105
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Morgantown's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Morgantown is 34.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Morgantown's population under 18 was 31.04%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Morgantown's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.84% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Morgantown, 24.04% were under the age of 15, 20.39% aged 15 to 29, 39.73% aged 30 to 64, 14.37% aged 65 to 84, and 1.47% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 173 more females than males in Morgantown:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.06% females and 43.94% males in Morgantown, IN.
- The Morgantown, IN gender ratio is 78.4:100 i.e. 78.4 men to 100 women (0.784).
- For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 100.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 105.
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Race / Ethnicity
Morgantown's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Morgantown population: 94.60% are White, 0.98% are some other race and 4.41% are multiracial.
- Morgantown's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
- By ethnicity, 105 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,322 (92.64% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Morgantown is White with a population of 1,35 (94.60% of the total population).
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Year by year
Morgantown's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 1,016 in the year 2020
- From 2000 to 2010, Morgantown's population increased by 22 (2.29%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Morgantown's population increased by 34 (3.46%), 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, Morgantown's population was lowest in year 2002 at 946.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)