Morgan County, West Virginia

• White (non-Hispanic) 16,223 93.1%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 310 1.8%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 8 0.0%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 115 0.7%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 660 3.8%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 12 0.1%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 98 0.6%

• Under 18 2,964 17.0%
• 18–24 1,143 6.6%
• 25–44 3,778 21.7%
• 45–64 5,155 29.6%
• 65 and over 4,386 25.2%

Median household income

$67,722

90% interval $60,779–$74,665

+$7,060 vs WV · 4th of 55

Below poverty line

11.2%

90% interval 8.6%–13.8%

−5.0 pp vs WV · 52nd of 55

Unemployment (12-mo)

3.6%

−0.79 pp vs. state

County GDP

$412.7M

0.39% of state

Avg. annual pay

$45,786

Establishments

410

• Education & health services 855 27.5%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 614 19.7%
• Public administration 373 12.0%
• Leisure & hospitality 308 9.9%
• Manufacturing 253 8.1%
• Professional & business services 165 5.3%
• Construction 151 4.9%
• Natural resources & mining 112 3.6%
• Financial activities 108 3.5%
• Other services 107 3.4%
• Information 61 2.0%
• Unclassified 3 0.1%

Home ownership

84.1%

+9.2 pp vs WV · 7th of 55

Median gross rent

$794

−$78 vs WV · 25th of 55

Owner-occupied

6,177

Renter-occupied

1,165

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 59% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Moderate wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Natural resources & mining, $84,820/yr) pays 4.0× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $21,469/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 7.6 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Republican 7,009 77.0%
• Democratic 1,947 21.4%
• Other / third-party 141 1.5%

• Spanish 188 1.1%
• German or other West Germanic 29 0.2%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 28 0.2%
• Korean 11 0.1%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 6 0.0%

Households

7,342

Family households

4,980

67.8% of households

Married couples w/ children

1,045

21.0% of families

Single-mother families

275

5.5% of families

Veterans

1,350

9.3% of civilians 18+

• Mainline Protestant 2,070 12.1%
• Evangelical Protestant 1,238 7.3%
• Catholic 945 5.5%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 191 1.1%

Health insured

93.9%

±1.7 pp

Uninsured

6.1%

±1.7 pp

32nd of 55

With a disability

17.6%

±2.2 pp

39th of 55

Bachelor's or higher

18.0%

±2.6 pp

−6.1 pp vs WV · 31st of 55

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

8.3%

90% interval 7.2%–9.4% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

27th Judicial Circuit Court

Judges

5 (Circuit Court judges per circuit (general civil + felony criminal jurisdiction); vintage 2026 courtswv.gov; cross-checked against W. Va. Code § 51-2-1a. Magistrate Courts (limited jurisdiction: misdemeanors, traffic, small civil up to $10K) are separately allocated one per county and not counted here. Family Court judges (domestic relations) also separate.)

Court seats

Berkeley Springs, Martinsburg

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

1

6.91 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

1