Census tract · Monongalia County

Census Tract 118.03, Monongalia County, West Virginia

Census Tract 118.03, GEOID 54061011803, in Monongalia County, West Virginia, partly within Brookhaven and Morgantown. 3,779 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±476); the 2020 Census counted 3,905.

Residents, 2020-2024

3,779

±476 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 3,905

Median household income

$92,188

±$24,634 (90% margin)
Monongalia County: $65,346

Median home value

$243,100

±$24,148 (90% margin)
Monongalia County: $267,700

Median gross rent

$850

±$345 (90% margin)
Monongalia County: $987

Where is Census Tract 118.03?

Census Tract 118.03 is one of 28 census tracts in Monongalia County, West Virginia. It covers 14.04 square miles of land, 278 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 54061011803, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 118.03 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
Brookhaven48%
Morgantown5%
Census Tract 118.03 (marked with a dot) in Monongalia County, West Virginia. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
109.02118.04118.059639 118.03 5 mi
Census Tract 118.03 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000. Dashed: tracts outside Monongalia County.

4 census tracts border Census Tract 118.03: Tract 109.02 ($73,750), Tract 118.04 ($119,025), Tract 118.05 ($79,315) and Tract 9639 in Preston County ($59,464). The figure in brackets is each tract's median household income.

Whether a tract counts as low- or moderate-income for bank lending (the Community Reinvestment Act) is set by the FFIEC against its metro area's family income: look it up in the FFIEC census geocoder.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 block assignment files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Census Tract 118.03?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 118.03's population at 3,779 (±476) in 1,312 households; the 2020 Census counted 3,905 residents and 1,572 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 118.03Monongalia CountyWest Virginia
Total population 3,779 ±476 107,163 1,778,373
Households 1,312 ±150 44,629 728,655
Average household size 2.88 ±0.20 2.26 2.37
Housing units 1,391 ±144 49,932 861,325

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Census Tract 118.03?

The median resident of Census Tract 118.03 is 39.9 years old; 24.7% are under 18 and 12.8% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 91.8%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 3.9%.

Age, origin, education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure Tract 118.03Monongalia CountyWest Virginia
Median age 39.9 ±4.2 32.7 42.7
Under 18 years 24.7% ±4.3 pts 16.1% 20.0%
65 years and over 12.8% ±2.5 pts 13.4% 21.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.0% ±1.2 pts 3.2% 2.1%
White alone, not Hispanic 91.8% ±3.8 pts 85.8% 89.7%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 0.6% ±0.8 pts 3.1% 3.1%
Asian alone, not Hispanic 2.1% ±3.3 pts 3.5% 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±1.0 pts 0.1% 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±1.0 pts 0.0% 0.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic 3.9% ±2.8 pts 3.7% 3.9%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.5% ±0.8 pts 0.7% 0.3%
Born outside the United States 1.5% ±1.7 pts 5.4% 1.8%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 2.7% ±3.4 pts 6.6% 2.5%
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 5.8% ±2.0 pts 4.9% 7.4%
With a disability 15.8% ±4.7 pts 12.7% 19.1%
No health insurance coverage 6.2% ±4.1 pts 5.3% 6.0%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 88.9% ±4.8 pts 94.6% 89.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 33.0% ±7.0 pts 48.9% 24.1%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 14.4% ±4.8 pts 26.7% 9.7%
Lived in the same house a year earlier 97.8% ±1.6 pts 77.0% 89.7%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Census Tract 118.03 earn?

Half of the 1,312 households in Census Tract 118.03 earn less than $92,188 a year (±$24,634), against $65,346 across Monongalia County: 7th highest of the county's 27 tracts with a reliable estimate. 11.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 118.03Monongalia CountyWest Virginia
Median household income $92,188 ±$24,634 $65,346 $59,608
Mean household income $107,613 ±$12,433 $97,594 $81,190
Per capita income $37,650 ±$4,281 $42,045 $34,203
People below the poverty line 11.1% ±4.9 pts 19.7% 16.7%
Children under 18 below the poverty line 10.8% ±10.7 pts 15.8% 21.5%
Households receiving SNAP 9.8% ±5.3 pts 9.3% 17.3%
Households with a computer 95.4% ±3.0 pts 95.7% 91.2%
Households with a broadband subscription 91.9% ±3.9 pts 90.2% 86.1%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Census Tract 118.03?

Owners occupy 91.2% of Census Tract 118.03's occupied homes and renters 8.8%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $243,100 by its owner (±$24,148). The median renter pays $850 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 118.03Monongalia CountyWest Virginia
Median home value (owner-occupied) $243,100 ±$24,148 $267,700 $162,600
Median gross rent $850 ±$345 $987 $872
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 38.5% ±30.1 pts 46.9% 39.0%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $1,414 ±$134 $1,557 $1,255
Owner-occupied homes 91.2% ±3.9 pts 57.9% 74.9%
Renter-occupied homes 8.8% ±3.9 pts 42.1% 25.1%
Housing units 1,391 ±144 49,932 861,325
Single-family detached homes 85.0% ±5.5 pts 50.1% 70.9%
Mobile homes 9.0% ±4.3 pts 8.1% 13.6%
Built 2020 or later 2.1% ±2.2 pts 1.8% 1.0%
Built 2010 to 2019 11.6% ±6.4 pts 14.5% 7.0%
Built 1939 or earlier 4.7% ±3.4 pts 10.8% 14.9%
Households with no vehicle 5.3% ±3.4 pts 7.6% 8.0%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Census Tract 118.03 get to work?

78.6% of Census Tract 118.03's workers drive alone and 15.4% work from home. The average trip to work takes 24.5 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 4.6%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 118.03Monongalia CountyWest Virginia
In the labor force (age 16+) 65.5% ±5.0 pts 63.9% 53.8%
Unemployment rate 4.6% ±3.0 pts 4.7% 5.4%
Drove alone to work 78.6% ±7.0 pts 71.3% 78.1%
Carpooled 3.0% ±2.4 pts 7.9% 8.5%
Public transportation 0.1% ±0.4 pts 1.1% 0.5%
Walked 0.7% ±1.1 pts 4.8% 2.5%
Worked from home 15.4% ±6.6 pts 13.4% 9.1%
Mean travel time to work 24.5 min ±5.3 21.0 min 26.6 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Census Tract 118.03 compare with the other tracts in Monongalia County?

Among Monongalia County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 118.03 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 118.03's rank among the tracts of Monongalia County
MeasureIn Monongalia County
Population15th of 28
Residents per square mile22nd of 28
Median household income7th of 27
Per capita income18th of 28
Median home value14th of 25
Median gross rent23rd of 28
Poverty rate19th of 26
Bachelor's degree or higher25th of 28
Median age7th of 28
Owner-occupied share4th of 25

The tracts next to it on Monongalia County's income ladder

Median household income, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractRankMedian household incomeResidents
Tract 1144th$98,810±$12,397 · within the margin of this tract3,116
Tract 1175th$98,594±$35,308 · within the margin of this tract4,844
Tract 1206th$97,095±$24,296 · within the margin of this tract6,168
Tract 118.037th$92,188±$24,6343,779
Tract 118.058th$79,315±$13,951 · within the margin of this tract4,842
Tract 1049th$76,512±$14,204 · within the margin of this tract4,102
Tract 11310th$75,636±$12,528 · within the margin of this tract4,121

"Within the margin": the two incomes differ by less than their combined 90% margins, so the survey cannot say which is higher and the ranks between them are not firm.

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Census Tract 118.03?

3 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 118.03 on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

A census tract's figures rest on a few hundred sampled households over five years, so its margins are wider than a city's. Two tracts differ only when the gap between them is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins). How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · Check it at data.census.gov

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