County profile
Monongalia County, WV
United States · GDP 2024
#464 of 3,127 US counties by GDP49th-percentile growthmore diversified than 17% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$9.4B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
50,567
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,481
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$63.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
107,991
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.9%
Median HH income
$65.3k±$2.5k
Bachelor's degree+
48.9%±1.9%
Poverty rate
19.7%±1.3%
Business applications
1,172 · 2025
Retail establishments
366
33.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Infinity Natural Resources, Inc.Energy$350.4M47DHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care48%
Food & accommodation15%
Retail trade15%
Professional services8%
Admin & support8%
Construction5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
107,991
residents · 2025 · +2.0% since 2020
Income per capita $60.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−211
International migration+1,487
Natural change+790
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$7.2B2019
$7.2B2020
$8.0B2021
$8.8B2022
$9.0B2023
$9.4B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$267.7k±$8.1k
Median gross rent
$987/mo±$25/mo
Vacancy rate
10.6%±1.1%
Affordability
4.2× wages
Residential permits
$5.1M
22 units · 0.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
71.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 88Lightning 77Hail 64
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2982016
3072017
3112018
3222019
3242020
3462021
3812022
3872023
4162024
4242025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 57% since 2021142021
82022
142023
152024
222025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
3.8 km
I-79
Nearest freight rail
4.8 km
NS
Nearest port
5.8 km
BTS/GUTTMAN OIL CO., STAR CITY DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
11.2 km
MORGANTOWN MUNI/WALTER L BILL HART FLD
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR7 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$63.3k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Monongalia?
Monongalia's economy produced $9.4B in 2024, growing 4.3% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.