County profile
Morgan County, WV
United States · GDP 2024
#2526 of 3,127 US counties by GDP33rd-percentile growthmore diversified than 35% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$412.7M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+2.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,173
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
232
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$42.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
18,027
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.4%
Median HH income
$72.2k±$8.2k
Bachelor's degree+
18.0%±2.6%
Poverty rate
11.2%±2.3%
Business applications
182 · 2025
Retail establishments
46
25.8/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-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 care26%
Retail trade24%
Food & accommodation20%
Manufacturing16%
Other services8%
Construction6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
18,027
residents · 2025 · +5.5% since 2020
Income per capita $49.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,508
International migration−6
Natural change−572
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$372.9M2019
$359.9M2020
$393.0M2021
$358.1M2022
$402.6M2023
$412.7M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$240.6k±$11.9k
Median gross rent
$794/mo±$95/mo
Vacancy rate
20.6%±3.1%
Affordability
5.7× wages
Residential permits
$36.4M
130 units · 7.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
30.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$961/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 82Hurricane 63Strong wind 60
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1242016
1282017
1322018
1372019
1412020
1602021
1862022
1902023
1832024
2192025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 41% since 2021922021
1122022
1092023
1032024
1302025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
15.4 km
I-68
Nearest freight rail
6.6 km
CSXT
Nearest port
131.8 km
JAMES CREEK MARINA
Nearest commercial airport
48.1 km
HAGERSTOWN RGNL/RICHARD A HENSON FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$42.3k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Morgan?
Morgan's economy produced $412.7M in 2024, growing 2.5% year over year — slower than 67% of 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.