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Monongah is a Census town of 837 people across 0.49 square miles of land, in Marion County. Median household income is $50,875, 70.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Monongah
What Monongah is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.49 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,715 plus or minus 377
- County holding the largest share of its areaMarion County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Monongah
How many people live in Monongah
- Population837 plus or minus 184
- Median age47.2
- Population under 1888 plus or minus 48
- Share under 1810.5 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Population 65 and over219 plus or minus 52
- Share 65 and over26.2 percent
- Households427 plus or minus 102
- Family households230 plus or minus 70
- Share of households that are families53.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Monongah
Income and work in Monongah
- Median household income$50,875 plus or minus $15,345
- Per capita income$32,617
- Civilian labor force445 plus or minus 145
- Employed418 plus or minus 133
- Unemployed27 plus or minus 31
- Unemployment rate6.1 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Adults 25 and over599 plus or minus 133
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.0 percent plus or minus 27.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.0 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.5 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Monongah
Housing in Monongah
- Housing units483 plus or minus 103
- Occupied units427 plus or minus 102
- Vacant units56 plus or minus 34
- Vacancy rate11.6 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Owner occupied301 plus or minus 75
- Renter occupied126 plus or minus 74
- Ownership rate70.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$77,300 plus or minus $16,537
- Median gross rent, monthly$998
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.5 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Single family units394 plus or minus 99
- Share single family81.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more43 plus or minus 32
- Share in buildings of two or more8.9 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Mobile homes46 plus or minus 38
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Monongah gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute364 plus or minus 105
- Commuting under 15 minutes124 plus or minus 47
- Share commuting under 15 minutes34.1 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more94 plus or minus 42
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.8 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Drove alone79.9 percent
- Carpooled10.7 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.3 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home5.0 percent plus or minus 5.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Monongah
Flood risk in Monongah
- NFIP communityTown of Monongah
- NFIP community number540104
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/19/12
The Town of Monongah participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540104 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Marion County, not Monongah
Marion County context, not Monongah figures
- Establishments in Marion County1,114
- Covered employment, Marion County17,617
- Average annual pay, Marion County$54,020
- Housing units permitted, Marion County6
Every figure in this section is published for Marion County as a whole and is not a measurement of Monongah.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Monongah questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Monongah, West Virginia?
837, in 427 households. Monongah town covers 0.49 square miles of land, which is 1,715 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Monongah in?
Marion County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Monongah?
$50,875. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $77,300. Median gross rent is $998 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Monongah in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Monongah appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Monongah, town of, community 540104, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Monongah figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Marion County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Monongah.
Is zoning published for Monongah?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.