Morgantown - Incorporated

County: Monongalia, WV PDC Region: 6

(Incorporated Place Scale, All Risk Indicators Report)

July 2025

Cumulative Flood Risk Score

50% Moderate

Ranks 115th of 229 incorporated places in the state

3 of 25 risk indicators among the top 10% incorporated places.
7 of 25 risk indicators among the top 20% incorporated places.

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Noteworthy Flood Risk Facts for Morgantown - Incorporated

Table 1. Noteworthy Flood Risk Facts: A Cumulative Flood Risk Index of 25 flood factors reveals that Morgantown - Incorporated ranks 115th of 229 incorporated places in the state with a Cumulative Flood Risk Score of 50%. Below are all 25 flood risk indicators used in the risk index. Click on the More Info link for rationale and recommendations of each indicator.

Risk Indicator	Description	More Info	Supplementary External Links
Floodplain Area Ratio	4.5% of total community area lies within the Special Flood Hazard Area.	Click for more information.	Floodplain Area Ratio by Community Floodplain Area Ratio Report
Floodplain Length Ratio	0.00248 miles/acre of floodplain length in miles to total community area.	Click for more information.	Floodplain Length Ratio by Incorporated Place
Flood Declared Disasters	13 flood declared disasters since 1953.	Click for more information.
Flood Depth Median	1.4 feet median base flood depth.	Click for more information.	Media Flood Depth by Community (FEMA 1% Flood) Media Flood Depth by Incorporated Place (FEMA 1% Flood) Media Flood Depth by Community (FEMA 1% Flood) Percent Rank Classification Media Flood Depth by Incorporated Place (FEMA 1% Flood) Percent Rank Classification
Building Floodplain Count	166 buildings in a high-risk flood zone.	Click for more information.	Building Count in SFHA by Community Building Count in SFHA by Incorporated Place Building Count in SFHA by Community (Percent Rank Classification) Building Count in SFHA by Incorporated Place(Percent Rank Classification)
Building Floodway Count	26 buildings in the regulatory floodway or main river channel.	Click for more information.	Floodway Building Count by Community Floodway Building Count by Community (Percent Rank Classification) Floodway Building Ratio by Incorporated Place Floodway Building Ratio by Community
Building Floodplain Ratio	1.3% of floodplain buildings to total buildings.	Click for more information.	Floodplain Building Ratio by Incorporated Place
Building Density	0.55 buildings/acre density in floodplain.	Click for more information.	Building Density in SFHA by Community Building Density in SFHA by Incorporated Community
Building Median Value	$87,650 median building value in floodplain.	Click for more information.	Building Median Value by Community Building Median Value Residential by Community Building Exposure Low Values <= $10K by Community
Bldg. Mobile Homes Ratio	26.3% of single-family dwellings in floodplain are manufactured homes.	Click for more information.	Mobile Homes Ratio by Community Mobile Homes Count by Community
Bldg. Subgrade Basements Ratio	42.4% of floodplain buildings have subgrade basements.	Click for more information.	Building Subgrade Basement Ratio by Community Building Subgrade Basement Ratio by Community (Percent Rank)
Building 1-Story Ratio	64.1% of floodplain buildings have only one story.	Click for more information.	Building One-Story Ratio by Community Building One-Story Ratio by Community (Percent Rank)
Bldg. Year Pre-FIRM Ratio	76.5% of floodplain buildings are Pre-FIRM or built with no FIRM in effect.	Click for more information.	Building Year Pre-FIRM Ratio by Community Building Year Pre-FIRM Ratio by Incorporated Place Building Year Pre-FIRM Ratio by Community (Percent Rank) Building Year Pre-FIRM Ratio by Incorporated Place (Percent Rank) Building Year Median Value by Community (Natural Break)
Bldg. Year Minus Rated Post-FIRM Ratio	5.4% of floodplain buildings are Post-FIRM with lowest floor below BFE.	Click for more information.	Building Year Post-FIRM Minus-Rated Building Ratio by Community Building Year Post-FIRM Minus-Rated Building Ratio by Incorporated Place Building Year Post-FIRM Minus-Rated Building Ratio by Community (Percent Rank) Building Year Post-FIRM Minus-Rated Building Ratio by Incorporated Place (Percent Rank) Building Year Post-FIRM Building Ratio by Community
Essential Facilities	0 essential facilities in moderate and high risk floodplains.	Click for more information.
Roads Inundated Ratio	4.4% of roads flooded by a 1% annual chance (100-yr) major flood.	Click for more information.	Roads Inundated Ratio for 1% Flood by Community Roads Inundated Ratio for 1% Flood by Incorporated Place
Community Assets Historical	5 historical assets in floodplain.	Click for more information.	Historical Community Assets Count by Community
Community Assets Non-Historical	4 non-historical assets in floodplain.	Click for more information.
Bldg. Substantial Damage Count	0 bldgs. substantially damaged by a 1% annual chance (100-yr) flood.	Click for more information.	Building Substantial Damage Count by Community (1% Flood) (Percent Rank) Building Substantial Damage Count by 284 Communities (1% Flood) (Percent Rank) Building Substantial Damage Median Percent Damage Estimates by Community (1% Flood) Building Substantial Damage Median Damage Dollar Estimates by Community (1% Flood) Building Substantial Damage Debris Removal Estimates by Community (1% Flood)
Bldg. Substantial Damage Ratio	0.0% of buildings in floodplain substantially damaged by major storm.	Click for more information.	Building Substantial Damage to Total SFHA Structures Ratio by Community (1% Flood) Building Substantial Damage to Total SFHA Structures Ratio by Community (1% Flood) (Percent Rank)
Bldg. Previous Damage Claims	178 buildings have prior damage claims.	Click for more information.	Building Damage Claims Number by Community (Natural Break) Building Damage Claims Number by Community (Percent Break) Building Damage Claims Amount by Community (Natural Break)
Bldg. Repetitive Loss Structures	89 repetitive loss structures.	Click for more information.	Building Repetitive Loss Structures by Community
Population in Floodplain Ratio	1.1% of the population resides in a high-risk flood zone.	Click for more information.	Population Ratio by Community Population Ratio by Community (Percent Rank)
Population Displaced Ratio	0.7% of population displaced by a 1% annual chance (100-yr) flood event.	Click for more information.	Population Estimated Requiring Short-Term Shelter by Community (1% Flood)
WV Social Vulnerability Index	4.8% index score of WV Social Vulnerability.	Click for more information.	Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) by Community (Percent Rank) Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) by Incorporated Place (Percent Rank) Population Change between Censuses 2010 and 2020 by Community
Cumulative Index	50.0% cumulative risk index score.	Click for more information.	Cumulative Risk Index by Community Cumulative Risk Index by Incorporated Place

Flood Risk Index Scores for Morgantown - Incorporated

Table 2. Flood Risk Index Scores: A Cumulative Flood Risk Index of 25 flood factors reveals that Morgantown - Incorporated ranks 115th of 229 incorporated places in the state with a Cumulative Flood Risk Score of 50%. Below are all 25 flood risk indicators used in the risk index with the indicator scores and rankings.

Category	Flood Risk Indicator	Value for Morgantown - Incorporated	Indicator Score (0 - 100%)	Indicator Rating
Floodplain Characteristics	Floodplain Area Ratio Click for more information.	4.5%	17.9%	Very Low
	Floodplain Length Ratio Click for more information.	0.00248 Miles/Acre	21.9%	Relatively Low
	Flood Declared Disasters Click for more information.	13	17.5%	Very Low
	Flood Depth Median Click for more information.	1.4 Ft	42.5%	Moderate
	Floodplain Characteristics Index, 191st		16.6%	Very Low
Building Exposure	Building Floodplain Count Click for more information.	166	84.6%	Very High
	Building Floodway Count Click for more information.	26	88.1%	Very High
	Building Floodplain Ratio Click for more information.	1.3%	24.1%	Relatively Low
	Building Density Click for more information.	0.55 /Acre	46.9%	Moderate
	Building Exposure Index, 75th		67.5%	Relatively High
Building Characteristics	Building Median Value Click for more information.	$87,650	94.7%	VERY HIGH
	Bldg. Mobile Homes Ratio Click for more information.	26.3%	76.7%	Relatively High
	Bldg. Subgrade Basements Ratio Click for more information.	42.4%	83.7%	Very High
	Building 1-Story Ratio Click for more information.	64.1%	36.4%	Relatively Low
	Bldg. Year Pre-FIRM Ratio Click for more information.	76.5%	37.7%	Relatively Low
	Bldg. Year Minus Rated Post-FIRM Ratio Click for more information.	5.4%	75.4%	Relatively High
	Building Characteristics Index, 18th		92.1%	VERY HIGH
Critical Infrastructure	Essential Facilities Click for more information.	0	0.0%	Very Low
	Roads Inundated Ratio Click for more information.	4.4%	29.3%	Relatively Low
	Critical Infrastructure Index, 172nd		25.0%	Relatively Low
Community Assets	Community Assets Historical Click for more information.	5	86.8%	Very High
	Community Assets Non-Historical Click for more information.	4	71.9%	Relatively High
	Community Assets Index, 30th		87.2%	Very High
Building Damage Loss	Bldg. Substantial Damage Count Click for more information.	0	0.0%	Very Low
	Bldg. Substantial Damage Ratio Click for more information.	0.0%	0.0%	Very Low
	Bldg. Previous Damage Claims Click for more information.	178	92.5%	VERY HIGH
	Bldg. Repetitive Loss Structures Click for more information.	89	94.7%	VERY HIGH
	Building Damage Loss Index, 89th		61.4%	Relatively High
People / Social Vulnerabilities	Population in Floodplain Ratio Click for more information.	1.1%	21.4%	Relatively Low
	Population Displaced Ratio Click for more information.	0.7%	26.7%	Relatively Low
	WV Social Vulnerability Index Click for more information.	-	4.8%	Very Low
	People / Social Vulnerabilities Index, 197th		14.0%	Very Low
Risk Index	Cumulative Index Click for more information.		50.0%	Moderate

Risk Index Legend

VERY HIGH: 90% - 100%

Very High: 80% - 100%

Relatively High: 60% - 79.9%

Moderate: 40% - 59.9%

Relatively Low: 20% - 39.9%

Very Low: 0% - 19.9%

Flood Risk Indicators of Morgantown - Incorporated Compared to Other Incorporated Places

Table 3. Flood Risk Index Comparison: Flood risk indicator values for Morgantown - Incorporated compared to descriptive statistics of all incorporated places.

Category	Flood Risk Indicator	Value for Morgantown - Incorporated	Median Value	Mean Value	Min Value	Max Value	State Stats
Floodplain Characteristics	Floodplain Area Ratio Click for more information.	4.5%	16.3%	18.3%	1.2%	79.4%	3.4%
	Floodplain Length Ratio Click for more information.	0.00248 Miles/Acre	0.00518 Miles/Acre	0.00593 Miles/Acre	0.0006 Miles/Acre	0.02235 Miles/Acre	0.00111 Miles/Acre
	Flood Declared Disasters Click for more information.	13	17	17	9	28	64
	Flood Depth Median Click for more information.	1.4 Ft	1.8 Ft	2.4 Ft	0.0 Ft	26.4 Ft	1.8 Ft

Building Exposure	Building Floodplain Count Click for more information.	166	58	140	11	2,685	82,408
	Building Floodway Count Click for more information.	26	2	14	0	189	8,237
	Building Floodplain Ratio Click for more information.	1.3%	11.3%	15.5%	0.2%	63.1%	7.4%
	Building Density Click for more information.	0.55 /Acre	0.75 /Acre	0.93 /Acre	0.07 /Acre	4.53 /Acre	0.16 /Acre

Building Characteristics	Building Median Value Click for more information.	$87,650	$41,500	$48,417	$12,800	$213,800	$38,200
	Bldg. Mobile Homes Ratio Click for more information.	26.3%	13.6%	18.1%	0.0%	100.0%	27.5%
	Bldg. Subgrade Basements Ratio Click for more information.	42.4%	25.5%	28.5%	0.0%	90.3%	24.8%
	Building 1-Story Ratio Click for more information.	64.1%	80.4%	75.3%	0.0%	100.0%	84.0%
	Bldg. Year Pre-FIRM Ratio Click for more information.	76.5%	86.6%	82.1%	5.9%	100.0%	77.5%
	Bldg. Year Minus Rated Post-FIRM Ratio Click for more information.	5.4%	2.4%	4.8%	0.0%	39.9%	5.8%

Critical Infrastructure	Essential Facilities Click for more information.	0	1	2	0	20	489
	Roads Inundated Ratio Click for more information.	4.4%	13.1%	15.8%	0.0%	66.7%	6.7%

Community Assets	Community Assets Historical Click for more information.	5	0	14	0	1,259	2,758
	Community Assets Non-Historical Click for more information.	4	2	4	0	55	2,092

Building Damage Loss	Bldg. Substantial Damage Count Click for more information.	0	1	7	0	125	6,493
	Bldg. Substantial Damage Ratio Click for more information.	0.0%	0.9%	5.9%	0.0%	77.4%	7.9%
	Bldg. Previous Damage Claims Click for more information.	178	18	71	0	2,873	27,882
	Bldg. Repetitive Loss Structures Click for more information.	89	5	27	0	1,574	9,698

People / Social Vulnerabilities	Population in Floodplain Ratio Click for more information.	1.1%	15.9%	23.3%	0.1%	100.0%	11.0%
	Population Displaced Ratio Click for more information.	0.7%	8.0%	16.1%	0.0%	100.0%	6.6%
	WV Social Vulnerability Index Click for more information.	4.8%	53.7%	53.1%	0.0%	100.0%	-

General Information Statistics for Morgantown - Incorporated

Table 4. General Information and comparison statistics for Morgantown - Incorporated.

	Total Area (ACRES)	Total Structures	Total Population	Population Density (/SQ MILE)	Number of Households	Average Household Size

Morgantown - Incorporated	6,798	12,787	29,316	2,760.0	11,637	2.1

STATE STATS	15,500,454	1,118,761	1,801,049	74.4	711,352	2.5
INCORPORATED PLACES STATS:
Median	559	559	940	1,073.6	354	2.5
Mean	1,297	1,475	2,763	1,240.3	1,142	2.6
Minimum	34 (Sylvester - Inc)	28 (Thurmond - Inc)	4 (Thurmond - Inc)	44.1 (Thurmond - Inc)	4 (Thurmond - Inc)	1.0 (Thurmond - Inc)
Maximum	20,648 (Charleston - Inc)	28,045 (Charleston - Inc)	49,055 (Charleston - Inc)	3,895.7 (Windsor Heights - Inc)	21,779 (Charleston - Inc)	4.7 (Pullman - Inc)

Risk Indicator data last updated August 2024