MonavilleWV
With 502 residents, this town was settled in 1915.
Is Monaville a good place to live?
1.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Monaville, against 29% in West Virginia’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Of the 62 West Virginia towns we compare, none has a higher median age than Monaville. 13% of the land in Monaville is conserved, above both West Virginia’s towns (2.5%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Tomblin Wildlife Management Area, at 39 acres. Monaville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
502 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Monaville.
The FEMA risk score in Monaville is higher than in the typical West Virginia or U.S. town
Households in Monaville have drawn federal disaster aid in 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2025. 91% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 99% of U.S. communities.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Monaville: four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 26° on a January night to 87° on a July afternoon, with about 15 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tomblin Wildlife Management Area | — | 39 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
With 0.8 jobs for every working resident, most of Monaville’s workers commute out
Most people who work leave Monaville to do it: just 2% work in town. The middle household income in the town is $55,000. The top destinations are Logan (9%), South Charleston (5%) and Stollings (5%). In Monaville, 11% of residents live below the poverty line.
| Monaville | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 14% | 8% |
| Median household income | $55,000 | $59,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 16% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Monaville stands out in West Virginia and nationally, with more of its adults who smoke cigarettes
41% of Monaville adults get no exercise outside work. Only 3 of the 62 West Virginia towns we compare have a higher share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Monaville.
| Monaville | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 24% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 18% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 17% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 12% |
| What stands out | Monaville | WV |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 38.3% | 19.5% |
| More smokers | 26.6% | 19.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 14.5% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Monaville
Moving to Monaville: who provides what
Monaville is unincorporated, so Logan County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Monaville
About 0 of every 100 Monaville residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across West Virginia.
About Monaville
Census-designated place in West Virginia, United States
Monaville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 302 (slightly down from 309 at the 2010 census).
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- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 712 ft
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