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Morgan County, IN

Demographic and economic profile of Morgan County, IN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Morgan County, Indiana has a population of 73,825 that grew 3.5% over five years, with a labor force participation rate of 62.5% and an unemployment rate of 3.8%; just 20.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 90.4% have a high school diploma, pointing to a largely trade- and production-oriented workforce. Median worker earnings sit at $46,232 against a median household income of $79,429, with a poverty rate of 8.5% and housing costs that remain relatively contained—median home value of $220,100 and median gross rent of $988 per month alongside an 82.9% homeownership rate. The mean commute of 32.0 minutes and a foreign-born population of just 1.3% reflect a county that draws from a largely local, established resident base.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

73,825

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$79,429

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.5% since 2018

Morgan County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone68,339 (94.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,606 (2.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,155 (1.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone606 (0.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone576 (0.8%)
  • Asian Alone363 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish822
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island172
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic150
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)122
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)98

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

4,548

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$27,241

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$39,777

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance7,027
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)4,801
  3. 3.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities3,862
  4. 4.Construction (Group)3,605
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services3,242

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations11,442
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations6,819
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations6,693
  4. 4.Service Occupations4,979
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations4,587

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.93×)3,952
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.59×)3,870
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.31×)4,556
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.21×)2,001
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.17×)1,932

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$220,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$988/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

82.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9993,998 (17.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9993,421 (14.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,830 (12.2%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9992,094 (9.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,895 (8.2%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9991,765 (7.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$46,232

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

31.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone26,969 (78.8%)
  • Worked At Home3,986 (11.6%)
  • Carpooled2,625 (7.7%)
  • Other340 (1.0%)
  • Walked282 (0.8%)
  • Public Transit43 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.