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Morgan County, KY

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

AI Overview

Morgan County is a small, rural Kentucky county of 13,938 residents with an economy reflecting limited industrial concentration, a GDP per capita of $20,153, and median household income of $47,913. The labor force is notably constrained, with participation at just 39.7% and only 17.6% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though the unemployment rate stands at 3.9% and median worker earnings reach $36,809. Housing costs are among the lowest measurable, with a median home value of $106,000 and median gross rent of $670 per month, and the county recorded 4.9% population growth over five years against a poverty rate of 18.2%.

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

Population

13,938

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$47,913

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.9% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone12,662 (90.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone698 (5.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone337 (2.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races204 (1.5%)
  • Asian Alone73 (0.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race71 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish118
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic38
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)4
  4. 4.Arabic1

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

62.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

620

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$20,153

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$25,456

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

18.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,193
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)668
  3. 3.Public Administration (Group)663
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)505
  5. 5.Construction (Group)488

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,680
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations887
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations802
  4. 4.Service Occupations625
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations617

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 2.26×)467
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.57×)474
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.40×)608
  4. 4.Information (LQ 1.35×)110
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.33×)632

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$106,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$670/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,999437 (11.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999399 (10.4%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999320 (8.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999314 (8.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999233 (6.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999232 (6.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

81.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

39.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,809

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,549 (78.7%)
  • Carpooled562 (12.5%)
  • Worked At Home287 (6.4%)
  • Public Transit48 (1.1%)
  • Other41 (0.9%)
  • Walked22 (0.5%)

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.