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Morgan County, OH

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

AI Overview

Morgan County, Ohio is a small, rural county of 13,758 residents with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $27,455 and median worker earnings of $38,111, suggesting a blue-collar workforce concentrated in goods-producing or extractive industries. The labor pool is limited—labor force participation stands at just 51.8%—and only 14.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, though 88.5% have a high school diploma and the unemployment rate is a low 3.0%. The county has lost 6.4% of its population over five years, but housing costs remain low, with a median home value of $134,200 and median gross rent of $713 per month, and a homeownership rate of 78.9%; the mean commute of 40.5 minutes points to workers traveling outside the county for employment.

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

Population

13,758

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$59,351

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-6.4% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone12,349 (90.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races607 (4.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone399 (2.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone172 (1.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race91 (0.7%)
  • Asian Alone18 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic253
  2. 2.Spanish105
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)66
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island19
  5. 5.Arabic15

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

856

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$27,455

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

Not yet cached

Per Capita Income

$29,431

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,330
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)923
  3. 3.Construction (Group)617
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)592
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services362

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,709
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,228
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations998
  4. 4.Service Occupations847
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations711

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 1.63×)634
  2. 2.Information (LQ 1.42×)150
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.39×)776
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.12×)684
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.03×)1,351

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$134,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$713/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999629 (14.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999430 (9.5%)
  • Less Than $10,000348 (7.7%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999344 (7.6%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999341 (7.6%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999332 (7.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

14.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

51.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,111

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

37.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,457 (82.6%)
  • Carpooled498 (9.2%)
  • Worked At Home365 (6.8%)
  • Walked64 (1.2%)
  • Other12 (0.2%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

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.