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 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%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.German or other West Germanic253
- 2.Spanish105
- 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)66
- 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island19
- 5.Arabic15
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,330
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)923
- 3.Construction (Group)617
- 4.Retail Trade (Group)592
- 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services362
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,709
- 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,228
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations998
- 4.Service Occupations847
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations711
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.