Morgan County, Colorado

Morgan County has a population of 29,520 and has grown 4.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $338,600, about 4.6 times the county's median household income of $73,278.

Home price
$338,600
Income
$73,278
Population
29,520
Unemployment
5.3%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$338,600county
Median gross rent$1,025county
Median year homes here were built1975county
Share of homes built before 198059.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile12.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented32.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,344county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,160county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$884county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,606county
Home insurance / yr$4,963(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.7(statewide)
Median household income$73,278county
Family health premium / yr$24,974(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$21,840(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.998(statewide)
Poverty rate14.3%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home8.6%county
Unemployment rate5.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force64.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed9.9%county
Share of workers employed by government17.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry17.5%county
Economic output per resident$69,197county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.52%county
Top state income tax4.40%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.40%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.89%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time23.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service54 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport40012895county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.7 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station0.9 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.5%county
Traffic deaths149.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-0.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher17.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher85.6%county
Public schools in the county19county
Public school enrollment6039county
Students per full-time teacher15.9county
Free lunch eligible56.0%county
Elementary schools9county
Middle schools4county
High schools6county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians55county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter7.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance12.2%county
Frequent mental distress16.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity21.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes9.9%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population29,520county
Land area in square miles1,280county
People per square mile of land23.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store27.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract57.5%county
Population change since 2020+4.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age37.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.0%county
Share of households that are one person26.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States12.0%county
Second languages24.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls37.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents168county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-8county
Households that moved in708county
Households that moved away799county
Average income of arriving households$51,747county
Average income of departing households$53,701county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year55county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings3.6%county
Violent crime rate476(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature51.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation17.7 incounty
Annual snowfall17.2 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.82 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F47 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing157 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5acounty
Frost-free days150 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 8county
Average first fall frostOct 5county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$108county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh14.3¢county
Household electricity use917 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity29.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas51.6%county
Homes heated by propane16.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood0.8%county
Households with broadband92.6%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk55.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk25.0county
Landslide risk9.5county
Hail risk93.8county
Earthquake risk40.0county
Tornado risk66.5county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk18.9county
Winter weather risk62.0county
Strong wind risk74.9county
Wildfire risk65.2county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Morgan County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Colorado figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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