Morgan County, Georgia

Morgan County has a population of 21,078 and has grown 10.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $342,300, about 4.4 times the county's median household income of $78,111.

Home price
$342,300
Income
$78,111
Population
21,078
Unemployment
2.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$342,300county
Median gross rent$1,108county
Median year homes here were built1994county
Share of homes built before 198031.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile13.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant9.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented21.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.3%county
Typical monthly rent$2,018county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,442county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,315county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,729county
Home insurance / yr$2,323(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living92.5(statewide)
Median household income$78,111county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate8.8%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 home8.9%county
Unemployment rate2.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed10.6%county
Share of workers employed by government16.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.8%county
Economic output per resident$72,009county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.71%county
Top state income tax4.99%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.99%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.56%(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 time28.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service54 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport52511402county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.7 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station51 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.2%county
Traffic deaths90.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.9(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 higher29.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.4%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment3562county
Students per full-time teacher13.9county
Free lunch eligible50.6%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution18 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians39county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.2%county
Frequent mental distress15.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.4%county

Place

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

Population21,078county
Land area in square miles347county
People per square mile of land60.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores5county
Share living far from a food store12.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+10.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age42.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.5%county
Share of households that are one person24.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.9%county
Second languages3.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls62.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents249county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents6county
Households that moved in688county
Households that moved away599county
Average income of arriving households$90,935county
Average income of departing households$70,262county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes17county
Housing units authorised in the latest year147county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature63.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation54.7 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.59 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F52 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing49 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8a(statewide)
Frost-free days235 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$160county
Electric utilities serving this county6county
Electricity price per kWh13.7¢county
Household electricity use1,208 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity75.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas12.0%county
Homes heated by propane7.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.3%county
Homes heated by wood2.9%county
Households with broadband87.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk38.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk57.2county
Landslide risk14.3county
Hail risk41.0county
Earthquake risk52.3county
Tornado risk38.7county
Tropical cyclone risk57.4county
Extreme heat risk36.8county
Winter weather risk6.3county
Strong wind risk33.3county
Wildfire risk38.3county

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 Georgia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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