Morgan County, Indiana

Morgan County has a population of 72,659 and has grown 4.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $237,600, about 3.0 times the county's median household income of $79,429.

Home price
$237,600
Income
$79,429
Population
72,659
Unemployment
4.2%

Housing

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

Median home price$237,600county
Median gross rent$1,042county
Median year homes here were built1981county
Share of homes built before 198049.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant5.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented17.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,652county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,473county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,267county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,907county
Home insurance / yr$2,887(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living91(statewide)
Median household income$79,429county
Family health premium / yr$24,725(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,471(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.488(statewide)
Poverty rate9.3%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 home11.6%county
Unemployment rate4.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force61.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.5%county
Share of workers employed by government13.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.4%county
Economic output per resident$42,106county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.49%county
Top state income tax2.95%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.95%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.00%(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 time31.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service15 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport5181947county
Miles to nearest general aviation field15 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station21 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.6%county
Traffic deaths8.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.2(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 higher21.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.3%county
Public schools in the county22county
Public school enrollment10142county
Students per full-time teacher15.5county
Free lunch eligible47.9%county
Elementary schools14county
Middle schools4county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution19 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians40county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here5county
Fine particulate matter9.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year6.9%county
Frequent mental distress18.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.1%county

Place

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

Population72,659county
Land area in square miles404county
People per square mile of land180.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store16.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract6.9%county
Population change since 2020+4.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age41.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.1%county
Share of households that are one person22.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.3%county
Second languages2.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls42.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents139county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents13county
Households that moved in2,426county
Households that moved away2,088county
Average income of arriving households$63,880county
Average income of departing households$54,858county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes13county
Housing units authorised in the latest year376county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings1.6%county
Violent crime rate313(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature53.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation43.9 incounty
Annual snowfall29.9 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.04 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F17 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing110 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days175 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 23county
Average first fall frostOct 15county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$150county
Electric utilities serving this county5county
Electricity price per kWh13.8¢county
Household electricity use1,077 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity41.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas40.9%county
Homes heated by propane13.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.1%county
Homes heated by wood1.9%county
Households with broadband90.3%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk70.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk53.7county
Landslide risk84.8county
Hail risk79.7county
Earthquake risk72.0county
Tornado risk77.7county
Tropical cyclone risk9.9county
Extreme heat risk63.3county
Winter weather risk80.2county
Strong wind risk84.5county
Wildfire risk23.1county

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

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