Morgan County, Kentucky

Morgan County has a population of 14,053 and has grown 5.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $118,200, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $47,913.

Home price
$118,200
Income
$47,913
Population
14,053
Unemployment
3.1%

Housing

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

Median home price$118,200county
Median gross rent$663county
Median year homes here were built1991county
Share of homes built before 198033.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile35.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant14.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented21.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,369(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$866county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$660county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,204county
Home insurance / yr$4,042(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$47,913county
Family health premium / yr$23,584(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,756(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.573(statewide)
Poverty rate17.1%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 home6.4%county
Unemployment rate3.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force41.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.8%county
Share of workers employed by government25.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.9%county
Economic output per resident$26,875county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.66%county
Top state income tax3.50%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.50%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.00%(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 time27.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service50 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport93330county
Miles to nearest general aviation field0.9 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 station52 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.6%county
Traffic deaths28.5county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.8(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 higher18.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher80.9%county
Public schools in the county8county
Public school enrollment1769county
Students per full-time teacher15.1county
Free lunch eligible66.6%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution21 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians7county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.0%county
Frequent mental distress19.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.6%county

Place

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

Population14,053county
Land area in square miles381county
People per square mile of land36.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store1.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+5.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents4county
Median age41.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.7%county
Share of households that are one person24.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.8%county
Second languages1.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls24.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents204county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents11county
Households that moved in219county
Households that moved away214county
Average income of arriving households$48,973county
Average income of departing households$45,350county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year2county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings40.6%(statewide)
Violent crime rate213(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature55.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation55.0 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.06 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F20 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing95 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days183 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 21county
Average first fall frostOct 20county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$144county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh13.8¢county
Household electricity use1,069 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity62.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas6.7%county
Homes heated by propane22.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.7%county
Homes heated by wood6.0%county
Households with broadband85.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk45.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk88.8county
Hail risk25.6county
Earthquake risk37.2county
Tornado risk29.6county
Tropical cyclone risk37.4county
Extreme heat risk37.7county
Winter weather risk45.1county
Strong wind risk32.4county
Wildfire risk70.9county

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

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