Morgan County, Ohio

Morgan County has a population of 13,651 and has shrunk 1.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $150,900, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $59,351.

Home price
$150,900
Income
$59,351
Population
13,651
Unemployment
3.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$150,900county
Median gross rent$742county
Median year homes here were built1978county
Share of homes built before 198052.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile19.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant22.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented21.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use13.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,405(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$875county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,193county
Home insurance / yr$2,118(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living94.3(statewide)
Median household income$59,351county
Family health premium / yr$22,618(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$17,071(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.907(statewide)
Poverty rate12.9%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 home6.8%county
Unemployment rate3.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force51.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.0%county
Share of workers employed by government12.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.2%county
Economic output per resident$37,807county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.84%county
Top state income tax2.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.29%(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 time37.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service29 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport4356county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.3 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 station85 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.7%county
Traffic deaths109.9county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.4(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 higher14.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.8%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment1601county
Students per full-time teacher12.7county
Free lunch eligible38.2%(statewide)
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution24 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians7county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year15.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.1%county
Frequent mental distress19.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.4%county

Place

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

Population13,651county
Land area in square miles416county
People per square mile of land32.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-1.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age44.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.5%county
Share of households that are one person25.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.7%county
Second languages3.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls25.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents304county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents6county
Households that moved in263county
Households that moved away291county
Average income of arriving households$43,319county
Average income of departing households$42,254county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year23county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings48.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate294(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature53.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation42.5 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.95 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F17 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing118 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days179 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 25county
Average first fall frostOct 20county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$169county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh18.7¢county
Household electricity use908 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.46(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity32.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas33.7%county
Homes heated by propane16.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil5.4%county
Homes heated by wood9.7%county
Households with broadband81.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk45.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk53.8county
Landslide risk83.7county
Hail risk25.2county
Earthquake risk24.7county
Tornado risk17.0county
Tropical cyclone risk36.4county
Extreme heat risk32.5county
Winter weather risk10.4county
Strong wind risk12.0county
Wildfire risk11.2county

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

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