Morgan County, Tennessee

Morgan County has a population of 21,361 and has grown 5.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $166,300, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $65,954.

Home price
$166,300
Income
$65,954
Population
21,361
Unemployment
5.1%

Housing

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

Median home price$166,300county
Median gross rent$770county
Median year homes here were built1985county
Share of homes built before 198042.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile26.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant16.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented15.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,585(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$988county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$753county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,303county
Home insurance / yr$2,958(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living90.3(statewide)
Median household income$65,954county
Family health premium / yr$22,085(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,249(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.565(statewide)
Poverty rate15.1%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 home6.5%county
Unemployment rate5.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force46.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.2%county
Share of workers employed by government22.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.2%county
Economic output per resident$21,589county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.52%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.61%(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 time35.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service39 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1639080county
Miles to nearest general aviation field13 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 station127 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.1%county
Traffic deaths98.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.7(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 higher13.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher85.5%county
Public schools in the county8county
Public school enrollment2800county
Students per full-time teacher15.1county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution36 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians19county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.5%county
Frequent mental distress21.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.8%county

Place

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

Population21,361county
Land area in square miles522county
People per square mile of land40.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+5.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age42.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.8%county
Share of households that are one person25.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.0%county
Second languages5.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls52.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents214county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents9county
Households that moved in624county
Households that moved away458county
Average income of arriving households$48,662county
Average income of departing households$45,430county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings26.0%(statewide)
Violent crime rate592(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature56.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation53.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.21 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F4 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing87 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days172 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 26county
Average first fall frostOct 14county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$149county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh13.2¢county
Household electricity use1,107 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity42.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas43.4%county
Homes heated by propane7.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood5.4%county
Households with broadband86.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk25.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk24.8county
Landslide risk84.5county
Hail risk11.6county
Earthquake risk58.3county
Tornado risk39.3county
Tropical cyclone risk33.4county
Extreme heat risk4.5county
Winter weather risk59.1county
Strong wind risk55.3county
Wildfire risk63.5county

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

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