Mortons Gap is a city of 650 people in Kentucky. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. The median age is 46.7, about 8 years above the US median. 83% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $96,800, having roughly tripled since 2000. The foreign-born share is 0%.
At a glance
Older
median age 46.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
6% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 54%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Mortons Gap
What changed most since 1990
Population987 → 650(−34%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree2.0% → 5.8%(+3.8 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Black share5.1% → 0.0%(−5.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)53.7%(22)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.3%(12)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 41 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Mortons Gap, decade by decade
Mortons Gap population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
987
$41,656
$58,082
2.0%
12.5
2000
952
$49,241
$62,665
6.8%
10.9
2010
863
$39,483
$65,743
9.2%
12.5
2020
728
$42,610
$81,328
5.3%
18.0
2024
650
–
$96,800
5.8%
7.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
