COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wolfe County vs Morgan County
PLACE A
Wolfe County, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Morgan County, Alabama
Wolfe County is 95% smaller than Morgan County. Morgan County earns more, with a median household income $38,428 higher. Morgan County has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -11%).
WOLFE COUNTYMORGAN COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population6,298126,483−95% vs Morgan County
Population density28218−190
Population growth-10.8%3.3%−14.1 pts
Median age42.340.0+2.3
Male49.9%49.7%+0.2 pts
Female50.1%50.3%−0.2 pts
Foreign-born1.6%5.5%−3.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.1%72.1%+22.9 pts
Black0.2%12.5%−12.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.6%10.6%−9.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Other3.2%4.2%−1.0 pts
Median household income$30,417$68,845−$38,428
Per capita income$17,627$35,920−$18,293
Poverty rate37.7%13.5%+24.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4180.449−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher8.7%23.3%−14.6 pts
Graduate degree4.9%8.1%−3.2 pts
Unemployment rate13.1%3.7%+9.5 pts
Labor force participation36.5%57.8%−21.3 pts
Median home value$75,800$212,000−$136,200
Median gross rent$501$864−$363
Owner-occupied73.6%72.7%+0.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.4%9.0%+3.4 pts
Rent-burdened households49.9%39.1%+10.8 pts
Average commute32.124.9+7.2
Worked from home6.2%7.2%−0.9 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.2%+0.2 pts
Uninsured2.9%10.9%−8.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025