COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Morgan County

Ohio · 14,194 residents · 416 sq mi

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With 14,194 people, Morgan County is a county in Ohio. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $39,000. Households here earn about 25% less than in Ohio as a whole. 21.2% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 23%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

14,194

−5%vs 2000

vs 14,897 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.1

−12%vs 2000

vs 38.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

416 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202414K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(1,019)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(1,140)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.7%(1,240)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(1,023)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.6%(792)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.7%(2,085)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.2%(2,009)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(1,436)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.4%(1,332)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.5%(1,204)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.3%(613)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(301)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,396

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,868 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,373

−33%vs 2000

vs $13,967 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.2%

+2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,000

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $66,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$262

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $347 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.2%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.3% in 2000

22.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.4%(13,908)

Black3.4%(504)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(61)

Asian0.1%(12)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.2%(13,519)

Black4%(574)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(10)

Asian0.1%(20)

Other0.6%(81)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.6%(76)

Puerto Rican0.2%(27)

South American0.1%(18)

Argentine0.1%(18)

Cuban0%(1)

Asian origin

Thai0.1%(11)

Chinese0%(5)

Vietnamese0%(2)

Ancestry

German15.5%(2,120)

English13.5%(1,849)

Irish11.6%(1,584)

American7.1%(972)

Italian1.7%(227)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(189)

Scottish1.3%(182)

Dutch1%(133)

Polish0.7%(99)

Swedish0.6%(85)

Swiss0.6%(84)

Hungarian0.5%(75)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.5%(71)

Welsh0.5%(66)

French0.4%(54)

Subsaharan African0.3%(38)

Greek0.2%(23)

Norwegian0.2%(23)

Russian0.1%(11)

Austrian0.1%(9)

Czech0.1%(8)

Cape Verdean0.1%(8)

Danish0.1%(7)

Finnish0%(6)

West Indian0%(6)

Romanian0%(5)

Haitian0%(3)

Arab0%(2)

Syrian0%(2)

British0%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.4%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.6%

−9.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.3%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.6 min

−5%vs 2000

vs 27.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married28.7%(1,655)

Married56.3%(3,248)

Widowed3.7%(212)

Divorced11.3%(651)

Women 15+

Never married19.7%(1,100)

Married58.1%(3,245)

Widowed9.5%(533)

Divorced12.7%(707)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.4%

−7.2 ptssince 2013

from 13.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.9%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 49.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.2%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 10.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.6%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 24.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.6%

−5.5 ptssince 2020

from 30.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.9%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.7%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 57.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.4%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 50.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)30.8%(264)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)12.3%(105)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.3%(319)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.4%(63)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.1%(1)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 856 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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