COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Morgan County

Tennessee · 17,300 residents · 522 sq mi

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With 17,300 people, Morgan County is a county in Tennessee. 83% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 4% of adults. The typical home is worth $37,900. Renters pay $261 a month at the median. Households here earn about 22% less than in Tennessee as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

4% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 11%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

17,300

−12%vs 2000

vs 19,757 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.2

−9%vs 2000

vs 36.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

522 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202421K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(1,066)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97%(1,211)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(1,298)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.2%(1,422)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247%(1,217)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.2%(2,969)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(2,512)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.9%(2,054)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(1,517)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.6%(1,145)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.9%(683)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(206)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,280

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,712 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,722

−40%vs 2000

vs $12,925 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.2%

+4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$37,900

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $56,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$261

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $397 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

82.9%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.9% in 2000

17.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.2%(19,016)

Black2.2%(440)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(120)

Asian0.1%(23)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.8%(16,922)

Black1.2%(203)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(111)

Asian0.2%(38)

Other0.8%(137)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1%(214)

South American0.3%(68)

Cuban0.3%(63)

Puerto Rican0.2%(43)

Colombian0.2%(40)

Venezuelan0.1%(28)

Central American0.1%(17)

Dominican0%(8)

Panamanian0%(7)

Costa Rican0%(2)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.1%(12)

Chinese0%(7)

Japanese0%(3)

Korean0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(7)

Ancestry

American15.4%(3,294)

Irish13.5%(2,878)

English13.1%(2,789)

German12.8%(2,734)

Scotch-Irish3.9%(828)

Scottish3.1%(657)

Welsh2%(422)

French1.8%(383)

Italian1.3%(272)

Polish1%(222)

Arab0.8%(173)

Lebanese0.8%(173)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.7%(145)

Czech0.2%(49)

French Canadian0.2%(41)

British0.1%(29)

Norwegian0.1%(26)

Swiss0.1%(25)

Subsaharan African0.1%(23)

Greek0.1%(19)

Russian0.1%(14)

Nigerian0%(9)

Portuguese0%(8)

West Indian0%(7)

Jamaican0%(6)

Slovak0%(3)

Finnish0%(2)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Scotch-Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

3.7%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

56.7%

−7.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.4%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.2 min

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 26.3 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 married35.2%(3,585)

Married50.5%(5,136)

Widowed5.1%(522)

Divorced9.2%(934)

Women 15+

Never married21.6%(1,707)

Married51.2%(4,056)

Widowed12.2%(962)

Divorced15%(1,190)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.5%

−2.3 ptssince 2013

from 12.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.2%

+6.6 ptssince 2020

from 43.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.6%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 10.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.5%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 24.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.6%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 27.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.6%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.6%

+7.1 ptssince 2020

from 53.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.6%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 47.8% 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)33.6%(506)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)32.1%(483)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.9%(570)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.5%(8)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,505 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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