With 29,520 people, Fort Morgan is a metro area. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 18% of adults. Few US metro areas rank higher on income. Density works out to 23 people per square mile. Renters pay $1,025 a month at the median. The population has held roughly steady since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $73,278, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 97%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Fort Morgan
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$122,404 → $338,600(+177%)US over the same years: +67%
Hispanic share18.0% → 38.4%(+20.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree11.7% → 17.8%(+6.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Among the 17 metro and micro areas based in Colorado
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)34.4%(570)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)36.9%(612)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.7%(442)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.7%(61)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.1%(2)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,657 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
Fort Morgan, decade by decade
Fort Morgan 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
21,939
$54,839
$122,404
11.7%
39.6
2000
27,171
$62,971
$171,782
13.5%
56.8
2010
28,159
$62,018
$195,933
14.6%
63.1
2020
29,111
$70,865
$263,255
17.3%
68.0
2024
29,520
$73,278
$338,600
17.8%
68.9
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.
