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Morgan County, UT

Demographic and economic profile of Morgan County, UT, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Morgan County is a small, largely residential county of 12,585 people that has grown 10.5% over five years, functioning primarily as a commuter community given its 26.0-minute mean commute time and 90.2% homeownership rate. The labor force is tight—unemployment sits at 2.2% and the poverty rate at just 1.7%—with 38.8% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings of $50,134 against a median household income of $130,929, suggesting multi-earner households. Housing is expensive, with a median home value of $600,900, reflecting demand from a high-income, owner-occupant population in a county that remains overwhelmingly domestic-born (2.2% foreign-born).

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

12,585

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$130,929

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

33.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+10.5% since 2018

Morgan County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone12,029 (94.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone269 (2.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races230 (1.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race169 (1.3%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone57 (0.4%)
  • Asian Alone27 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish248
  2. 2.Other Indo-European100
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic55
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic30
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)23

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

34.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

53.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

12.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

499

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$32,203

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$43,194

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

1.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,304
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)665
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)650
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services584
  5. 5.Construction (Group)561

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,960
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,180
  3. 3.Service Occupations662
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations621
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations520

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.89×)504
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.87×)168
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.40×)547
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.35×)359
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.08×)140

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$600,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,493/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

88.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,9991,015 (30.2%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999765 (22.8%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999512 (15.2%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,999383 (11.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999283 (8.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99978 (2.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

38.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

97.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

65.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$50,134

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

0.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,222 (73.4%)
  • Worked At Home786 (13.7%)
  • Carpooled603 (10.5%)
  • Other83 (1.4%)
  • Walked45 (0.8%)
  • Motorcycle16 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.