Morgan County, Colorado Population 2024

29,782

Morgan County, Colorado's estimated 2024 population is 29,782 with a growth rate of 0.87% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Morgan County, Colorado is the 20th largest county in Colorado. The 2010 population was 28,243 and has seen a growth of 5.45% since that time.

Note: data after 2022 is projected based on recent change

31 Rows

Year
Population
Growth
Change
202931,0722580.84%
202830,8142580.84%
202730,5562580.85%
202630,2982580.86%
202530,0402580.87%
202429,7822580.87%
202329,5242580.88%
202229,2662600.9%
202129,006-70-0.24%
202029,0761380.48%
201928,9381840.64%
201828,7544791.69%
201728,275970.34%
201628,178-67-0.24%
201528,2451470.52%
201428,098-119-0.42%
201328,217-26-0.09%
201228,243-207-0.73%
201128,4502070.73%
201028,24300%
199021,939-574-2.55%
198022,5132,40811.98%
197020,105-1,087-5.13%
196021,1923,11817.25%
195018,0748605%
194017,214-1,070-5.85%
193018,2842,16013.4%
192016,1246,54768.36%
19109,5776,309193.05%
19003,2681,667104.12%
18901,601-29,471-94.85%
2024 Growth Rate
0.87% (258)
County Website
Morgan County
County Seat
Fort Morgan
2020 Population
29,076
Area
1280 mi²
Density
23 people/mi²
Growth Since 2020
2.43% (706)
Founded
February 19, 1889

Population by Race

Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
White21,38973.64%
Two or more races4,57515.75%
Other race1,4625.03%
Black or African American9303.2%
Native American5561.91%
Asian1120.39%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander210.07%

White

Two or more races

Other race

Black or African American

Native American

Asian

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Morgan County, Colorado Population by Race

Morgan County, Colorado Population Pyramid 2024

Morgan County, Colorado Median Age

36.9

Total

36.3

Male

37.3

Female

Morgan County, Colorado Adults

There are 21,520 adults, (4,552 of whom are seniors) in Morgan County, Colorado.

Morgan County, Colorado Age Dependency

71.2

Age Dependency Ratio

26.8

Old Age Dependency Ratio

44.3

Child Dependency Ratio

Morgan County, Colorado Sex Ratio

Female14,03048.3%
Male15,01551.7%

Morgan County, Colorado Population by Age

Morgan County, Colorado Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All10,8722.6264.635.4
Married5,6783.3173.826.2
Non Family3,4021.2253.346.7
Female9733.4348.251.8
Male8192.7166.933.1

3.2

Average Family Size

2.62

Average Household Size

64.6%

Rate of Home Ownership

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

owner

renter

Morgan County, Colorado Households and Families

Male

Female

Education Attained
Count
Percentage
9th to 12th Grade1,4357.6%
Associates Degree1,7779.41%
Bachelors Degree2,19411.62%
Graduate Degree1,1546.11%
High School Graduate5,99031.73%
Less Than 9th Grade1,8399.74%
Some College4,49223.79%

Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

Morgan County, Colorado Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Morgan County, Colorado Educational Attainment by Race

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

Race
Total
High School
Bachelors
White12,05511,1572,697
Hispanic5,7533,526538
2+ Races2,7752,023496
Other Race90756061
Black4112740
Native American33511810
Asian878740
Islander21210

The highest rate of high school graduation is among asian people with a rate of 100%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among asian people with a rate of 45.98%.

Morgan County, Colorado Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

Name
Average
Male
Female
Bachelors Degree$53,771$61,905$37,560
Graduate Degree$56,833$70,900$55,667
High School Graduate$41,819$48,466$25,532
Less Than 9th Grade$42,270$44,479$40,420
Overall$44,597$52,700$30,938
Some College$38,723$53,356$30,786

$44,597

Average Earnings

$52,700

Average Male

$30,938

Average Female

Morgan County, Colorado Earnings by Educational Attainment

Morgan County, Colorado Language by Age

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

Morgan County, Colorado Language

76.53% of Morgan County, Colorado residents speak only English, while 23.47% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 18.28% of the population.

Morgan County, Colorado Language

Morgan County, Colorado Poverty by Race

rate

Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
White16,1521,90211.78%
Hispanic10,6101,44413.61%
Multiple4,55475016.47%
Black89417920.02%
Other1,454755.16%
Native5435510.13%
Asian1121614.29%

12.83%

Overall Poverty Rate

10.67%

Male Poverty Rate

15.15%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Morgan County, Colorado

The race most likely to be in poverty in Morgan County, Colorado is Black, with 20.02% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Morgan County, Colorado is Other, with 5.16% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 2.28%. Among those working part-time, it was 19.54%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 20.92%.

Morgan County, Colorado Poverty

rate

Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade15.92%
Some College11.54%
High School11.09%
Bachelors or Greater5.36%

Morgan County, Colorado Poverty Rate by Education

rate

Rate
Poverty
Female Unemployed31.67%
Male Unemployed31.59%
Female Employed10.15%
Male Employed4.64%

Morgan County, Colorado Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Morgan County, Colorado Income by Household Type

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

Name
Median
Mean
Families$81,066$93,854
Households$70,471$80,351
Married Families$88,273$-999,999,999
Non Families$33,009$46,609

mean

median

Income by Household Type

Morgan County, Colorado Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

55.8%

Overall Marriage Rate

56.6%

Male Marriage Rate

54.9%

Female Marriage Rate

Morgan County, Colorado Married by Age and Sex

male

female

Morgan County, Colorado Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is 35-44, while the female age group most likely to be married is 55-64.

Morgan County, Colorado Marital Status by Race

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Morgan County, Colorado Marital Status

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

1,512

Number of Veterans

1,468

Male Veterans

44

Female Veterans

War
Veterans
Vietnam522
Second Gulf War361
First Gulf War330
Korea66
World War II7

Morgan County, Colorado Veterans by War

count

Age Group
Veterans
65 to 74451
35 to 54374
55 to 64279
75+262
18 to 34146

Morgan County, Colorado Veterans by Age

count

Name
Veterans
% of Total
White1,3300.08256766823938416
Hispanic1210.017182618574268674
2+ Races1180.03470588235294118
Other Race280.027777777777777776
Black240.04428044280442804
Native American120.03582089552238806

Morgan County, Colorado Veterans by Race

Morgan County, Colorado Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

15.73%

Veteran Poverty Rate

29.38%

Veteran Disability Rate

Morgan County, Colorado Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

64.4%

Labor Force Participation

62.1%

Employment Rate

3.7%

Unemployment Rate

Morgan County, Colorado Employment by Age

LaborForceParticipation

Morgan County, Colorado Employment by Race

LaborForceParticipation

Morgan County, Colorado Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

57.28%

Born in Morgan County, Colorado

87.21%

Native Born

12.79%

Foreign Born

8.44%

Non Citizen

4.35%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

87.21% of Morgan County, Colorado residents were born in the United States, with 57.28% having been born in Colorado. 8.44% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.

Morgan County, Colorado Place of Birth

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