Morgan County, IN Population

Overview

71,394

Total Population

41.6

Median age

50.11%

Female population %

99.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

53.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,241

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Morgan County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Morgan County is 41.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Morgan County's population under 18 was 22.79%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Morgan County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.71% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Morgan County, 18.33% were under the age of 15, 17.84% aged 15 to 29, 47.12% aged 30 to 64, 14.93% aged 65 to 84, and 1.78% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 152 more females than males in Morgan County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.11% females and 49.89% males in Morgan County, IN.
The Morgan County, IN gender ratio is 99.6:100 i.e. 99.6 men to 100 women (0.996).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 3,145.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 3,030.

Morgan County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Morgan County population: 95.90% are White, 0.28% are Black or African American, 0.01% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.70% are Asian, 0.55% are some other race and 2.56% are multiracial.
Morgan County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 1,241 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 70,153 (98.26% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Morgan County is White with a population of 68,466 (95.90% of the total population).

Morgan County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 72,260 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Morgan County's population increased by 2,224 (3.32%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Morgan County's population increased by 2,710 (3.92%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Morgan County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 66,914.