Morgan County, MO Population

Overview

20,883

Total Population

46.1

Median age

50.32%

Female population %

98.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

74.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

497

Hispanic population

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Age

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

The median age in Morgan County is 46.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Morgan County's population under 18 was 23.34%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Morgan County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.22% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Morgan County, 19.44% were under the age of 15, 15.34% aged 15 to 29, 42.00% aged 30 to 64, 20.33% aged 65 to 84, and 2.90% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 135 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 50.32% females and 49.68% males in Morgan County, MO.
The Morgan County, MO gender ratio is 98.7:100 i.e. 98.7 men to 100 women (0.987).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 941.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 827.

Morgan County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Morgan County population: 94.81% are White, 1.01% are Black or African American, 0.01% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.74% are Asian, 0.70% are some other race and 2.72% are multiracial.
Morgan County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 497 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 20,386 (97.62% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Morgan County is White with a population of 19,799 (94.81% of the total population).

Morgan County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 21,785 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Morgan County's population increased by 1,258 (6.52%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Morgan County's population increased by 448 (2.18%), 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 19,284.