Morgan County, OH Population

Overview

13,955

Total Population

44.7

Median age

49.89%

Female population %

100.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

62.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

129

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 44.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Morgan County's population under 18 was 21.19%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Morgan County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.45% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Morgan County, 17.06% were under the age of 15, 15.90% aged 15 to 29, 45.58% aged 30 to 64, 19.58% aged 65 to 84, and 1.87% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 31 less females than males in Morgan County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.89% females and 50.11% males in Morgan County, OH.
The Morgan County, OH gender ratio is 100.4:100 i.e. 100.4 men to 100 women (1.004).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 624.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 549.

Morgan County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Morgan County population: 91.87% are White, 3.50% are Black or African American, 0.09% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.18% are Asian, 0.49% are some other race and 3.88% are multiracial.
Morgan County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 129 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 13,826 (99.08% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Morgan County is White with a population of 12,82 (91.87% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 15,036 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Morgan County's population increased by 111 (0.74%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Morgan County's population decreased by 1,277 (8.49%), 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 2022 at 13,668.