Morgan County, Alabama

7 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 123,742
Median household income: $64,858
Median home value: $193,000

Home to 123,742 residents, Morgan County is one of Alabama's counties. 7 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $64,858 is above the Alabama median ($62,027).

From 2019 to 2023, Morgan County's population grew 3.8% from 119,213 to 123,742, while its median household income rose 24.4% from $52,156 to $64,858.

The median resident is 40.3 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 123,742
Median age: 40.3 yrs
Median household income: $64,858
Median home value: $193,000
Median gross rent: $835
Housing units: 53,569
Homeownership rate: 72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

119,213123,742

Median household income

$52,156$64,858

Median home value

$137,000$193,000

Median gross rent

$658$835

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	119,213	$52,156	$137,000	$658
2020	119,352	$52,923	$143,900	$684
2021	122,608	$56,128	$152,400	$714
2022	123,102	$61,588	$174,800	$791
2023	123,742	$64,858	$193,000	$835

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7,548	6.1%
5 to 17	21,336	17.2%
18 to 24	9,765	7.9%
25 to 34	14,786	11.9%
35 to 44	15,617	12.6%
45 to 54	15,583	12.6%
55 to 64	16,984	13.7%
65 to 74	13,083	10.6%
75 and over	9,040	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	90,086	72.8%
Black or African American	15,484	12.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	197	0.2%
Asian	642	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	21	0.0%
Some other race	511	0.4%
Two or more races	4,175	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12,626	10.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.9%

High school graduate31.5%

Some college or associate's30.4%

Bachelor's degree15.3%

Graduate or professional degree8.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	12,692	14.9%
High school graduate	26,768	31.5%
Some college or associate's	25,857	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	12,989	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6,787	8.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone84.0%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	45,344	84.0%
Carpooled	4,506	8.4%
Public transit	67	0.1%
Walked	507	0.9%
Bicycle	19	0.0%
Worked from home	3,018	5.6%
Other means	502	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	14,605	28.7%
15 to 29 min	17,834	35.0%
30 to 44 min	11,451	22.5%
45 to 59 min	5,010	9.8%
60+ min	2,045	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 13.6% (16,441 of 121,233)

	Count	Share
Family households	32,269	66.2%
Nonfamily households	16,483	33.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	48,752	91.0%
Vacant	4,817	9.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	35,348	72.5%
Renter-occupied	13,404	27.5%

1-unit, detached71.6%

1-unit, attached3.7%

2 to 4 units4.1%

5 to 19 units7.1%

20 or more units2.6%

Mobile home & other10.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	38,382	71.6%
1-unit, attached	1,976	3.7%
2 to 4 units	2,219	4.1%
5 to 19 units	3,780	7.1%
20 or more units	1,405	2.6%
Mobile home & other	5,807	10.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 01103
State: Alabama
Land area: 580 sq mi
Water area: 19 sq mi
Center point: 34.4545, -86.8464