Morgan County vs Trigg County

A side-by-side comparison of Morgan County and Trigg County: population, income, housing, and more.

Morgan County and Trigg County are counties in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Trigg County has the higher population (14,211 vs 13,938 in Morgan County). Trigg County has the higher median household income ($54,630 vs $47,493 in Morgan County). Trigg County has the higher median home value ($192,000 vs $106,000 in Morgan County).

Population, income & housing

	Morgan County	Trigg County
Population	13,938	14,211
Median age	41.8 yrs	46.6 yrs
Median household income	$47,493	$54,630
Median home value	$106,000	$192,000
Median gross rent	$670	$802
Housing units	5,650	7,625
Homeownership rate	78.2%	74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	20.3%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Morgan County	Trigg County
Population	13,288 → 13,938 (+4.9%)	14,449 → 14,211 (-1.6%)
Median household income	$36,134 → $47,493 (+31.4%)	$50,536 → $54,630 (+8.1%)
Median home value	$73,100 → $106,000 (+45.0%)	$129,400 → $192,000 (+48.4%)
Median gross rent	$553 → $670 (+21.2%)	$564 → $802 (+42.2%)

Morgan County

Population

13,28813,938

Median household income

$36,134$47,493

Median home value

$73,100$106,000

Median gross rent

$553$670

Trigg County

Population

14,44914,211

Median household income

$50,536$54,630

Median home value

$129,400$192,000

Median gross rent

$564$802

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Morgan County	Trigg County
Under 5	5.7%	5.6%
5 to 17	14.1%	16.1%
18 to 24	6.4%	6.8%
25 to 34	15.7%	9.9%
35 to 44	13.5%	10.2%
45 to 54	13.5%	12.7%
55 to 64	13.6%	16.0%
65 to 74	11.6%	13.6%
75 and over	5.8%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Morgan County	Trigg County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	86.4%
Black or African American	4.1%	6.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.1%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Morgan County	Trigg County
No high school diploma	18.9%	12.5%
High school graduate	39.9%	32.1%
Some college or associate's	23.6%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Morgan County	Trigg County
Drove alone	79.9%	75.2%
Carpooled	11.7%	11.5%
Public transit	1.2%	0.1%
Walked	0.2%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	10.1%
Other means	0.9%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Morgan County	Trigg County
1-unit, detached	61.1%	74.1%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.4%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	35.4%	17.6%

Poverty & households

	Morgan County	Trigg County
Poverty rate	18.2%	20.4%
Average household size	2.58	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	32	25
Median year structure built	1990	1985