Morgan County vs Nodaway County

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

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

Morgan County has the higher population (21,430 vs 20,959 in Nodaway County). Nodaway County has the higher median household income ($55,970 vs $49,663 in Morgan County). Morgan County has the higher median home value ($180,400 vs $165,100 in Nodaway County).

Population, income & housing

	Morgan County	Nodaway County
Population	21,430	20,959
Median age	45.4 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$49,663	$55,970
Median home value	$180,400	$165,100
Median gross rent	$692	$754
Housing units	15,161	9,478
Homeownership rate	79.7%	62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	25.6%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Morgan County	Nodaway County
Population	20,271 → 21,430 (+5.7%)	22,359 → 20,959 (-6.3%)
Median household income	$39,003 → $49,663 (+27.3%)	$44,232 → $55,970 (+26.5%)
Median home value	$125,000 → $180,400 (+44.3%)	$126,400 → $165,100 (+30.6%)
Median gross rent	$563 → $692 (+22.9%)	$657 → $754 (+14.8%)

Morgan County

Population

20,27121,430

Median household income

$39,003$49,663

Median home value

$125,000$180,400

Median gross rent

$563$692

Nodaway County

Population

22,35920,959

Median household income

$44,232$55,970

Median home value

$126,400$165,100

Median gross rent

$657$754

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Morgan County	Nodaway County
Under 5	6.5%	5.0%
5 to 17	16.5%	12.0%
18 to 24	6.5%	23.2%
25 to 34	10.2%	10.8%
35 to 44	9.8%	10.7%
45 to 54	11.3%	9.0%
55 to 64	15.5%	11.9%
65 to 74	14.0%	9.4%
75 and over	9.6%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Morgan County	Nodaway County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	92.2%
Black or African American	0.2%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.4%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.3%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Morgan County	Nodaway County
No high school diploma	19.9%	5.8%
High school graduate	38.0%	39.2%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	10.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Morgan County	Nodaway County
Drove alone	66.6%	82.1%
Carpooled	18.8%	9.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.3%	5.5%
Other means	1.1%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Morgan County	Nodaway County
1-unit, detached	75.0%	69.0%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	11.4%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	9.4%
20 or more units	1.8%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	16.6%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Morgan County	Nodaway County
Poverty rate	17.0%	18.6%
Average household size	2.56	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	27	15
Median year structure built	1982	1977