Harrison County vs Morgan County

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

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

Harrison County has the higher population (14,408 vs 13,758 in Morgan County). Morgan County has the higher median household income ($55,971 vs $53,851 in Harrison County). Morgan County has the higher median home value ($134,200 vs $118,000 in Harrison County).

Population, income & housing

	Harrison County	Morgan County
Population	14,408	13,758
Median age	46.1 yrs	44.4 yrs
Median household income	$53,851	$55,971
Median home value	$118,000	$134,200
Median gross rent	$753	$713
Housing units	7,397	7,311
Homeownership rate	76.7%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.0%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harrison County	Morgan County
Population	15,211 → 14,408 (-5.3%)	14,640 → 13,758 (-6.0%)
Median household income	$49,689 → $53,851 (+8.4%)	$42,341 → $55,971 (+32.2%)
Median home value	$92,700 → $118,000 (+27.3%)	$99,900 → $134,200 (+34.3%)
Median gross rent	$607 → $753 (+24.1%)	$637 → $713 (+11.9%)

Harrison County

Population

15,21114,408

Median household income

$49,689$53,851

Median home value

$92,700$118,000

Median gross rent

$607$753

Morgan County

Population

14,64013,758

Median household income

$42,341$55,971

Median home value

$99,900$134,200

Median gross rent

$637$713

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harrison County	Morgan County
Under 5	4.7%	5.1%
5 to 17	16.3%	16.1%
18 to 24	6.5%	7.2%
25 to 34	10.3%	10.5%
35 to 44	10.5%	11.6%
45 to 54	12.2%	12.3%
55 to 64	16.9%	15.2%
65 to 74	14.1%	13.1%
75 and over	8.4%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harrison County	Morgan County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.0%	90.7%
Black or African American	2.9%	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.7%
Two or more races	1.9%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harrison County	Morgan County
No high school diploma	10.2%	11.5%
High school graduate	49.1%	43.4%
Some college or associate's	27.7%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harrison County	Morgan County
Drove alone	83.2%	83.8%
Carpooled	7.0%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	6.5%
Other means	1.3%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harrison County	Morgan County
1-unit, detached	80.8%	76.0%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.3%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	14.0%	18.6%

Poverty & households

	Harrison County	Morgan County
Poverty rate	14.6%	14.3%
Average household size	2.39	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	28	41
Median year structure built	1965	1975