Grand County vs Morgan County

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

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

Morgan County has the higher population (12,585 vs 9,697 in Grand County). Morgan County has the higher median household income ($126,092 vs $62,521 in Grand County). Morgan County has the higher median home value ($600,900 vs $480,900 in Grand County).

Population, income & housing

	Grand County	Morgan County
Population	9,697	12,585
Median age	39.6 yrs	32.5 yrs
Median household income	$62,521	$126,092
Median home value	$480,900	$600,900
Median gross rent	$1,021	$1,493
Housing units	5,333	3,833
Homeownership rate	69.8%	90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.7%	38.8%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grand County	Morgan County
Population	9,640 → 9,697 (+0.6%)	11,664 → 12,585 (+7.9%)
Median household income	$51,557 → $62,521 (+21.3%)	$91,341 → $126,092 (+38.0%)
Median home value	$247,800 → $480,900 (+94.1%)	$374,800 → $600,900 (+60.3%)
Median gross rent	$872 → $1,021 (+17.1%)	$1,182 → $1,493 (+26.3%)

Grand County

Population

9,6409,697

Median household income

$51,557$62,521

Median home value

$247,800$480,900

Median gross rent

$872$1,021

Morgan County

Population

11,66412,585

Median household income

$91,341$126,092

Median home value

$374,800$600,900

Median gross rent

$1,182$1,493

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grand County	Morgan County
Under 5	4.3%	6.3%
5 to 17	14.1%	27.7%
18 to 24	10.5%	9.1%
25 to 34	14.5%	8.7%
35 to 44	14.2%	13.6%
45 to 54	9.2%	12.6%
55 to 64	13.0%	9.9%
65 to 74	13.4%	7.2%
75 and over	6.8%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grand County	Morgan County
White (non-Hispanic)	78.7%	92.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.9%	0.1%
Asian	1.1%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.4%	0.4%
Some other race	0.1%	1.3%
Two or more races	2.2%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	12.5%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grand County	Morgan County
No high school diploma	5.7%	2.4%
High school graduate	21.0%	24.1%
Some college or associate's	38.5%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	22.1%	24.5%
Graduate or professional degree	12.7%	14.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grand County	Morgan County
Drove alone	70.7%	74.1%
Carpooled	10.9%	10.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	1.2%
Bicycle	5.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.9%	12.2%
Other means	0.2%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grand County	Morgan County
1-unit, detached	66.2%	94.0%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	0.8%
20 or more units	4.9%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	13.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Grand County	Morgan County
Poverty rate	17.0%	1.7%
Average household size	2.14	3.49
Mean commute (minutes)	15	26
Median year structure built	1987	1997