Morgan County, Tennessee

5 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 21,193
Median household income: $57,408
Median home value: $144,000

Morgan County is a county in Tennessee with a population of 21,193. 5 cities and places have their primary county here. At $57,408, its median household income sits below Tennessee's $67,097.

From 2019 to 2023, Morgan County's population declined 1.6% from 21,545 to 21,193, while its median household income rose 38.9% from $41,333 to $57,408.

The median resident is 42.5 years old. The largest age group is 45 to 54, 14.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 21,193
Median age: 42.5 yrs
Median household income: $57,408
Median home value: $144,000
Median gross rent: $742
Housing units: 8,550
Homeownership rate: 84.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,54521,193

Median household income

$41,333$57,408

Median home value

$102,000$144,000

Median gross rent

$683$742

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,545	$41,333	$102,000	$683
2020	21,538	$41,701	$98,000	$690
2021	21,158	$45,133	$104,300	$718
2022	21,124	$51,971	$133,000	$742
2023	21,193	$57,408	$144,000	$742

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5414.5%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	971	4.6%
5 to 17	3,068	14.5%
18 to 24	1,615	7.6%
25 to 34	2,915	13.8%
35 to 44	2,634	12.4%
45 to 54	3,070	14.5%
55 to 64	2,913	13.7%
65 to 74	2,504	11.8%
75 and over	1,503	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	19,494	92.0%
Black or African American	945	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18	0.1%
Asian	33	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	323	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	378	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.6%

High school graduate43.2%

Some college or associate's26.6%

Bachelor's degree8.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,574	16.6%
High school graduate	6,709	43.2%
Some college or associate's	4,126	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,301	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	829	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone83.7%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.2%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,356	83.7%
Carpooled	724	9.5%
Public transit	4	0.1%
Walked	99	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	398	5.2%
Other means	12	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,320	18.3%
15 to 29 min	2,028	28.2%
30 to 44 min	1,617	22.5%
45 to 59 min	1,301	18.1%
60+ min	929	12.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.65
Poverty rate: 18.8% (3,544 of 18,827)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,034	70.0%
Nonfamily households	2,154	30.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,188	84.1%
Vacant	1,362	15.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,060	84.3%
Renter-occupied	1,128	15.7%

1-unit, detached69.3%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units2.1%

5 to 19 units1.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other26.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,924	69.3%
1-unit, attached	32	0.4%
2 to 4 units	179	2.1%
5 to 19 units	134	1.6%
20 or more units	2	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2,279	26.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 47129
State: Tennessee
Land area: 522 sq mi
Water area: 0.32 sq mi
Center point: 36.1387, -84.6393