Morgan County, Colorado (CO)

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• • 16,89857.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 10,72136.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,0673.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3581.2%Two or more races
  • 1590.5%Asian alone
  • 550.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 440.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 23
• Thefts: 48
• Auto thefts: 1

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 16
• Thefts: 47
• Auto thefts: 1

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,351 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $909 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Morgan County is $502 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $560 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $746 a month.

Cities in this county include: Fort Morgan, Brush, Log Lane Village, Wiggins, Weldona, Morgan Heights, Hillrose, Jackson Lake, Snyder, Orchard.

Neighboring counties: Adams County , Boulder County , Clay County, Nebraska , Mendocino County, California , Dundy County, Nebraska , Gage County, Nebraska , Lehigh County, Pennsylvania , Hall County, Nebraska .

Current college students: 796
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 4,429 (38.7% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1,6952010 or later
• 8372000 to 2009
• 9081990 to 1999
• 1,1701980 to 1989
• 4151970 to 1979
• 165Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 89.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,601
• One, attached: 326
• Two: 215
• 3 or 4: 296
• 5 to 9: 387
• 10 to 19: 402
• 20 to 49: 280
• 50 or more: 136
• Mobile homes: 1,448

Housing units in Morgan County with a mortgage: 4,116 (156 second mortgage, 201 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,259

Religion statistics for Morgan County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Morgan County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Colorado Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4498, Natural disaster type: Other
• Colorado Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: May 04, 2015 to June 16, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4229: July 16, 2015, FEMA Id: 4229, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• Colorado Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: September 11, 2013 to October 31, 2013, Emergency Declared EM-3365: September 12, 2013, FEMA Id: 3365, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• Colorado Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: September 11, 2013 to September 30, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4145: September 14, 2013, FEMA Id: 4145, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• Colorado Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3224: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3224, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Colorado Snowstorm, Incident Period: March 17, 2003 to March 20, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3185: April 09, 2003, FEMA Id: 3185, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
• Colorado Severe Storms, Incident Period: April 11, 2001 to April 22, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1374: May 17, 2001, FEMA Id: 1374, Natural disaster type: Storm
• Colorado Flooding, Incident Period: July 28, 1997 to August 12, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1186: August 01, 1997, FEMA Id: 1186, Natural disaster type: Flood
• Colorado Heavy Rains, Snowmelt, Flooding, Incident Period: May 23, 1973, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-385: May 23, 1973, FEMA Id: 385, Natural disaster type: Flood, Heavy Rain, Snow
• Colorado SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: May 19, 1969, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-261: May 19, 1969, FEMA Id: 261, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.40% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($41,576 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.70% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($25,976 average AGI)
2.71% relocated from other states ($15,602 average AGI)

Morgan County:	2.71%
Colorado average:	4.99%

from Weld County, CO	1.03% ($52,179 average AGI)
from Adams County, CO	0.46% ($51,064)
from Arapahoe County, CO	0.40% ($48,634)
from Denver County, CO	0.33% ($35,794)
from Larimer County, CO	0.26% ($46,111)
from Logan County, CO	0.25% ($36,577)
from Jefferson County, CO	0.19% ($37,700)

7.42% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($43,119 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.18% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($26,019 average AGI)
3.23% relocated to other states ($17,100 average AGI)

Morgan County:	3.23%
Colorado average:	3.89%

to Weld County, CO	1.16% ($55,099 average AGI)
to Adams County, CO	0.50% ($41,846)
to Arapahoe County, CO	0.46% ($37,188)
to Larimer County, CO	0.36% ($34,053)
to Denver County, CO	0.35% ($38,081)
to Logan County, CO	0.34% ($35,486)
to Jefferson County, CO	0.21% ($42,455)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 16.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 9.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.8

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Morgan County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 5,434 (1,100 living alone), Female householders: 5,922 (1,631 living alone)

• 5,913 spouses (5,863 opposite-sex spouses), 556 unmarried partners, (547 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 8,110 children (7,603 natural, 133 adopted, 373 stepchildren), 1,006 grandchildren, 188 brothers or sisters, 312 parents, 47 foster children, 835 other relatives, 580 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 413

Size of family households: 3,464 2-persons, 1,544 3-persons, 1,425 4-persons, 901 5-persons, 257 6-persons, 350 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,741 1-person, 491 2-persons, 156 3-persons, 6 5-persons.

4,474 married couples with children.
1,719 single-parent households (472 men, 1,247 women).

72.7% of residents of Morgan speak English at home.
22.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (34% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
3.5% of residents speak other language at home (43% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 33% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $132,775,000 ($4,720 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,760,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $50,100,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $29,620,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $16,579,000
Federal grants: $26,968,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,730,000 ($437,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,778,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,062,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $31,492,000
Federal Government insurance: $45,499,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-45 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.77 millions of gallons per day (36% from ground, 64% from surface)

• Year house built in Morgan County, Colorado
• 4632014 or later
• 1542010 to 2013
• 9882000 to 2009
• 1,2981990 to 1999
• 1,2831980 to 1989
• 2,3881970 to 1979
• 9111960 to 1969
• 1,7711950 to 1959
• 3581940 to 1949
• 2,4051939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Morgan County, Colorado

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Morgan County, Colorado
• 391 room
• 92 rooms
• 2953 rooms
• 6374 rooms
• 1,2685 rooms
• 1,2436 rooms
• 1,1537 rooms
• 7968 rooms
• 1,9019+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Morgan County, Colorado
• 2051 room
• 1802 rooms
• 6153 rooms
• 1,1764 rooms
• 9415 rooms
• 4206 rooms
• 1717 rooms
• 1528 rooms
• 1119+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Morgan County, Colorado

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Morgan County, Colorado
• 39no bedroom
• 1191 bedroom
• 1,2252 bedrooms
• 3,2823 bedrooms
• 1,6774 bedrooms
• 1,0045+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Morgan County, Colorado
• 212no bedroom
• 7761 bedroom
• 1,3332 bedrooms
• 1,3053 bedrooms
• 3104 bedrooms
• 665+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Morgan County, Colorado in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Morgan County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 42no vehicle
• 1,3511 vehicle
• 2,9572 vehicles
• 1,7383 vehicles
• 8424 vehicles
• 4525+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Morgan County in renter-occupied apartments
• 555no vehicle
• 1,6711 vehicle
• 1,2262 vehicles
• 4103 vehicles
• 1404 vehicles
• 185+ vehicles

81.4% of Morgan County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Colorado.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 16,033
• Other state: 8,360
• Northeast: 641
• Midwest: 2,931
• South: 1,831
• West: 2,938

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 352
• Number of aged recipients: 41
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 311
• Number of recipients under 18: 44
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 218
• Number of recipients older than 64: 90
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 147
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 136