County population in 2014: 10,608 (37% urban, 63% rural); it was 7,129 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 1,784 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 728 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 1,807 Renter-occupied apartments: 308 (it was 239 in 2000)
% of renters here:
12%
State:
30%
Land area: 609 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 17 people per square mile (low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Morgan County: 84.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (20.1%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (19.1%), Manufacturing (12.1%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (11.6%).
Estimated median household income in 2015: $76,987 ($50,273 in 1999)
This county:
$76,987
Utah:
$62,912
Median contract rent in 2015 for apartments: $769 (lower quartile is $539, upper quartile is $1,157)
This county:
$769
State:
$812
Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $289,474 (it was $175,400 in 2000)
Morgan:
$289,474
Utah:
$234,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $216,017 - $436,687 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,724 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $400
Institutionalized population: 0
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 3
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 3
Burglaries: 25
Thefts: 48
Auto thefts: 2
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $1,720 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $1,571 (0.6%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 5.4%
(3.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 38.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 64.8% for other race residents, 28.0% for two or more races residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 5.0%
Morgan County:
5.0%
Utah:
11.3%
(3.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 30.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 47.8% for other race residents, 25.2% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2015: 32 years old
(Males: 32 years old, Females: 33 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 33 years old, Asian residents: 38 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 13 years old, Other race residents: 14 years old)
Area name: Ogden-Clearfield, UT MSA Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Morgan County is $501 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $617 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $848 a month.
Current college students: 377 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.6% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 196 (56% naturalized citizens)
Morgan County:
2.7%
Whole state:
7.1%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 28
1990 to 1994: 77
1985 to 1989: 3
1980 to 1984: 15
1975 to 1979: 3
1970 to 1974: 7
1970 to 1974: 16
1965 to 1969: 47
Note: State values scaled to Morgan County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 38.4%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,975
One, attached: 43
Two: 39
3 or 4: 26
5 to 9: 12
Mobile homes: 63
Housing units in Morgan County with a mortgage: 1,061 (99 second mortgage, 138 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 443
Here:
70.5% with mortgage
State:
75.8% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Morgan County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Other
8,418
22
Mainline Protestant
69
1
None
982
-
Morgan County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 1
Morgan County:
1.20 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.37 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 4
Morgan County:
4.80 / 10,000 pop.
Utah:
2.82 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 2
This county:
2.40 / 10,000 pop.
State:
5.09 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Morgan County:
6.4%
Utah:
6.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Morgan County:
19.2%
State:
23.6%
Agriculture in Morgan County:
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $29,340 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $69.02 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 89.76% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $35,151 Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 80.94% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $38,667 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.31% Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 9.06% All wheat for grain: 71 harvested acres
Earthquake activity:
Morgan County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Utah state average. It is 264% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 245.3 miles away from Morgan County center, causing $26,000,000 total damage On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 234.9 miles away from the county center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage On 10/3/1915 at 06:52:48, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 311.1 miles away from the county center On 3/28/1975 at 02:31:05, a magnitude 6.2 (6.1 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.2 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 78.1 miles away from the county center On 12/21/1932 at 06:10:09, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 UK) earthquake occurred 387.4 miles away from Morgan County center On 12/16/1954 at 11:07:12, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK) earthquake occurred 362.2 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Utah Flooding, Incident Period: April 18, 2011 to July 16, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4011: August 08, 2011, FEMA Id: 4011, Natural disaster type: Flood
Utah Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3223: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3223, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Utah Heavy Rains, Snowmelt, Flooding, Incident Period: February 12, 1986 to February 22, 1986, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-760: March 13, 1986, FEMA Id: 760, Natural disaster type: Flood, Heavy Rain, Snow
Utah SEVERE STORMS, LANDSLIDES, FLOODING, Incident Period: April 13, 1983, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-680: April 30, 1983, FEMA Id: 680, Natural disaster type: Storm, Landslide, Flood
Utah Drought, Incident Period: January 20, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3024: January 20, 1977, FEMA Id: 3024, Natural disaster type: Drought
The number of natural disasters in Morgan County (5) is a lot smaller than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3 Emergencies Declared: 2
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
Architecture and engineering occupations (4%)
Business and financial operations occupations (4%)
Office and administrative support occupations (23%)
Personal care and service occupations (10%)
Management occupations (10%)
Sales and related occupations (10%)
Education, training, and library occupations (8%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (23%)
United Kingdom (17%)
Canada (15%)
Other South America (11%)
Germany (11%)
Japan (4%)
Korea (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Morgan County (%):
English (38%)
United States or American (14%)
German (8%)
Norwegian (6%)
Danish (5%)
Irish (3%)
Scottish (3%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 2,370 (75%)
Carpooled: 491 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 18 (1%)
Bicycle: 15 (0%)
Walked: 104 (3%)
Other means: 14 (0%)
Worked at home: 156 (5%)
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $72,631.
7.04% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($60,163 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.04%
Utah average:
6.32%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.20% relocated from other counties in Utah ($39,870 average AGI)
1.83% relocated from other states ($20,293 average AGI)
Morgan County:
1.83%
Utah average:
3.05%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
7.67% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($43,547 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.67%
Utah average:
6.46%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.95% relocated to other counties in Utah ($30,725 average AGI)
1.72% relocated to other states ($12,822 average AGI)
Morgan County:
1.72%
Utah average:
3.17%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Morgan County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 958 (886 aged, 72 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 200 (8%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Morgan County, Utah in 1999 - 2014:
Atherosclerotic heart disease (49)
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (37)
Congestive heart failure (24)
Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (16)
Malignant neoplasm of prostate (15)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (14)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (14)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,455 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 607
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 14 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 76
Household type by relationship:
Households: 9,469
In family households: 9,054 (2,168 male householders, 275 female householders)
2,234 spouses, 3,893 children (3,551 natural, 140 adopted, 202 stepchildren), 206 grandchildren, 32 brothers or sisters, 31 parents, 48 other relatives, 97 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 415 (173 male householders (151 living alone)), 204 female householders (190 living alone)), 38 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 854 2-persons, 409 3-persons, 433 4-persons, 338 5-persons, 249 6-persons, 160 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 341 1-person, 34 2-persons, 2 3-persons.
2,325 married couples with children.
179 single-parent households (42 men, 137 women).
94.9% of residents of Morgan County speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 30% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $21,145,000 ($2,777 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $1,953,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $18,302,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $3,175,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $118,000 Federal grants: $-2,381,000 Federal procurement contracts: $988,000 ($52,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $943,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $170,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,919,000 Federal Government insurance: $6,488,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 545
Here:
69 per 1000 residents
State:
103 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 184
Here:
23 per 1000 residents
State:
28 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +20
Here:
+3 per 1000 residents
State:
+20 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +410
Here:
+52 per 1000 residents
State:
-14 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Morgan County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.41 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Note: State values scaled to Morgan County population
no vehicle: 56
1 vehicle: 196
2 vehicles: 651
3 vehicles: 555
4 vehicles: 214
5+ vehicles: 135
no vehicle: 11
1 vehicle: 86
2 vehicles: 112
3 vehicles: 21
4 vehicles: 9
5+ vehicles: 0
62% of Morgan County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Utah.
Morgan County:
61.7%
State average:
51.0%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 5,269
Northeast: 100
Midwest: 227
South: 217
West: 1,084
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $159,400
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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