Demographics of Morgan County, Colorado

Morgan County, Colorado had 30,306 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,226 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Morgan County, in four figures

30,306
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +4.2%
Change since July 2020: +1,226 people.; 37.5 ±1.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $73,278 ±$2,653
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Morgan County, Colorado's population grew 4.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Morgan County, Colorado's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Morgan County, Colorado's population grew 4.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Morgan County, Colorado's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	29,080	100.0	100.0
2021	29,020	99.8	100.2
2022	29,492	101.4	100.7
2023	29,945	103.0	101.6
2024	30,316	104.3	102.5
2025	30,306	104.2	103.1

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Population of Morgan County, Colorado on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	29,080	−30	+16	+2	−51
2021	29,020	−60	+72	+94	−235
2022	29,492	+472	+97	+404	−10
2023	29,945	+453	+119	+409	−68
2024	30,316	+371	+159	+260	−46
2025	30,306	−10	+183	+55	−248

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.5 ±1.2: for men 38.0 ±1.7 and for women 36.8 ±1.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Morgan County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Under 5	1,995 ±86	6.8% ±0.3	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,373 ±390	18.2% ±1.3	15.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,501 ±368	8.5% ±1.2	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,141 ±548	27.6% ±1.9	30.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,774 ±405	22.9% ±1.4	23.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,736 ±380	16.0% ±1.3	15.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $73,278 ±$2,653, and income per person $32,280 ±$1,722, in 2024 dollars. The median is $95,470 ±$578 in Colorado and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Morgan County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Colorado	United States
Under $25,000	1,926 ±449	17.4% ±4.0	11.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,778 ±328	16.1% ±2.9	13.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,042 ±339	18.4% ±3.0	14.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,240 ±350	20.2% ±3.1	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,806 ±326	16.3% ±2.9	19.2% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	766 ±175	6.9% ±1.6	11.7% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	511 ±141	4.6% ±1.3	17.0% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Morgan County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Colorado	United States
All ages	4,164 ±728	14.3% ±2.5	9.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,408 ±346	19.2% ±4.5	11.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,037 ±500	13.3% ±3.2	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	719 ±185	11.2% ±2.8	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Morgan County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Morgan County	Colorado	United States
Housing units	11,804 ±50	2,589,053 ±653	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.8% ±1.8	91.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.2% ±1.8	8.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	67.3% ±2.9	66.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	32.7% ±2.8	33.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$338,600 ±$15,554	$539,400 ±$2,069	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,025 ±$105	$1,761 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±2	1988 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Morgan County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Hispanic or Latino	11,348 ±0	38.4% ±<0.1	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	16,128 ±211	54.6% ±0.7	64.8% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	248 to 926	0.8% to 3.1%	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	201 ±62	0.7% ±0.2	3.2% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	13 to 53	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 166	0% to 0.6%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1 to 109	< 0.1% to 0.4%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,108 ±382	3.8% ±1.3	4.6% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Morgan County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Born in the state	17,034 ±695	57.7% ±2.4	41.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	8,704 ±739	29.5% ±2.5	47.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	106 to 366	0.4% to 1.2%	1.7% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,546 ±594	12.0% ±2.0	9.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,289 ±255	4.4% ±0.9	4.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,257 ±537	7.6% ±1.8	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Morgan County among the counties of Colorado

21st of 64 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Colorado page.

Counties of Colorado near Morgan County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Fremont County	50,039	+2.4%
Montrose County	44,591	+4.1%
Delta County	32,178	+3.6%
Summit County	31,517	+0.9%
Elbert County	30,534	+16.5%
Morgan County	30,306	+4.2%
Montezuma County	26,678	+3.0%
Routt County	25,329	+2.0%
Teller County	24,756	< +0.1%
Chaffee County	20,831	+6.9%
Logan County	20,654	−2.7%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026