Morgan County, Indiana

Named in 1822 for Revolutionary War General Daniel Morgan

County Seat: Martinsville

Largest City: Martinsville (2019 population: 11,669)

Population per Square Mile: 175.02

Square Miles: 404.00

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Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2010)	68,926	25	1.1%	6,484,050
Today (2020)	70,707	23	1.0%	6,754,953
Tomorrow (2030 projection)*	73,852	24	1.0%	7,143,795
Percent Change 2010 to Today	2.6%	24		4.2%

*Projection based on 2010 Census counts.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Components of Population Change, 2019-2020	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	244	15		1,323
Net International Migration	39	25		8,743
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	19	33	0.1%	13,740

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2019	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	4,021	24	5.7%	6.2%
School Age (5 to 17)	11,787	24	16.7%	17.1%
College Age (18 to 24)	5,475	25	7.8%	9.8%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	16,389	24	23.3%	25.5%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	20,616	21	29.2%	25.2%
Seniors (65 and older)	12,201	25	17.3%	16.1%
Median Age	42.0			Median Age = 37.9

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2019	Number	Rank of	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	252	26	0.4%	0.4%
Asian Alone	506	29	0.7%	2.6%
Black Alone	383	43	0.5%	9.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	28	34	0.0%	0.1%
White	68,477	23	97.1%	84.8%
Two or More Race Groups	843	27	1.2%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	69,300	23	98.3%	92.7%
Hispanic	1,189	43	1.7%	7.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2019 (Includes detail not shown below)	26,034	25	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	4,892	25	18.8%	18.5%
Married Without Children	9,850	21	37.8%	29.7%
Single Parents	2,209	24	8.5%	9.3%
Living Alone	5,902	25	22.7%	29.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Housing	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Total Housing Units in 2019 (estimate)	28,650	25	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2019 (includes vacant units)	28,394	25	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	20,084	23	70.7%	61.5%
Median Value (2019)	$160,700	13
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	5,950	25	21.0%	27.5%
Median Rent (2019)	$640	19

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2019/2020 Total Reported)	10,816	24	1.0%	1,111,333
Public	10,816	24	1.0%	1,050,614
Adults (25+ in 2019 ACS)	48,244	23	1.1%	4,430,493
with High School diploma or higher	88.1%	56		88.8%
with B.A. or higher degree	17.3%	49		26.5%

Sources: Indiana Department of Education; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Income and Poverty	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2019	$45,352	30	93.2%	48,678
Median Household Income in 2019	63,414	22	110.1%	$57,617
Poverty Rate in 2019	8.9%	72	74.8%	11.9%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	12.7%	63	84.1%	15.1%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2020	43	28	0.7%	6,657
Food Stamp Recipients in 2020	5,616	23	0.9%	659,095
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2019/2020	4,829	24	1.0%	507,739

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis; U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Family Social Services Administration; Indiana Department of Education

Health and Vital Statistics	Number	Rank of	Percent of State	Indiana
Births, 2017	807	23	1.0%	82,170
Births to Teens, 2017	54	21	1.0%	5,152
Deaths, 2017	713	24	1.1%	65,602

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2020	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	35,605	23	1.1%	3,319,010
Employed	33,693	23	1.1%	3,082,982
Unemployed	1,912	25	0.8%	236,028
Annual Unemployment Rate	5.4	80	76.1%	7.1
March 2021 Unemployment Rate	3.9	56	83.0%	4.7

Source: STATS Indiana, using data from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2019	Employment	Pct Dist. in County	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In County	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	24,806	100.0%	$1,028,555	100.0%	$41,464
Wage and Salary	17,015	68.6%	$689,186	67.0%	$40,505
Farm Proprietors	476	1.9%	$4,155	0.4%	$8,729
Nonfarm Proprietors	7,315	29.5%	$160,756	15.6%	$21,976
Farm	621	2.5%	$8,243	0.8%	$13,274
Nonfarm	24,185	97.5%	$1,020,312	99.2%	$42,188
Private	21,289	85.8%	$871,738	84.8%	$40,948
Accommodation, Food Serv.	1,877	7.6%	$41,912	4.1%	$22,329
Arts, Ent., Recreation	390	1.6%	$2,352	0.2%	$6,031
Construction	2,479	10.0%	$134,633	13.1%	$54,309
Health Care, Social Serv.	1,949	7.9%	$99,265	9.7%	$50,931
Information	152	0.6%	$7,516	0.7%	$49,447
Manufacturing	2,732	11.0%	$170,636	16.6%	$62,458
Professional, Tech. Serv.	1,073	4.3%	$44,279	4.3%	$41,267
Retail Trade	3,000	12.1%	$74,700	7.3%	$24,900
Trans., Warehousing	743	3.0%	$34,615	3.4%	$46,588
Wholesale Trade	520	2.1%	$38,646	3.8%	$74,319
Other Private (not above)	6,374	25.7%	$223,184	21.7%	$35,015
Government	2,896	11.7%	$148,574	14.4%	$51,303

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

Residential Building Permits, 2020	Units	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	329	100.0%	100.0%	$75,181	$5,872,297
Single-Family	319	97.0%	76.2%	$73,336	$5,209,930
2-Family	10	3.0%	2.5%	1,845	$83,895
3- and 4-Family	0	0.0%	0.8%	$0	$25,965
5+ Family	0	0.0%	20.6%	$0	$552,508

Notes: Detail cost may not sum to total due to rounding. Greene County does not currently issue building permits, so it is excluded.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Largest Cities and Towns in Morgan County

Name	Population in 2019	Percent of County
Bethany	89	0.1%
Brooklyn	1,597	2.3%
Martinsville	11,669	16.5%
Monrovia	1,504	2.1%
Mooresville	9,788	13.8%
Morgantown	984	1.4%
Paragon	678	1.0%