Fort Morgan, CO

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population
29,520
US Senator
Michael Bennet
Democratic Party
US Senator
John Hickenlooper
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
37.5
1.63% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
14.3%
16.8% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$73,278
2.82% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$338,600
13.1% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
13,941
0.186% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Fort Morgan, CO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

92.4% of the residents in Fort Morgan, CO are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Fort Morgan, CO are Morgan Community College (325 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Fort Morgan, CO was $338,600, and the homeownership rate was 67.3%.

Most people in Fort Morgan, CO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Fort Morgan, CO was 2 cars per household.

Fort Morgan, CO borders Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO, Greeley, CO, and Sterling, CO.

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Population & Diversity

Fort Morgan, CO is home to a population of 29.5k people, from which 92.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 12% of Fort Morgan, CO residents were born outside of the country (3.55k people).

In 2024, there were 2.67 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.1k people) in Fort Morgan, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.05k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 2.71k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.4%
2024 Citizenship
91.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92.4% of Fort Morgan, CO residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fort Morgan, CO was 91.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fort Morgan, CO
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    16.1k ± 211
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    6.05k ± 1.05k
  3. White (Hispanic)
    2.71k ± 808
38.4%
Hispanic Population
11.3k people

In 2024, there were 2.67 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.1k people) in Fort Morgan, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.05k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 2.71k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

38.4% of the people in Fort Morgan, CO are hispanic (11.3k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Fort Morgan, CO as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    203,143 ± 10,870 people
  2. India
    22,453 ± 3,672 people
  3. China
    17,281 ± 3,223 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Colorado was Mexico, the natal country of 203,143 Colorado residents, followed by India with 22,453 and China with 17,281.

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Foreign-Born Population

12%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
3.55k people
12.2%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
3.57k people

As of 2024, 12% of Fort Morgan, CO residents (3.55k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Fort Morgan, CO was 12.2%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    570 ± 319
  2. Vietnam
    421 ± 128
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    266 ± 119

Fort Morgan, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.35 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Fort Morgan, CO employs 13.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fort Morgan, CO were Retail Trade (1,913 people), Manufacturing (1,828 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,434 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($93,807), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($90,172), and Public Administration ($58,333).

Employment

Occupations

13.9k
2024 Value
± 994
−0.186%
1 Year decline
± 9.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fort Morgan, CO declined at a rate of −0.186%, from 14k employees to 13.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fort Morgan, CO, are Management Occupations (1,615 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,390 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,298 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fort Morgan, CO.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

13.9k
2024 Value
± 994
−0.186%
1 Year decline
± 9.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fort Morgan, CO declined at a rate of −0.186%, from 14k employees to 13.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fort Morgan, CO, are Retail Trade (1,913 people), Manufacturing (1,828 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,434 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fort Morgan, CO, though some of these residents may live in Fort Morgan, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$50,460
Median earning men ± $3,126
$37,621
Median earning women ± $3,077

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($90,905), Public Administration ($65,292), and Manufacturing ($58,868).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($59,042), Public Administration ($52,391), and Construction ($47,609).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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1.73%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.87M people employed in Colorado. This represents a 1.73% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Colorado.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 55
    Construction
  2. 43
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  3. 38
    Transportation and Warehousing

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $176k
    Manufacturing
  2. $71.8k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  3. $50.5k
    Construction

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Colorado went to Kamala Harris with 54.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing the state of Colorado. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Colorado is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (54.1%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (43.1%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.12%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Colorado went to Kamala Harris with 54.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Colorado for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Colorado

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Michael Bennet
Senator from Colorado3
Assumed office on January 21, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Ken Salazar, who had become Secretary of the Interior.
John Hickenlooper
Senator from Colorado2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing Colorado.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Colorado over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Fort Morgan, CO awarded 325 degrees. The student population of Fort Morgan, CO in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 519 male students and 987 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Fort Morgan, CO are Hispanic or Latino (139 and 43.3%), White (139 and 43.3%), Black or African American (31 and 9.66%), and Two or More Races (5 and 1.56%).

The largest universities in Fort Morgan, CO by number of degrees awarded are Morgan Community College (325 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Fort Morgan, CO are Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (63 and 19.4%), Registered Nursing (47 and 14.5%), and Entrepreneurial Studies (33 and 10.2%).

The median tuition cost in Fort Morgan, CO for a public four year colleges is $3,941 for in-state students and $16,174 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 1,506 students enrolled in Fort Morgan, CO, 34.5% men and 65.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 811 records, of which 66.1% were women and 33.9% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Studies
    16 degrees awarded
  2. Registered Nursing
    32 degrees awarded
  3. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    29 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Fort Morgan, CO was General Studies with 16 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Fort Morgan, CO according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Morgan Community College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
325 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Morgan Community College with 325 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 114 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Fort Morgan, CO, which is 0.54 times less than the 211 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 139 degrees mean that there were 1 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 139 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 4-year or above ($3,941) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($186) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,460) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Fort Morgan, CO was $338,600 in 2024, which is 1.02 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $299,300 to $338,600, a 13.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Fort Morgan, CO is 67.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fort Morgan, CO have an average commute time of 23.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fort Morgan, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$338,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$15,554
$7,453
Median Property Taxes
±$649

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Fort Morgan, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Fort Morgan, CO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

67.3%
Homeownership
2024
67.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 67.3% of the housing units in Fort Morgan, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 65.1%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$73,278
Median Household Income
± $2,653
11.1k
Number of Households
± 839

In 2024, the median household income of the 11.1k households in Fort Morgan, CO declined from $73,278 from the previous year's value of $75,407.

The following chart displays the households in Fort Morgan, CO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fort Morgan, CO is from Colorado.
0.462
2023 Wage GINI in Colorado
0.464
2022 Wage GINI in Colorado

In 2023, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.304% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Colorado in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (74.6%)
  2. Carpooled (10.9%)
  3. Worked At Home (8.58%)

In 2024, 74.6% of workers in Fort Morgan, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.9%) and those who worked at home (8.58%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

23.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fort Morgan, CO have a shorter commute time (23.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.82% of the workforce in Fort Morgan, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Fort Morgan, CO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Fort Morgan, CO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fort Morgan, CO have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fort Morgan, CO (4.16k out of 29.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Males < 5 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fort Morgan, CO is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

87.8% of the population of Fort Morgan, CO has health coverage, with 41.2% on employee plans, 22.8% on Medicaid, 11.9% on Medicare, 11.1% on non-group plans, and 0.715% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Colorado see 1,207 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,207 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1161 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 204 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.6% were men and 47.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,207 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Colorado

Primary care physicians in Colorado see an average of 1,207 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,207 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Colorado in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.2% under 18 years, 22.1% between 18 and 34 years, 36% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.6% were men and 47.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

12.2%
Uninsured
41.2%
Employer Coverage
22.8%
Medicaid
11.9%
Medicare
11.1%
Non-Group
0.715%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Fort Morgan, CO grew by 13.3% from 10.8% to 12.2%.

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