People QuickFacts Morgan County Georgia Population, 2012 estimate 17,881 9,919,945 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 17,868 9,687,663 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 0.1% 2.4% Population, 2010 17,868 9,687,653 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 5.7% 7.0% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 24.3% 25.4% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 16.1% 11.0% Female persons, percent, 2011 51.5% 51.1%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 73.8% 63.2% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 23.6% 31.0% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.6% 0.5% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.6% 3.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) Z 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 1.3% 1.8% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 2.8% 9.1% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 71.6% 55.5%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 92.0% 83.0% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 2.9% 9.7% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 3.4% 12.9% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 80.5% 84.0% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 24.5% 27.5% Veterans, 2007-2011 1,509 702,919 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 26.0 27.0  Housing units, 2011 7,448 4,102,992 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 75.0% 66.8% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 4.9% 20.5% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $184,700 $160,200 Households, 2007-2011 6,478 3,490,754 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.73 2.68 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $27,459 $25,383 Median household income, 2007-2011 $46,918 $49,736 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 15.9% 16.5%     Business QuickFacts Morgan County Georgia Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 450 214,635 Private nonfarm employment, 2011 5,610 3,328,033 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 0.7% 0.4% Nonemployer establishments, 2010 1,769 771,155  Total number of firms, 2007 2,113 901,105 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 20.4% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.7% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 5.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 3.6% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 31.7% 30.9%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 239,487 144,280,774 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 54,916 141,962,359 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 276,447 117,516,907 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $15,202 $12,326 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 40,310 16,976,235 Building permits, 2012 15 24,350     Geography QuickFacts Morgan County Georgia Land area in square miles, 2010 347.35 57,513.49 Persons per square mile, 2010 51.4 168.4 FIPS Code 211 13 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area None   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts