Morgan HeightsCO
Home to 281 people, this town lies in Colorado.
Is Morgan Heights a good place to live?
Only one of the 160 Colorado towns we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Morgan Heights. Morgan Heights has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
281 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Morgan Heights: who provides what
Morgan Heights is unincorporated, so Morgan County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Morgan Heights.
More children than Colorado overall
55% of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, against 46% across Colorado. Children under 18 are 52% of residents (21% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 6% of residents (25% statewide).
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 32% and 76% women
The Census survey reached too few of Morgan Heights’ residents to say more: its margin here is ±22 points. Across Colorado, 49.3% of residents are women.
| Morgan Heights | CO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 20.3% | 10.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 31.7% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 1.1% | 15.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.7% | 14.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 18.5% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 0% | 11.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 0% | 9.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.8% | 5.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 7.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 2.5% | 19.7% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.3% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 19.8% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 33.9% | 28.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 21.5% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 300, single groups can be off by several points
Most of Morgan Heights’ workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Only 8 of the 160 Colorado towns we compare have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Morgan Heights. Half commute less than 65 miles. The top destinations are Fort Morgan (20%), Denver (10%) and Colorado Springs (4%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Morgan Heights: four seasons and hot summers
For Morgan Heights, the peak summer temperature is put at 91°F, where Colorado’s towns sit at 89°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Morgan Heights is
Just over a tenth of Morgan Heights adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance, above both Colorado’s towns (10%) and U.S. towns (8.1%). Across all 26 CDC measures, Morgan Heights beats Colorado on 2 and trails on 12. Among adults in the town, 16% binge drink.
| Morgan Heights | Typical Colorado town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 27% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 71% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Morgan Heights | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 15.5% | 19% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 73.8% | 69.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.9% | 5.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Morgan Heights: hail
The FEMA hazard score in Morgan Heights is 59 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 31% come from hail and 28% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Morgan Heights
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Morgan Heights
About 0 of every 100 Morgan Heights residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Colorado.
100% of working residents leave Morgan Heights for work
Where Morgan Heights’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Morgan Heights
Unincorporated community in Morgan County, CO, USA
Morgan Heights is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Morgan County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Fort Morgan, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Morgan Heights CDP was 298 at the United States Census 2020. The Fort Morgan post office (Zip Code 80701) serves the area.
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
Questions about Morgan Heights
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Morgan Heights, CO a good place to live?
Morgan Heights has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.