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Morganfield gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $170K, 2.8 years of the county’s $60K median household income. It grades C overall, ranked 96th of 138 in Kentucky. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 86% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and its schools rank behind 78% of the state's. Morganfield has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Union County Courthouse and Daniel H. Hughes House. Among 142 Kentucky towns, just 7 have a higher share of residents 65 or older than Morganfield. The biggest park or preserve is Morganfield Park, at 27 acres.
Where Morganfield beats most towns.
Census counts: 295 in 1830, a low of 295 in 1830, 3,256 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 4 maps from 1907 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kentucky), ordered by how far Morganfield is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Morganfield, and how to reach them.
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Ordered by what stands out in Morganfield.
Morganfield draws workers from Sturgis and beyond and has homes that are cheap against local pay.
1,842 jobs are based in Morganfield, 1.5 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
About one in 5 of Morganfield’s working residents works in town. Morganfield’s average trip to work is 19 minutes, below both Kentucky’s towns (22 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Jobs based in Morganfield grew to 1,842 in 2023, 338 more than in 2013.
| Morganfield | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 22% | 15% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $59,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Union County school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morganfield Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 328 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KY on state tests and graduation
45% of Morganfield adults have high blood pressure, where Kentucky’s towns sit at 38% and U.S. towns at 35%. 16% of Morganfield adults have diabetes. Morganfield beats the Kentucky average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 12.
| Morganfield | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Morganfield | KY |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 27.7% | 18.9% |
| More uninsured adults | 7.3% | 5.4% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 5% | 4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 2.8 years of the county’s $60K median household income, the typical home (about $170K) costs less against local pay than in 79% of Kentucky towns; that ratio is one input to its A− for cost of living.
The typical Morganfield home is worth about $170,000, up 3% in a year, 26% below the Kentucky typical home. Morganfield’s median rent is $852 a month.
| Morganfield | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 57% | 59% | 73% |
| Median rent | $852 a month | $937 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Morganfield has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Morganfield is 88°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Morganfield.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
0.7 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Morganfield | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.8% | 1.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Morganfield Park | — | 27 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Morganfield
About 3 of every 100 Morganfield residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Kentucky.
Where Morganfield’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
5 places in Morganfield on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Kentucky, United States
Morganfield is a home rule-class city in Union County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county. As of the 2020 census, Morganfield had a population of 3,256.
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One town shares a border with Morganfield.
| Town | KY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morganfield | #96 | C | A− | B | C− | D |
| Breckinridge Center | — | — | B+ | — | C− | B− |
Breckinridge Center has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Breckinridge Center reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Morganfield with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Morganfield grades C overall, better than 28% of U.S. towns and #96 of 138 in Kentucky. It grades D for health, B for safety and C− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
