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Morgan City, LA Micro Area

48,455 Population
558.5 square miles 86.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.7 ±0.6 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$28,157 ±$1,612 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$51,768 ±$3,798 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

22.1% ±2.6% (10,553  ±1,239) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

24.7 minutes ±1.9 (450,275  ±38,442) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

18,705 ±401 Number of households
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.6 ±0.1 (47,717  ±41) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

3.6% ±1.5% (364  ±148) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

22,510 ±42 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$128,000 ±$8,695 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

11% ±2% (5,288  ±977.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

80.6% ±3.4% (26,562  ±1,129.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
13.1% ±1.5% (4,325  ±498.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

4.9% (2,366  ±368) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

5.1% ±0.7% (1,852  ±249) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
1,852 Total veterans ±249 1,779 Male ±242 73 Female ±50

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