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Morgan City, LA Micro Area

47,828 Population
558.5 square miles 85.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.7 ±0.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$28,265 ±$1,551 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$52,576 ±$3,030 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

20.8% ±2.6% (9,809  ±1,218) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

23.2 minutes ±1.9 (414,510  ±40,084) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

18,463 ±468 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.1 (47,101  ±34) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.9% ±1.6% (495  ±160) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

22,507 ±85 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$138,900 ±$8,393 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10.9% ±2.1% (5,137  ±976) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

80.3% ±3.4% (26,107  ±1,093.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
13.7% ±1.6% (4,438  ±515.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

5% (2,369  ±297) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.1% ±0.9% (1,852  ±316) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,852 Total veterans ±316 1,737 Male ±273 115 Female ±100

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