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Morgan City, LA Urban Area

28,690 Population
19.7 square miles 1,454 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.4 ±1.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$28,245 ±$1,804 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$52,476 ±$4,540 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

19.6% ±3.4% (5,574  ±979) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

23.9 minutes ±2.7 (260,405  ±35,377) 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

10,985 ±504 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.1 (28,375  ±735) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.4% ±1.4% (207  ±86) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

13,202 ±425 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$150,900 ±$9,190 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

11.7% ±2.7% (3,324  ±761.9) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

78% ±4% (15,225  ±927.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
13.9% ±2% (2,714  ±391.2) 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

7.3% ±1.2% (2,107  ±347) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.4% ±1.3% (1,149  ±278) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,149 Total veterans ±278 1,060 Male ±242 89 Female ±98

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