Morgan City is a city located in St. Mary Parish Louisiana. Morgan City has a 2020 population of 10,301. Morgan City is currently declining at a rate of -1.41% annually and its population has decreased by -16.71% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 12,367 in 2010.
The average household income in Morgan City is $51,324 with a poverty rate of 20.03%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $790 per month, and the median house value is $122,500. The median age in Morgan City is 39.5 years, 37.7 years for males, and 41.6 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Morgan Citywas:
2021 and 2022 population is estimated by projecting the 2019 numbers.
Year | Population | Growth | Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | 54,550 | 0.00% | |
2011 | 54,187 | -363 | -0.67% |
2012 | 53,562 | -625 | -1.17% |
2013 | 53,581 | 19 | 0.04% |
2014 | 53,273 | -308 | -0.58% |
2015 | 52,876 | -397 | -0.75% |
2016 | 52,069 | -807 | -1.55% |
2017 | 50,708 | -1,361 | -2.68% |
2018 | 49,841 | -867 | -1.74% |
2019 | 49,348 | -493 | -1.00% |
2020 | 48,855 | -493 | -1.01% |
2021 | 48,362 | -493 | -1.02% |
Race | Population | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White | 8,105 | 73.93% |
Black or African American | 1,905 | 17.38% |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 113 | 1.03% |
Asian | 109 | 0.99% |
Some Other Race | 502 | 4.58% |
Two or More Races | 229 | 2.09% |
Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
---|---|---|---|
All | 5,065 | 2.14 | 50.1 |
Married | 1,749 | 2.83 | 67.8 |
Male | 165 | 5.48 | 70.3 |
Female | 611 | 3.47 | 34.2 |
Non Family | 2,540 | 1.13 | 40.6 |
3.05
Average Family Size
2.14
Average Household Size
Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Less Than 9th Grade | 641 | 7.81% |
9th to 12th Grade | 835 | 10.17% |
High School Graduate | 4,021 | 48.97% |
Some College | 1,385 | 16.87% |
Associates Degree | 506 | 6.16% |
Bachelors Degree | 515 | 6.27% |
Graduate Degree | 308 | 3.75% |
Race | Total | High School | Bachelors |
---|---|---|---|
White | 5,777 | 4,916 | 722 |
Black | 1,302 | 1,074 | 79 |
Hispanic | 841 | 585 | 21 |
Native American | 79 | 61 | 1 |
2+ Races | 165 | 141 | |
Other Race | 360 | 259 | |
Asian | 109 | 20 |
The highest rate of high school graduation is among 2+ races people with a rate of 85.45%.
The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among white people with a rate of 12.50%.
89.74% of Morgan City residents speak only English, while 10.26% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 6.86% of the population.
Name | Total | In Poverty | Poverty Rate |
---|---|---|---|
Black | 1,833 | 952 | 51.94% |
Hispanic | 1,341 | 267 | 19.91% |
Multiple | 229 | 33 | 14.41% |
White | 7,272 | 942 | 12.95% |
Other | 186 | NaN% |
20.03%
Overall Poverty Rate
18.80%
Male Poverty Rate
21.28%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Morgan City is Black, with 51.94% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Morgan City is Other, with NaN% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 1.52%. Among those working part-time, it was 17.97%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 33.51%.
36.2%
Overall Marriage Rate
35.6%
Male Marriage Rate
36.7%
Female Marriage Rate
The age group where males are most likely to be married is 35-44, while the female age group most likely to be married is 45-54.
Name | Veterans | % of Total |
---|---|---|
White | 522 | 7.83% |
Black | 22 | 1.57% |
Native American | 1 | 1.27% |
2+ Races | 9 | 5.45% |
7.31%
Veteran Poverty Rate
21.94%
Veteran Disability Rate
55.5%
Labor Force Participation
51.4%
Employment Rate
7.4%
Unemployment Rate
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
78.63%
Born in Morgan City
93.54%
Native Born
6.46%
Foreign Born
4.38%
Non Citizen
2.08%
Naturalized
93.54% of Morgan City residents were born in the United States, with 78.63% having been born in Louisiana. 4.38% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.
Year | Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
1900 | 2,300 | 0.00% | |
1910 | 5,477 | 3,177 | 9.06% |
1920 | 5,429 | -48 | -0.09% |
1930 | 5,985 | 556 | 0.98% |
1940 | 6,969 | 984 | 1.53% |
1950 | 9,759 | 2,790 | 3.42% |
1960 | 13,540 | 3,781 | 3.33% |
1970 | 16,586 | 3,046 | 2.05% |
1980 | 16,114 | -472 | -0.29% |
1990 | 14,531 | -1,583 | -1.03% |
2000 | 12,703 | -1,828 | -1.34% |
2010 | 12,367 | -336 | -0.27% |
2011 | 12,240 | -127 | -1.03% |
2012 | 12,048 | -192 | -1.57% |
2013 | 12,001 | -47 | -0.39% |
2014 | 11,875 | -126 | -1.05% |
2015 | 11,735 | -140 | -1.18% |
2016 | 11,506 | -229 | -1.95% |
2017 | 11,123 | -383 | -3.33% |
2018 | 10,889 | -234 | -2.10% |
2019 | 10,742 | -147 | -1.35% |
2020 | 10,595 | -147 | -1.37% |
2021 | 10,448 | -147 | -1.39% |
2022 | 10,301 | -147 | -1.41% |