Branch vs Morse

A side-by-side comparison of Branch and Morse: population, income, housing, and more.

Branch and Morse are places in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Morse has the higher population (1,039 vs 338 in Branch). Branch has the higher median household income ($52,593 vs $50,417 in Morse). Morse has the higher median home value ($78,100 vs $38,000 in Branch).

Population, income & housing

	Branch	Morse
Population	338	1,039
Median age	26.4 yrs	28.5 yrs
Median household income	$52,593	$50,417
Median home value	$38,000	$78,100
Median gross rent	—	$490
Housing units	129	424
Homeownership rate	100.0%	50.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.2%	5.5%
Unemployment rate	23.3%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Branch	Morse
Population	231 → 338 (+46.3%)	1,059 → 1,039 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$2,499 → $52,593 (+2004.6%)	$48,333 → $50,417 (+4.3%)
Median home value	$33,300 → $38,000 (+14.1%)	$71,300 → $78,100 (+9.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$653 → $490 (-25.0%)

Branch

Population

231338

Median household income

$2,499$52,593

Median home value

$33,300$38,000

Morse

Population

1,0591,039

Median household income

$48,333$50,417

Median home value

$71,300$78,100

Median gross rent

$653$490

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Branch	Morse
Under 5	7.1%	14.8%
5 to 17	29.9%	16.9%
18 to 24	10.4%	3.0%
25 to 34	6.5%	24.7%
35 to 44	8.0%	11.0%
45 to 54	16.0%	6.1%
55 to 64	5.6%	10.4%
65 to 74	15.1%	9.5%
75 and over	1.5%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Branch	Morse
White (non-Hispanic)	79.9%	97.9%
Black or African American	10.4%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.2%
Two or more races	9.8%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Branch	Morse
No high school diploma	16.9%	16.4%
High school graduate	41.0%	36.6%
Some college or associate's	36.0%	41.6%
Bachelor's degree	2.8%	4.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Branch	Morse
Drove alone	77.4%	91.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.5%	3.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Branch	Morse
1-unit, detached	87.6%	47.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.4%	52.4%

Poverty & households

	Branch	Morse
Poverty rate	39.3%	22.0%
Average household size	3.19	2.96
Mean commute (minutes)	—	24
Median year structure built	1965	1992