Berwick vs Morgan City

A side-by-side comparison of Berwick and Morgan City: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Morgan City has the higher population (11,208 vs 4,680 in Berwick). Berwick has the higher median household income ($57,708 vs $56,729 in Morgan City). Berwick has the higher median home value ($188,000 vs $146,100 in Morgan City).

Population, income & housing

	Berwick	Morgan City
Population	4,680	11,208
Median age	33.1 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$57,708	$56,729
Median home value	$188,000	$146,100
Median gross rent	$492	$861
Housing units	1,941	5,354
Homeownership rate	76.6%	63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.2%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	8.8%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Berwick	Morgan City
Population	4,584 → 4,680 (+2.1%)	11,206 → 11,208 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$44,383 → $57,708 (+30.0%)	$40,240 → $56,729 (+41.0%)
Median home value	$135,000 → $188,000 (+39.3%)	$132,400 → $146,100 (+10.3%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $492 (-32.9%)	$811 → $861 (+6.2%)

Berwick

Population

4,5844,680

Median household income

$44,383$57,708

Median home value

$135,000$188,000

Median gross rent

$733$492

Morgan City

Population

11,20611,208

Median household income

$40,240$56,729

Median home value

$132,400$146,100

Median gross rent

$811$861

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Berwick	Morgan City
Under 5	8.2%	7.7%
5 to 17	21.9%	16.4%
18 to 24	8.1%	5.8%
25 to 34	13.6%	12.9%
35 to 44	10.6%	10.4%
45 to 54	12.3%	14.2%
55 to 64	13.2%	15.6%
65 to 74	3.1%	10.9%
75 and over	8.9%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Berwick	Morgan City
White (non-Hispanic)	75.6%	60.5%
Black or African American	10.4%	17.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	11.3%	15.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Berwick	Morgan City
No high school diploma	22.1%	20.8%
High school graduate	31.3%	41.8%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	21.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Berwick	Morgan City
Drove alone	86.5%	84.6%
Carpooled	7.7%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	3.2%	3.1%
Other means	0.5%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Berwick	Morgan City
1-unit, detached	65.3%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	7.8%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	3.3%
20 or more units	0.5%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	16.5%	5.9%

Poverty & households

	Berwick	Morgan City
Poverty rate	19.1%	20.4%
Average household size	2.78	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	23	29
Median year structure built	1984	1968