Lima vs Mount Morris

A side-by-side comparison of Lima and Mount Morris: population, income, housing, and more.

Lima and Mount Morris are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mount Morris has the higher population (3,258 vs 2,188 in Lima). Lima has the higher median household income ($85,469 vs $52,697 in Mount Morris). Lima has the higher median home value ($195,400 vs $89,000 in Mount Morris).

Population, income & housing

	Lima	Mount Morris
Population	2,188	3,258
Median age	31.5 yrs	33.7 yrs
Median household income	$85,469	$52,697
Median home value	$195,400	$89,000
Median gross rent	$815	$740
Housing units	837	1,525
Homeownership rate	77.1%	77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.8%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lima	Mount Morris
Population	2,278 → 2,188 (-4.0%)	2,931 → 3,258 (+11.2%)
Median household income	$60,625 → $85,469 (+41.0%)	$41,250 → $52,697 (+27.8%)
Median home value	$146,200 → $195,400 (+33.7%)	$78,000 → $89,000 (+14.1%)
Median gross rent	$645 → $815 (+26.4%)	$753 → $740 (-1.7%)

Lima

Population

2,2782,188

Median household income

$60,625$85,469

Median home value

$146,200$195,400

Median gross rent

$645$815

Mount Morris

Population

2,9313,258

Median household income

$41,250$52,697

Median home value

$78,000$89,000

Median gross rent

$753$740

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lima	Mount Morris
Under 5	5.0%	7.8%
5 to 17	20.2%	15.9%
18 to 24	18.6%	11.8%
25 to 34	8.1%	15.8%
35 to 44	13.0%	11.8%
45 to 54	12.8%	10.8%
55 to 64	11.3%	13.6%
65 to 74	5.0%	5.2%
75 and over	6.0%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lima	Mount Morris
White (non-Hispanic)	82.0%	85.9%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	8.4%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lima	Mount Morris
No high school diploma	5.5%	7.3%
High school graduate	18.4%	48.5%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	19.7%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	22.1%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lima	Mount Morris
Drove alone	73.9%	71.5%
Carpooled	5.9%	14.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	12.4%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	6.8%
Other means	0.8%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lima	Mount Morris
1-unit, detached	71.6%	63.5%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	21.1%
5 to 19 units	18.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.3%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	11.1%

Poverty & households

	Lima	Mount Morris
Poverty rate	4.7%	17.7%
Average household size	2.53	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	22	26
Median year structure built	1970	1944