Bledsoe vs Morton

A side-by-side comparison of Bledsoe and Morton: population, income, housing, and more.

Bledsoe and Morton are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Morton has the higher population (1,510 vs 120 in Bledsoe). Morton has the higher median home value ($45,500 vs $29,700 in Bledsoe). Since 2019, Bledsoe's population has grown faster (-4.8% vs -22.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Bledsoe	Morton
Population	120	1,510
Median age	31.5 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$40,517
Median home value	$29,700	$45,500
Median gross rent	—	$703
Housing units	66	785
Homeownership rate	55.9%	61.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	9.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bledsoe	Morton
Population	126 → 120 (-4.8%)	1,939 → 1,510 (-22.1%)
Median household income	$21,875 → $21,776 (-0.5%)	$37,404 → $40,517 (+8.3%)
Median home value	$29,000 → $29,700 (+2.4%)	$31,200 → $45,500 (+45.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$524 → $703 (+34.2%)

Bledsoe

Population

126120

Median household income

$21,875$21,776

Median home value

$29,000$29,700

Morton

Population

1,9391,510

Median household income

$37,404$40,517

Median home value

$31,200$45,500

Median gross rent

$524$703

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bledsoe	Morton
Under 5	2.5%	6.8%
5 to 17	43.3%	15.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	9.8%
25 to 34	10.8%	11.5%
35 to 44	15.8%	18.2%
45 to 54	1.7%	10.0%
55 to 64	23.3%	7.9%
65 to 74	0.0%	11.9%
75 and over	2.5%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bledsoe	Morton
White (non-Hispanic)	15.8%	29.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	84.2%	65.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bledsoe	Morton
No high school diploma	67.7%	30.4%
High school graduate	7.7%	39.5%
Some college or associate's	24.6%	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	6.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bledsoe	Morton
Drove alone	88.5%	66.9%
Carpooled	11.5%	29.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bledsoe	Morton
1-unit, detached	92.4%	83.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.6%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Bledsoe	Morton
Poverty rate	64.2%	26.9%
Average household size	3.53	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	—	23
Median year structure built	1960	1966