Fords Prairie vs Morton

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

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

Fords Prairie has the higher population (1,762 vs 1,142 in Morton). Fords Prairie has the higher median household income ($55,556 vs $48,684 in Morton). Fords Prairie has the higher median home value ($297,400 vs $274,700 in Morton).

Population, income & housing

	Fords Prairie	Morton
Population	1,762	1,142
Median age	52.9 yrs	51.3 yrs
Median household income	$55,556	$48,684
Median home value	$297,400	$274,700
Median gross rent	$1,196	$931
Housing units	885	566
Homeownership rate	77.9%	76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.5%	11.4%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	14.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fords Prairie	Morton
Population	2,662 → 1,762 (-33.8%)	1,013 → 1,142 (+12.7%)
Median household income	$72,394 → $55,556 (-23.3%)	$41,154 → $48,684 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$213,600 → $297,400 (+39.2%)	$156,000 → $274,700 (+76.1%)
Median gross rent	$875 → $1,196 (+36.7%)	$729 → $931 (+27.7%)

Fords Prairie

Population

2,6621,762

Median household income

$72,394$55,556

Median home value

$213,600$297,400

Median gross rent

$875$1,196

Morton

Population

1,0131,142

Median household income

$41,154$48,684

Median home value

$156,000$274,700

Median gross rent

$729$931

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fords Prairie	Morton
Under 5	1.8%	2.0%
5 to 17	11.0%	15.7%
18 to 24	5.7%	5.7%
25 to 34	14.8%	7.9%
35 to 44	6.1%	13.3%
45 to 54	11.0%	7.5%
55 to 64	28.6%	25.1%
65 to 74	13.2%	17.4%
75 and over	7.9%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fords Prairie	Morton
White (non-Hispanic)	85.1%	85.0%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.3%
Asian	3.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.0%	11.3%
Hispanic or Latino	7.9%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fords Prairie	Morton
No high school diploma	1.7%	13.1%
High school graduate	21.1%	40.9%
Some college or associate's	54.7%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.8%	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fords Prairie	Morton
Drove alone	83.5%	52.5%
Carpooled	6.5%	18.5%
Public transit	0.0%	2.7%
Walked	6.9%	18.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	7.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fords Prairie	Morton
1-unit, detached	61.7%	84.6%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.7%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.4%	8.8%

Poverty & households

	Fords Prairie	Morton
Poverty rate	14.2%	15.4%
Average household size	2.03	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	19	27
Median year structure built	1977	1959