Live Oak County vs Morris County

A side-by-side comparison of Live Oak County and Morris County: population, income, housing, and more.

Live Oak County and Morris County are counties in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Morris County has the higher population (12,014 vs 11,444 in Live Oak County). Morris County has the higher median household income ($55,082 vs $53,869 in Live Oak County). Live Oak County has the higher median home value ($142,300 vs $110,200 in Morris County).

Population, income & housing

	Live Oak County	Morris County
Population	11,444	12,014
Median age	38.6 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	$53,869	$55,082
Median home value	$142,300	$110,200
Median gross rent	$949	$824
Housing units	5,971	5,812
Homeownership rate	72.9%	75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	15.5%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Live Oak County	Morris County
Population	12,139 → 11,444 (-5.7%)	12,373 → 12,014 (-2.9%)
Median household income	$53,848 → $53,869 (+0.0%)	$41,359 → $55,082 (+33.2%)
Median home value	$104,100 → $142,300 (+36.7%)	$90,400 → $110,200 (+21.9%)
Median gross rent	$750 → $949 (+26.5%)	$682 → $824 (+20.8%)

Live Oak County

Population

12,13911,444

Median household income

$53,848$53,869

Median home value

$104,100$142,300

Median gross rent

$750$949

Morris County

Population

12,37312,014

Median household income

$41,359$55,082

Median home value

$90,400$110,200

Median gross rent

$682$824

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Live Oak County	Morris County
Under 5	6.2%	5.0%
5 to 17	14.3%	18.0%
18 to 24	6.8%	8.5%
25 to 34	18.9%	8.5%
35 to 44	10.0%	13.2%
45 to 54	11.0%	11.2%
55 to 64	12.7%	14.0%
65 to 74	10.7%	13.1%
75 and over	9.5%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Live Oak County	Morris County
White (non-Hispanic)	48.5%	62.7%
Black or African American	2.1%	18.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.5%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	6.4%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	42.1%	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Live Oak County	Morris County
No high school diploma	23.1%	12.9%
High school graduate	29.4%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Live Oak County	Morris County
Drove alone	81.7%	75.5%
Carpooled	6.5%	17.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	9.5%	3.3%
Other means	1.6%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Live Oak County	Morris County
1-unit, detached	66.2%	75.8%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	0.6%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	25.1%	14.6%

Poverty & households

	Live Oak County	Morris County
Poverty rate	17.2%	16.9%
Average household size	2.35	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	30	26
Median year structure built	1985	1975