Morning Sun

Population: 733
Median household income: $63,500
Median home value: $90,300

Morning Sun, a community in Louisa County, Iowa, has 733 residents. The median household income of $63,500 is below the Louisa County median ($80,223).

Between 2019 and 2023, Morning Sun's population declined 6.4% from 783 to 733, while its median home value rose 20.6% from $74,900 to $90,300.

The median gross rent is $875. 11.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 733
Median age: 43.9 yrs
Median household income: $63,500
Median home value: $90,300
Median gross rent: $875
Housing units: 307
Homeownership rate: 89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.5%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

783733

Median household income

$46,731$63,500

Median home value

$74,900$90,300

Median gross rent

$650$875

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	783	$46,731	$74,900	$650
2020	726	$59,063	$78,700	$742
2021	697	$60,268	$79,400	$1,063
2022	783	$67,212	$85,700	$894
2023	733	$63,500	$90,300	$875

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1714.1%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 347.6%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 548.7%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over14.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	50	6.8%
5 to 17	103	14.1%
18 to 24	74	10.1%
25 to 34	56	7.6%
35 to 44	89	12.1%
45 to 54	64	8.7%
55 to 64	112	15.3%
65 to 74	80	10.9%
75 and over	105	14.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	679	92.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	52	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.1%

High school graduate41.7%

Some college or associate's35.8%

Bachelor's degree9.5%

Graduate or professional degree2.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	56	11.1%
High school graduate	211	41.7%
Some college or associate's	181	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	48	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10	2.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone92.2%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.1%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	332	92.2%
Carpooled	22	6.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	1.1%
Other means	2	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	78	21.9%
15 to 29 min	135	37.9%
30 to 44 min	126	35.4%
45 to 59 min	8	2.2%
60+ min	9	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 13.5% (93 of 691)

	Count	Share
Family households	198	74.4%
Nonfamily households	68	25.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	266	86.6%
Vacant	41	13.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	237	89.1%
Renter-occupied	29	10.9%

1-unit, detached88.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	271	88.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12	3.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24	7.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1954120
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.78 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.0941, -91.2506