Morse

Population: 1,039
Median household income: $50,417
Median home value: $78,100

Located in Acadia Parish, Louisiana, Morse is a community with a population of 1,039. Its median household income of $50,417 runs above the Acadia Parish figure of $45,266.

Between 2019 and 2023, Morse's population declined 1.9% from 1,059 to 1,039, while its median home value rose 9.5% from $71,300 to $78,100.

91.6% of workers drive to work alone. 47.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,039
Median age: 28.5 yrs
Median household income: $50,417
Median home value: $78,100
Median gross rent: $490
Housing units: 424
Homeownership rate: 50.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,0591,039

Median household income

$48,333$50,417

Median home value

$71,300$78,100

Median gross rent

$653$490

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,059	$48,333	$71,300	$653
2020	1,239	$82,609	$73,000	$430
2021	1,073	—	$73,800	$430
2022	1,111	$53,393	$81,900	$489
2023	1,039	$50,417	$78,100	$490

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

Age distribution

Under 514.8%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 243.0%

25 to 3424.7%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 546.1%

55 to 6410.4%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	154	14.8%
5 to 17	176	16.9%
18 to 24	31	3.0%
25 to 34	257	24.7%
35 to 44	114	11.0%
45 to 54	63	6.1%
55 to 64	108	10.4%
65 to 74	99	9.5%
75 and over	37	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,017	97.9%
Black or African American	6	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	12	1.2%
Two or more races	4	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.4%

High school graduate36.6%

Some college or associate's41.6%

Bachelor's degree4.1%

Graduate or professional degree1.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	111	16.4%
High school graduate	248	36.6%
Some college or associate's	282	41.6%
Bachelor's degree	28	4.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9	1.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone91.6%

Carpooled4.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	373	91.6%
Carpooled	19	4.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	15	3.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	56	14.3%
15 to 29 min	268	68.4%
30 to 44 min	27	6.9%
45 to 59 min	3	0.8%
60+ min	38	9.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.96
Poverty rate: 22.0% (229 of 1,039)

	Count	Share
Family households	262	74.6%
Nonfamily households	89	25.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	351	82.8%
Vacant	73	17.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	177	50.4%
Renter-occupied	174	49.6%

1-unit, detached47.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other52.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	202	47.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	222	52.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2252320
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.4 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 30.1221, -92.4984