Morgan City

Population: 11,208
Median household income: $56,729
Median home value: $146,100

Morgan City, a community in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, has 11,208 residents. At $56,729, its median household income sits above St. Mary Parish's $51,768.

From 2019 to 2023, Morgan City's population held roughly steady from 11,206 to 11,208, while its median home value rose 10.3% from $132,400 to $146,100.

15.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 63.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,208
Median age: 41.6 yrs
Median household income: $56,729
Median home value: $146,100
Median gross rent: $861
Housing units: 5,354
Homeownership rate: 63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
Unemployment rate: 7.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,20611,208

Median household income

$40,240$56,729

Median home value

$132,400$146,100

Median gross rent

$811$861

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,206	$40,240	$132,400	$811
2020	10,963	$40,247	$122,500	$790
2021	11,525	$42,877	$130,500	$814
2022	11,373	$48,857	$147,700	$838
2023	11,208	$56,729	$146,100	$861

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

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 5414.2%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	859	7.7%
5 to 17	1,840	16.4%
18 to 24	650	5.8%
25 to 34	1,450	12.9%
35 to 44	1,168	10.4%
45 to 54	1,596	14.2%
55 to 64	1,749	15.6%
65 to 74	1,225	10.9%
75 and over	671	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,778	60.5%
Black or African American	1,948	17.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	45	0.4%
Asian	181	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	541	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,715	15.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.8%

High school graduate41.8%

Some college or associate's21.5%

Bachelor's degree10.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,635	20.8%
High school graduate	3,282	41.8%
Some college or associate's	1,693	21.5%
Bachelor's degree	791	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	458	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone84.6%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle1.1%

Worked from home3.1%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,017	84.6%
Carpooled	386	8.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	116	2.4%
Bicycle	53	1.1%
Worked from home	145	3.1%
Other means	30	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,151	46.7%
15 to 29 min	1,128	24.5%
30 to 44 min	526	11.4%
45 to 59 min	327	7.1%
60+ min	470	10.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 20.4% (2,253 of 11,068)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,751	63.6%
Nonfamily households	1,577	36.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,328	80.8%
Vacant	1,026	19.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,748	63.5%
Renter-occupied	1,580	36.5%

1-unit, detached75.6%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units10.9%

5 to 19 units3.3%

20 or more units3.3%

Mobile home & other5.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,046	75.6%
1-unit, attached	53	1.0%
2 to 4 units	585	10.9%
5 to 19 units	177	3.3%
20 or more units	175	3.3%
Mobile home & other	318	5.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2252040
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.98 sq mi
Water area: 0.27 sq mi
Center point: 29.7103, -91.1915